THE 1984 EURO CUP. HELD IN FRANCE.

The 1984 EURO CUp was held in France .The dates were from 12 june to 27 june.There were eight teams taking part in the Euro 84. They were France, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, West Germany, Belgium , Yugoslavia and Romania.
There were a total of 41 goals scored at 2.73 goals per match. The fastest goal of the tournament was scored by the French footballer Michel Platini , it was scored in 3 minutes and it was scored against Belgium.
The biggest suprise at the Euro1984 was the absense of Italy and England. Italy won the F.I.F.A 1982 world cup.And England instead of playing the Euro 84 went on a South America tour. Another suprise at the Euro84 was West Germany failing to reach the semifinals. The first semifinal is considered by many as the most intresting game in Euro cup history. It was played between Portugal and France. France scored through Jean Francois Domerque, but Portugal equalized through Rui Jordao in the74 minute . The game went to extra time. Rui Jordao scored his second goal in the 98 minut, but with twelve minutes remaining Jean Domerque scored a goal . But Michel Platini scored in the very last minute. So France won the match 3-2.
In the other semifinal both Spain and Denmark were a equally balanced team, Soren Lerby scored the first goal for Denmark after 7 minutes , but Macheda of Spain headed in a equalizer in the sixtyth minute . Spain then defeated Denmark 5-4 on penalties.
the final was played in Paris on june 27. France were reduced to ten men when Yvon Le Roux was shown a red card. Michel Platini scored a freekick goal then Bruno Bellone, scored in the 90 minute. France beat Spain 2-0. This was Frances first Euro cup.