Reprint. From the UEFA 1984 European Championship.
France automatically qualified for the finals as hosts of the tournament, and faced Denmark, Belgium and Yugoslavia in the group stage before a victory over Portugal in the semi-finals saw them progress to their first European Championship final. Spain ended top of their qualifying group, which included a 12–1 win over Malta, and progressed to Group 2. There they played Romania, Portugal and West Germany, before defeating Denmark in the semi-finals on penalties.