Date: 12-06-1984
Stage: first round
Place: PARIS
Running time: 103 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9)
Commentary: MULTI: english/italian/spanish/french
My rating: ***
Notes: Platini,Tigana,Giresse, Lerby,Simonsen,Arnesen,Elkjaer,Laudrup
MATCH SUMMARY
Tuesday, 12 June 1984, 20:30
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 47,570
Meteo: Clear, warm, 21°C
FRANCE
Joel Bats
Manuel Amoros
Patrick Battiston
Maxime Bossis
Yvon Le Roux
Alain Giresse
Luis Fernández
Michel Platini (c)
Jean Tigana
Bruno Bellone
Bernard Lacombe
Coach: Michel Hidalgo (FRA)
87′ Manuel Amoros
60′ ↓Yvon Le Roux ↑Jean-Francois Domergue
DENMARK
Ole Qvist
Søren Busk
Ivan Nielsen
Morten Olsen (c)
Frank Arnesen
Jens-Jørn Bertelsen
Søren Lerby
Allan Simonsen
Michael Laudrup
Klaus Berggreen
Preben Elkjær Larsen
Coach: Sepp Piontek (DEN)
79′ Jesper Olsen
44′ ↓Allan Simonsen ↑John Lauridsen
79′ ↓Frank Arnesen ↑Jesper Olsen
Referee: Volker Roth (GER)
Goals:
78′ Michel Platini FRA
Match overview
France opened their home European Championship with a narrow victory over Denmark in front of 47,570 spectators at the Parc des Princes. Michel Platini’s late goal proved decisive, securing Les Bleus’ first tournament win. The match was marred by Manuel Amoros’ red card in the closing minutes, but France held on to claim the vital three points in Group A.
Trivia
This match marked the beginning of Michel Platini’s record-breaking tournament, where he would score nine goals. Allan Simonsen’s injury forced an early substitution that effectively ended his European Championship. The victory set France on their path to becoming the first host nation to win the expanded UEFA European Championship.
