The European Football Championship

European national football matches held by European Football Association Union

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UEFA European Football Championship ("European Championship" and "European Cup" for short) Union of European Football Associations (hereinafter referred to as: UEFA), the highest national level member association of UEFA Football Events 。^[24]

To fill two terms World Cup The gap of four years gave European countries more opportunities to compete. It was held in 1960 first The European Nations Cup has been held every four years since then. It was renamed in 1968 and has been held 16 times so far.

In memory European Cup On the 60th anniversary of its birth, the final stage of the 2020 European Championships will be hosted by 11 cities and 24 teams will participate in the competition from June 11 to July 11, 2021.^[1]^[3] On July 12, 2021 Wembley Stadium ， Italy team 1:1 draw with England in regular time, Overtime Neither party has made any achievements, Penalty shootout Italy defeated England 3-2 to win 2020 European Football Championship champion 。^[18-19]

Chinese name: The European Football Championship
Foreign name: UEFA European Football Championship^[24]
During the event: June July
Venue: Europe
Event type: Football

Organiser: Union of European Football Associations
Time: Every 4 years
First host country: France
Defending champion: Italian National Men's Football Team^[18] (16th session)
Trophy: Delaunay cup

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Event History

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On June 15, 1954, Union of European Football Associations Establishment. In 1955, it began to hold European Champion Club Cup 。 To fill two terms World Cup There is a gap of 4 years, so that European countries have more competition opportunities; In 1956, UEFA began to prepare and hold competitions attended by member associations. Two years later, The first European Cup of Nations The qualifying match begins. The original purpose of the event was to.

The European Football Championships are divided into preliminaries and finals Two stages In addition to the current event Sponsor? It can automatically enter the final circle. Other UEFA member associations must participate in the preliminary contest and win Outgoing right To enter the finals. At the beginning of the European Championships, there were only four teams in the final circle, and the elimination system was adopted; Since 1980, the final circle has been expanded to eight teams, and Group competition 。

The number of teams participating in the final round of the 1996 European Championship was expanded to 16. The 16 teams were divided into four groups, four teams in each group Cyclic integral The team ranking first and second in each group will enter the knockout phase, and the knockout phase (including the final phase) will adopt Single defeat Elimination system 。 There are no three or four winners in the European Championships, Semifinals The negative side does not need to fight for the third place.^[28] Defending champion It will not automatically win a seat in the final stage of the next European Championships.

On September 26, 2008, UEFA announced that from 2016, the number of teams participating in the final stage of the European Football Championships has expanded to 24.

On March 12, 2020, according to the official website of UEFA Neocoronal pneumonia The epidemic continues to spread in Europe, and world health organization On the updated assessment of the epidemic situation, UEFA decided to invite representatives of 55 member associations European Club Association And representatives of various leagues will hold a video conference on March 17 to discuss Europe Football Events The next step in response to the epidemic.^[4-5]

On March 17, 2020, UEFA officially announced that 2020 European Football Championship It will be postponed to the summer of 2021.^[6]

In 2020, on March 18, Zurich local time, FIFA Convening of the Council Teleconferencing , discussed new coronavirus And passed a series of resolutions. FIFA decided to put the European Championship in the international football match calendar It will be carried out from June 11, 2021 to July 11, 2021.^[3]

On June 17, 2020, UEFA announced that the 2020 European Championships will be held from June 11 to July 11, 2021, and the venues will still be set in the original 12 cities. According to the new schedule announced by UEFA, the competitions in the group stage will be held from June 11 to 23, 2021, and the 1/8 finals will be held from June 26 to 29, 2021, Quarter finals The semi-final will be held from July 6 to 7, and the final will be held on July 11.^[7]

On April 23, 2021, UEFA announced that Dublin and Bilbao They were disqualified because they could not promise audience admission, Sevilla Take over 4 games.^[1]

On March 23, 2022, UEFA Official website Publish message Russia Bid for the European Championships.^[25]

On October 10, 2023 local time, the Executive Committee of UEFA was held in Switzerland, officially announcing that Britain and Ireland were the host countries of the 2028 European Cup; The Euro 2032 will be held in Italy and Turkey.^[30]^[32]

Rules

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European Championship Sponsor? Direct promotion to the finals; The participating teams of UEFA member associations are divided into several groups. The group matches adopt the double cycle scoring system, and a total of 16 teams from the top two teams of each group can be promoted to the finals (the number of teams in the final phase increased to 24 at the beginning of the European Championships in France in 2016).^[8]

If two or more teams have the same points, compare the performance of related teams. If it is still uncertain Outgoing team , it is necessary to compare the Goal difference 、 Number of goals And the number of goals in the away game determine the qualification seats.

Since 2016, 24 teams that have qualified for the finals will be divided into 6 groups. The single round robin scoring system will be used in the group matches. The top two teams and the four best teams in each group will be the third to qualify for the 1/8 finals. Since 1984, there will be no third round. The knockout match (including the final) adopts the single defeat knockout match system. If both sides are tied within 90 minutes Overtime (Not used Golden ball system and Silver ball system ）, if the overtime match is still unable to decide the winner, it will pass Penalty shootout Decide the winner.

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ranking	team	Number of champions	particular year	Number of runners up	particular year
one	Germany （ Federal Germany ）	three	1972，1980，1996	three	1976, 1992, 2008
two	Spain	three	1964，2008，2012	one	one thousand nine hundred and eighty-four
three	Italy	two	1968，2021	two	2000, 2012
four	France	two	1984，2000	one	two thousand and sixteen
five	Russia （ Soviet Union ）	one	one thousand nine hundred and sixty	three	1964, 1972, 1988
six	Czech Republic （ Czechoslovakia ）		one thousand nine hundred and seventy-six	one	one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six
seven	Portugal		two thousand and sixteen	one	two thousand and four
eight	Netherlands		one thousand nine hundred and eighty-eight	-
	Denmark		one thousand nine hundred and ninety-two
	Greece		two thousand and four
eleven	Serbia （ Yugoslavia ）	-		two	1960, 1968
twelve	England			one	two thousand and twenty-one
twelve	Belgium			one	one thousand nine hundred and eighty
Note: The 16th European Championship originally scheduled to be held in 2020 was actually held in 2021 for reference:^[6]^[26-27]

Previous events

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The first session The European National Cup began in 1958 and lasted for two seasons: 1958/59 1/8 Final The 1959/60 season was held Quarter finals 、 Semifinals And the finals. The teams competing for the first competition are Hungary, the Soviet Union Poland , Democracy Germany 、 Portugal , Yugoslavia Team The Spanish team , Bulgaria Romania Team Denmark Team, Czech team Ireland Team France , Greece, Turkey and Norway. In 1960, The first European Cup of Nations In the final stage France A total of 4 teams participated. The final game was finally played between the Soviet team and the Yugoslav team. The two sides were tied 1-1 within 90 minutes. The game entered Overtime , the Soviet team finally relied on end The goal in the first seven minutes narrowly defeated the Yugoslav team 2-1 to win the championship. Legendary goalkeeper of the Soviet team Lev Yashin This event is famous.

In 1964, The second session In the final stage of the European Cup of Nations Spain Held. The final is between the host Spain and Defending champion Between Soviet teams. With the strong support of 79115 spectators at home, Spain finally won the championship with a score of 2-1.

In 1968, The third session In the European Football Championships, 31 teams participated in the preliminary matches Italy The European National Cup was officially renamed as the first European Football Championships. This competition is implemented for the first time Seed team System: The teams participating in the finals are divided into 8 groups, each group is assigned a seed team, and the top two teams enter quarterfinal 。 Group competition In China, the Albania team was a big surprise and eliminated the top German team through overtime. The final is in Yugoslavia and the host Italy team During the match, the two sides reached a 1-1 draw, and the Italian team won the championship through a replay of 2-0.

In 1972, The fourth session In the final stage of European Football Championship Belgium Held. The final was played between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Soviet Union. The Federal Republic of Germany won the championship with a 3-0 victory over the Soviet Union. Two years later, the Federal Republic of Germany won again World Cup Champion complete grand slam 。

In 1972, Germany won the championship by overwhelming advantage

In 1976, The fifth session In the final stage of European Football Championship Yugoslavia Held. The outcome of the two semi-finals was decided after 120 minutes, Czechoslovakia The team won 3-1 Netherlands , Germany defeated Yugoslavia 4-2, the final was between Czechoslovakia and Germany, and Czechoslovakia finally passed Penalty shootout He defeated his opponent 7-5 and won the championship.

In 1980, The sixth session In the final stage of European Football Championship Italy Held. The rules of this competition have changed. It is stipulated that after the group competition, eight teams will enter the next round, and then be divided into two groups to fight. The first place in each group will automatically get the right to the final. The dark horse of this competition is Belgium Under the leadership of coach Thiss, it is composed of a group of young players who have successively defeated the Norwegian team Austria Team, England team and Portugal team, defeated the host Italy team in the semi-final to enter the final. The final battle of the championship was between the Federal Republic of Germany and Belgium. The Federal Republic of Germany became the final winner, defeating Belgium 2-1 and winning the European championship for the second time.

In 1984, The seventh session In the final stage of European Football Championship France Held. France star Michel Platini Be in the limelight. In the group match, the French team won Denmark 1-0 and Belgium 5-0 by virtue of Platini's goal. Platini scored three goals alone, and finally played against the Yugoslav team. In the first half, Platini, as the center, scored three goals in a row, and finally won 3-2. In the semi-final, the score between France and Portugal was still 2-2 until one minute before the end, and it was Platini who made up a shot in front of the goal to make France win 3-2.

In the other semi-final, Denmark and Spain tied 1-1 and sent each other a penalty Penalty kick Spain passed the test 5-4. Platini Reshi in the final on June 27 free kick His unique skill opened the door of the Spanish team. Although the goalkeeper of the Spanish team was prepared, the ball slipped from him into the net. Before the end, the French team counterattacked successfully, 2-0. Michel Hidalgo After eight years of hard work, the French team finally won the championship. Platini 9 balls Be elected as the best shooter.

The Netherlands won the European Cup in 1988

In 1988, The eighth session The final stage of the European Football Championship is held in the Federal Republic of Germany, with Three Swordsmen The Dutch team of Van Basten The god came down to earth to help the Dutch team revenge. 14 years ago, they defeated their old enemy, the Federal Republic of Germany, who won the World Cup, by using an outside move to reach the final Zero angle He scored the best goal in the history of European Championships, leading the Netherlands to a 2-0 victory Soviet Union , won their only international championship.^[9-10]

In 1992, The ninth session In the final stage of European Football Championship Sweden Held. Obtained due to the withdrawal of the Yugoslav team Competition qualification Denmark reached the final unexpectedly, and defeated Germany 2-0 in the final, winning the championship miraculously“ Fairy tale ”。

In 1996, The tenth session In the final stage of European Football Championship England Held. For the first time in history, 48 teams participated in the preliminary contest, and 16 teams entering the final stage were divided into four groups, with the first two teams being promoted. In the final“ Golden ball ”To decide the outcome, the German team finally relied on Oliver Bierhoff A golden ball in overtime beat the Czech Republic 2-1 to win the championship for the third time.

In 2000, The eleventh session The finals of the European Football Championships are held in the Netherlands and Belgium Held. World Cup The champion French team drew 1-1 with the Italian team in 90 minutes in the final David Trezeguet Golden ball of last-gasp goal The Italian team won the championship, becoming the first team to win the European Championship after the World Cup.

In 2004, The twelfth session In the final stage of European Football Championship Portugal Held. Portugal, the host team led by the golden generation, lost to the super dark horse Greece in the final by one goal. The Greek team won the championship miraculously“ MYTHOS ”。

Wonderful Moments of Euro 2008

In 2008, The 13th session In the final stage of European Football Championship Austria and Switzerland Held. The final is in Vienna Of Ernst Happel Stadium In the beginning, the Spanish team relied on Fernando Torres After 44 years, it won the European championship again and became the first team to win all the group matches after France in 1984.

In 2012, The 14th session In the final stage of European Football Championship poland and Ukraine Held. The final is in Kiev Olympic Stadium In the beginning, defending champion Spain defeated Italy 4-0, equaling the record of Germany for three championships, and became the team that won European Championships for a second time and the first team to win three consecutive championships.

In 2016, The 15th session In the final stage of European Football Championship France At the final stage, the total number of teams increased to 24 without precedent.^[11] The final is in France Stadium At the beginning of the match, Portuguese captain Cristiano Ronaldo was fouled by his opponent and was injured and retired after 25 minutes. Relying on Edel's winner in extra time, he defeated the host team France 1-0 and won the first championship in the team's history.^[12]

In 2020, The sixteenth session The final stage of the European Football Championships was hosted by 11 cities in 10 countries. Due to the impact of the epidemic, it was changed to 2021.^[1]^[5] Final in Beijing Time At 3:00 a.m. on July 12, 2021 London Of Wembley Stadium Go ahead, start 2 minutes England right back Tripier assists, left back Luke Shaw England took the lead in the first record, and Italy opened in the 66th minute Corner kick , chaos in front of the door, Verati Header The top hit the column, and Bonucci shot back into the net in front of the door. The final score of 1:1 lasted until the end of overtime, Penalty kick In the war, Donaruma saved Sancho and Saka Italy defeated England 3-2 in the penalty shootout for the second time Delaunay cup 。^[19]

Host city of Euro 2020 (the actual year is 2021)
host city	Country
Sevilla	Spain
Bucharest	Romania
Baku	Azerbaijan
Rome	Italy
St.Petersburg	Russia
Copenhagen	Denmark
London	England
Glasgow	UK (Scotland)
Munich	Germany
Budapest	Hungary
Amsterdam	Netherlands
Brussels, Dublin and Bilbao, the original host cities, have withdrawn from hosting the European Championships.^[1]^[6]

In 2024, The 17th session The final stage of the European Football Championship was held in Germany.^[2]

In 2028, The 18th session The final stage of the European Football Championship will be hosted in the UK (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) and Ireland.^[31]

In 2032, The 19th session The final stage of the European Football Championship will be held in Italy and Turkey.^[31]

Final Circle Data Statistics

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Historical total scoreboard

Rank	team	Number of sessions	Sessions	win	flat	negative	goal	Fumble	Goal difference	integral	Best result
one	Germany (Federal Republic of Germany)	thirteen	fifty-three	twenty-seven	thirteen	thirteen	seventy-eight	fifty-five	twenty-three	ninety-four	champion
two	Italy	ten	forty-five	twenty-one	eighteen	six	fifty-two	thirty-one	twenty-one	eighty-one
three	Spain	eleven	forty-six	twenty-one	fifteen	ten	sixty-eight	forty-two	twenty-six	seventy-eight
four	France	ten	forty-three	twenty-one	twelve	ten	sixty-nine	fifty	nineteen	seventy-five
five	Netherlands	ten	thirty-nine	twenty	eight	eleven	sixty-five	forty-one	twenty-four	sixty-eight
six	Portugal	eight	thirty-nine	nineteen	ten	ten	fifty-six	thirty-eight	eighteen	sixty-seven
seven	England	ten	thirty-eight	fifteen	thirteen	ten	fifty-one	thirty-seven	fourteen	fifty-eight	runner-up
eight	Czech (Czechoslovakia)	ten	thirty-seven	fifteen	seven	fifteen	forty-eight	forty-seven	one	fifty-two	champion
nine	Russia	twelve	thirty-six	thirteen	seven	sixteen	forty	fifty-two	-12	forty-six
ten	Denmark	nine	thirty-three	ten	six	seventeen	forty-two	fifty	-8	thirty-six
eleven	Belgium	six	twenty-two	eleven	two	nine	thirty-one	twenty-eight	three	thirty-five	runner-up
twelve	Croatia	six	twenty-two	nine	six	seven	thirty	twenty-eight	two	thirty-three	5th place
thirteen	Sweden	seven	twenty-four	seven	seven	ten	thirty	twenty-eight	two	twenty-eight	4th place
fourteen	Greece	four	sixteen	five	three	eight	fourteen	twenty	-6	eighteen	champion
fifteen	Switzerland	five	eighteen	three	eight	nine	sixteen	twenty-four	-8	seventeen	7th
sixteen	Welsh	two	ten	five	one	four	thirteen	twelve	one	sixteen	3rd place
seventeen	turkey	five	eighteen	four	two	twelve	fourteen	thirty	-16	fourteen	4th place
eighteen	poland	four	fourteen	two	seven	five	eleven	fifteen	-4	thirteen	7th
nineteen	Hungary	four	eleven	two	four	five	fourteen	twenty	-6	ten	3rd place
twenty	Serbia (Yugoslavia)	five	fourteen	three	two	nine	twenty-two	thirty-nine	-17	eleven	runner-up
twenty-one	Ukraine	three	eleven	three	zero	eight	eight	nineteen	-11	nine	8th
twenty-two	Iceland	one	five	two	two	one	eight	nine	-1	eight	8th
twenty-three	Austria	three	ten	two	two	six	seven	twelve	-5	eight	11th
twenty-four	Scotland	three	nine	two	two	five	five	ten	-5	eight	5th place
twenty-five	Ireland	three	ten	two	two	six	six	seventeen	-11	eight	5th place
twenty-six	Romania	five	sixteen	one	five	ten	ten	twenty-one	-11	eight	7th
twenty-seven	Slovakia	two	seven	two	one	four	five	thirteen	-8	seven	14th
twenty-eight	Norway	one	three	one	one	one	one	one	zero	four	9th
twenty-nine	Bulgaria	two	six	one	one	four	four	thirteen	-9	four	11th
thirty	Northern Ireland	one	four	one	zero	three	two	three	-1	three	16th
thirty-one	Finland	one	three	one	zero	two	one	three	-2	three	17th
thirty-two	Albania	one	three	one	zero	two	one	three	-2	three	18th
thirty-three	Slovenia	one	three	zero	two	one	four	five	-1	two	13th
thirty-four	Latvia	one	three	zero	one	two	one	five	-4	one	14th
thirty-five	Northern Macedonia	one	three	zero	zero	three	two	eight	-6	zero	24th
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Player of the Year

Number of sessions	particular year	The best player	Country	Field position	Team performance
ten	one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six	Matthias Sammer	Germany	midfield	champion
eleven	two thousand	Zinedine Zidane	France	midfield	champion
twelve	two thousand and four	Teodoros Zagorakis	Greece	midfield	champion
thirteen	two thousand and eight	Harvey Hernandez Creus	Spain	midfield	champion
fourteen	two thousand and twelve	Andres Iniesta	Spain	midfield	champion
fifteen	two thousand and sixteen	antoine griezmann	France	forward	runner-up
sixteen	two thousand and twenty-one	Janluigi Donaruma	Italy	goalkeeper	champion
Note: The official selection started in 1996 All the above data are up to Euro 2020.^[13]^[21]^[29]

Best Shooter of All Time

Number of sessions	particular year	Number of goals	Best Shooter	Affiliated Association	Field position
one	one thousand nine hundred and sixty	2 balls	Francis Hewitt	France	midfield
			Valentin Ivanov	Soviet Union	forward
			Bonednik	Soviet Union	forward
			Milan Jarridge	Yugoslavia	forward
			Drasan Yelkovic	Yugoslavia	forward
two	one thousand nine hundred and sixty-four	2 balls	Hessus Maria Perda	Spain	forward
			Ferenc Bene	Hungary	forward
			Desso Nowak	Hungary	guard
three	one thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight	2 balls	Dragan Delarich	Yugoslavia	guard
four	one thousand nine hundred and seventy-two	4 balls	Gerd Mueller	Federal Germany	forward
five	one thousand nine hundred and seventy-six	4 balls	Dieter Muller	Federal Germany	forward
six	one thousand nine hundred and eighty	3 balls	Klaus Allofs	Federal Germany	forward
seven	one thousand nine hundred and eighty-four	9 balls	Michel Platini	France	midfield
eight	one thousand nine hundred and eighty-eight	5 balls	Marco Van Basten	Netherlands	forward
nine	one thousand nine hundred and ninety-two	3 balls	Henrik Larsson	Sweden	forward
			Karl Heinz Riedel	Germany	forward
			Dennis Bergkamp	Netherlands	forward
			Thomas Brolin	Sweden	midfield
ten	one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six	5 balls	Alan Shearer	England	forward
eleven	two thousand	5 balls	Patrick Cruyvette	Netherlands	forward
eleven	two thousand	5 balls	Savo Milosevic	Yugoslavia	forward
twelve	two thousand and four	5 balls	Milan Barosh	Czech Republic	forward
thirteen	two thousand and eight	4 balls	David Villa	Spain	forward
fourteen	two thousand and twelve	3 balls	Fernando Torres	Spain	forward
fifteen	two thousand and sixteen	6 balls	antoine griezmann	France	forward
sixteen	two thousand and twenty-one	5 balls	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	forward
The data is up to Euro 2020. Reference:^[20]

Historical total shooter list

Rank	Total goals	player	Affiliated Association	Field position
one	14 balls	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	forward
two	9 balls	Michel Platini	France	midfield
three	7 balls	Alan Shearer	England	forward
three	7 balls	antoine griezmann	France	forward
four	6 balls	Patrick Cruyvette	Netherlands	forward
		thierry henry	France	forward
		Nuno Gomes	Portugal	forward
		Ruud van Nistelrooy	Netherlands	forward
		Zlatan Ibrahimovic	Sweden	forward
		Wayne Rooney	England	forward
five	5 balls	Marco Van Basten	Netherlands	forward
		Savo Milosevic	Yugoslavia	forward
		Milan Barosh	Czech Republic	forward
		Fernando Torres	Spain	forward
		Zinedine Zidane	France	midfield
		Jürgen Klinsmann	Germany	forward
		Mario Gomez	Germany	forward
		Patrick Hick	Czech Republic	forward
Note: Only players with more than 5 balls are counted; All data are up to Euro 2020.^[13]

Total historical appearances

Rank	Number of appearances	player	Country	Field position	Year of participation
one	25	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	forward	2004，2008，2012，2016，2021
two	19 games	Peipei	Portugal	guard	2008，2012，2016，2021
two	19 games	Joao Moutinho	Portugal	midfield	2008，2012，2016，2021
three	18 games	Bastian Schweinsteiger	Germany	midfield	2004，2008，2012，2016
three	18 games	Bonucci	Italy	guard	2012，2016，2021
four	17 games	Giorgio Chiellini	Italy	guard	2012，2016，2021
four	17 games	Gianluigi Buffon	Italy	goalkeeper	2000，2004，2008，2012，2016
five	16	Edwin van der Sar	Netherlands	goalkeeper	1996，2000，2004，2008
		Lilian Thuram	France	guard	1996，2000，2004
		Rui Patricio	Portugal	goalkeeper	2012，2016，2021
		Alba	Spain	guard	2012，2016，2021
		Cesc Fabregas	Spain	midfield	2008，2012，2016
		Andres Iniesta	Spain	midfield	2008，2012，2016
six	15 games	Thomas Muller	Germany	forward	2012，2016，2021
		Neuer	Germany	goalkeeper	2012，2016，2021
		Lori	France	goalkeeper	2012，2016，2021
		what	Portugal	forward	2008，2012，2016
		Sergio Ramos	Spain	guard	2008，2012，2016
		David Silva	Spain	midfield	2008，2012，2016
Note: count players who have played more than 15 games; All data are up to Euro 2020.^[33]

Number of teams and total games in previous competitions

Number of sessions	particular year	Host country	Number of teams	Total field times
one	one thousand nine hundred and sixty	France	four	four
two	one thousand nine hundred and sixty-four	Spain
three	one thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight	Italy
four	one thousand nine hundred and seventy-two	Belgium
five	one thousand nine hundred and seventy-six	Yugoslavia
six	one thousand nine hundred and eighty	Italy	eight	fourteen
seven	one thousand nine hundred and eighty-four	France	eight	fifteen
eight	one thousand nine hundred and eighty-eight	Germany
nine	one thousand nine hundred and ninety-two	Sweden
ten	one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six	England	sixteen	thirty-one
eleven	two thousand	Netherlands, Belgium
twelve	two thousand and four	Portugal
thirteen	two thousand and eight	Austria, Switzerland
fourteen	two thousand and twelve	Poland, Ukraine
fifteen	two thousand and sixteen	France	twenty-four	fifty-one
sixteen	two thousand and twenty-one	UK (England, Scotland), Azerbaijan, Germany, Italy Russia, Denmark, Hungary, Netherlands, Romania, Spain
seventeen	two thousand and twenty-four	Germany
Note: Affected by the epidemic, the actual time of Euro 2020 is 2021, but the title of the event is still "Euro 2020". reference material:^[1]

Overview of previous finals

Number of sessions	Cup match	champion	Final score	runner-up	Final Venue
one	1960 European Cup in France	Soviet Union	1:1	Yugoslavia	Paris Prince Park Stadium
one	1960 European Cup in France	Soviet Union	1: 0 (plus time)	Yugoslavia	Paris Prince Park Stadium
two	1964 European Cup in Spain	Spain	2:1	Soviet Union	Madrid Santiago Bernabeu Stadium
three	1968 European Cup in Italy	Italy	1:1	Yugoslavia	Rome Olympic Stadium
three	1968 European Cup in Italy	Italy	2: 0 (replay)	Yugoslavia	Rome Olympic Stadium
four	1972 Belgian European Cup	Federal Germany	3:0	Soviet Union	Brussels King Baudouin Stadium
five	1976 European Cup in Yugoslavia	Czechoslovakia	2:2	Federal Germany	Belgrade Red Star Stadium
five	1976 European Cup in Yugoslavia	Czechoslovakia	5: 3 (penalty)	Federal Germany	Belgrade Red Star Stadium
six	1980 European Cup in Italy	Federal Germany	2:1	Belgium	Rome Olympic Stadium
seven	1984 European Cup in France	France	2:0	Spain	Paris Prince Park Stadium
eight	1988 West Germany European Cup	Netherlands	2:0	Soviet Union	Munich Olympic Stadium
nine	1992 European Cup in Sweden	Denmark	2:0	Germany	Gothenburg Ulliva Stadium
ten	1996 England European Cup	Germany	1:1	Czech Republic	London Wembley Stadium
ten	1996 England European Cup	Germany	1: 0 (plus time)	Czech Republic	London Wembley Stadium
eleven	2000 Netherlands Belgium European Cup	France	1:1	Italy	Rotterdam Feijenoord Stadion
eleven	2000 Netherlands Belgium European Cup	France	1: 0 (plus time)	Italy	Rotterdam Feijenoord Stadion
twelve	Euro 2004 Portugal	Greece	1:0	Portugal	Lisbon Stadium of Light
thirteen	Euro 2008 Austria Switzerland	Spain	1:0	Germany	Vienna Ernst Happel Stadium
fourteen	2012 Poland Ukraine European Cup	Spain	4:0	Italy	Kiev Olympic Stadium
fifteen	Euro 2016 France	Portugal	1: 0 (plus time)	France	Saint Denis France Stadium
sixteen	2020 European Football Championship	Italy	1:1	England	London Wembley Stadium
sixteen	2020 European Football Championship	Italy	3: 2 (penalty)	England	London Wembley Stadium
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Event records

record	Record maker	time	match
The latest goal in regular time The 7th minute of injury suspension	Aktierkoolu	June 19, 2024	The first round of group F of Euro 2024 Turkey defeated Georgia 3-1
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Disputed events

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Beijing Time The match between Serbia and Albania in the Euro 2016 qualifier held in the early morning of October 15, 2014 broke out unexpectedly on the spot Political conflict And was forced to call a halt.

The two players clashed over the flag

During the competition, a remote controlled UAV The plane also carried one side Kosovo (Territory Disputed area ）The flag, and write provocative slogans. After the UAV flies into the arena, Serbia forward Alexander Mitrovich Jump up, pull down the flag, and have a conflict with the Albanian players trying to protect the flag, then the game scene fell into chaos.

In order to prevent the situation from expanding and more spectators joining the conflict team, UEFA had to stop the game half an hour later and arrange the players to leave the field urgently to try to control the order of the scene. The UEFA Disciplinary Committee has begun an investigation into the incident.^[16]

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one The winner of the European Championships in 1972 was the Federal Republic of Germany, which became the first team in history to win the European Championships and win the World Cup successively. This Federal Republic of Germany is also considered the greatest team in the history of European Championships. Spain won the European Championships in 2008 and the World Cup in 2010, making Spain the second team in history to win the European Championships in succession.

two Before the European Football Championships in 1992, the civil war broke out in Yugoslavia, and the country was banned from participating. Denmark, the second place in the group of Yugoslavia's qualifiers at that time Substitute In the competition, Denmark drew 0-0 with England in the first game, and lost 0-1 to Sweden in the second game. At this time, everyone thought Denmark was a worthy substitute, but in the last life and death battle of the group, Denmark would have Jean-Pierre Papin 、 Eric Cantona 、 David Ginola The French team defeated the French team, and then fought for 120 minutes in the semi-final. Through the penalty shootout, 7-6 will have Ruud Gullit 、 Marco Van Basten 、 Frank Rijkaard 、 Ronald Koeman 、 Dennis Bergkamp When the defending champion Netherlands team of the big name players was eliminated, it defeated the 1990 World Cup champion Germany team 2-0 in the final and won the championship at one fell swoop, thus performing the“ Fairy tale ”。

three The 11th European Football Championship held in 2000 was jointly hosted by two countries (the Netherlands and Belgium) for the first time. The final championship was won by the French team, which also became the first team in history to win the World Cup and win the European Championship successively.

four The German team (including the Federal German team) has reached the semi-finals of the European Championships seven times, reached the finals six times, and won the cup three times, making it the best team in the history of the European Football Championships.

five In the 12th European Football Championships held in 2004, the Greek team, which entered the final stage of the European Championships for the second time after 1980, became the ninth champion in the history of the European Championships as a "dark horse".

six The 13th European Football Championships in 2008 broke out three huge Cold door ：

(1) The manager of the old strong team England Steve McClaren Under his leadership, he failed to qualify from the qualifier, which made the fans disappointed. Economists say this has brought a loss of 200 million euros to Britain.

(2) Two "black horses" from Russia and Turkey entered the semi-finals.

Turkey made a miraculous comeback and advanced to the top four of Euro 2008

(3) Turkey and the Czech Republic met in the last round of the group match. At this time, Turkey and the Czech Republic had the same points, Goal difference Similarly, in the 75th minute of the game, the Czech Republic led by 2-0. When the fans thought that the Czech Republic would qualify, the European Cup was comparable Istanbul Miracle Because Petr Cech Turkey scored three goals in a row in the remaining 15 minutes, reversing the Czech Republic 3-2 and progressing successfully.

seven The first team to reach the final of European Championships for three consecutive times: Germany (197219761980).

eight In the second round of the 2012 group game, the Czech team beat the Greek team 2-1, creating a new team with 2 goals in 6 minutes History 。

9． In 2012, Spain became the first team to defend the European Championship. They defeated the Italian team 4-0 in the final, and also set the record for the largest score in the final of the European Championships.

ten The champion of the 2016 European Championships in France, Portugal, drew with the opponent in 90 minutes in 6 of the 7 matches they participated in, and the semi-finals were 2-0 Welsh It was their first victory in that tournament in 90 minutes.^[17]

eleven There are 11 European Championships in 2020 Own goal 。 This number even exceeds the total number of own goal in previous European Championships (9).^[22]

twelve Euro 2020, Denmark In the first two consecutive defeats and loss of one core member Eriksson He entered the top four and wrote a new "Danish fairy tale". This is Denmark's second place in the top four of the European Championship after 29 years.^[23]

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