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Yvon Le Roux
Yvon Le Roux (born 19 April 1960 in Plouvorn, Finistère) is a former football defender from France, who earned 28 international caps (one goal) for the French national team during the mid-1980s. A player of FC Nantes (1985–1987), he was a member of the French team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup and the team that won the European Championship in 1984. In the final of Euro 1984 he was sent off, but his team still managed to beat Spain 2-0.
Tigana. France had qualified for their first ever major international final.
In the final, held at the country's national stadium, France played Spain. The match was deadlocked midway through the second half until Platini scored the opening goal via free kick with the help of Spain goalkeeper Luis Arconada, who committed a blunder in an attempt to save the shot. Despite dropping to 10 men, courtesy of two yellow cards given to Yvon Le Roux, France managed to hold on to the result and eventually sealed the match following