France won their first major international football title, with Michel Platini setting a single-tournament scoring record of nine goals that still stands.
Key Facts
- Tournament edition
- 7th UEFA European Championship
- Host country
- France
- Dates
- 12 to 27 June 1984
- Platini goals in tournament
- 9 goals
- Platini matches played
- 5 matches
- Finalist nations (final stage)
- 8 teams
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
UEFA staged its quadrennial European Championship in France, which qualified automatically as host nation. Seven other nations advanced through a qualifying stage to compete in the eight-team final tournament held across French venues from 12 to 27 June 1984.
France dominated the seventh UEFA European Championship on home soil, guided by captain Michel Platini, who scored nine goals across all five of France's matches. Les Bleus progressed through the group stage and knockout rounds to claim the title, defeating opponents throughout the competition.
France secured their first major international football trophy. Platini's nine-goal tally set a record for goals in a single UEFA European Championship tournament, a mark that remained unbroken through the 2024 edition, and he also held the all-tournament record until UEFA Euro 2020.
Result
at France