Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the two groups qualified for the knockout stage.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
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| 1 |  France |  Denmark |
| 2 |  Spain |  Portugal |
The knockout stage of UEFA Euro 1984 was a single-elimination tournament involving the four teams that qualified from the group stage of the tournament. There were two rounds of matches: a semi-final stage leading to the final to decide the champions. The knockout stage began with the semi-finals on 23 June and ended with the final on 27 June at the Parc des Princes in Paris. France won the tournament with a 2–0 victory over Spain. [1]
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Any game in the knockout stage that was undecided by the end of the regular 90 minutes was followed by thirty minutes of extra time (two 15-minute halves). If scores were still level after 30 minutes of extra time, there would be a penalty shootout (at least five penalties each, and more if necessary) to determine who progressed to the next round. For the first time at a European Championship, there was no third place play-off.
The top two placed teams from each of the two groups qualified for the knockout stage.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | Denmark |
| 2 | Spain | Portugal |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 23 June – Marseille | ||||||
| France (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| 27 June – Paris | ||||||
| Portugal | 2 | |||||
| France | 2 | |||||
| 24 June – Lyon | ||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||
| Denmark | 1 (4) | |||||
| Spain (p) | 1 (5) | |||||
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