Interesting Facts and Figures of European Championship

 Some interesting facts and figures of European Championship 

Today we are going to present some interesting facts and figure of EURO Cup here we go

a) This is the 16th edition of the European Championship which was started from 1960 in France

b) This is the first time European Championship will be played in more than two countries, 12 different countries will be the host of the tournament. 

c) Wembly stadium will host the final of the 2020 European Championship and this is the 2nd time London venue will be hosting after 1996

d) 24  countries are participating in the tournament 

e) Finland is new comer in the tournament

f) Germany and Spain are the most successful country in the tournament winning thrice each

g) Michel Platini( France) and Cristiano Ronaldo( Portugal) are the top goal scorer in the tournament both scored 9 goals

h) Portugal became the first country to life the trophy despite not winning single match in the group stages and finished third position 

i) Historic match was played in 6th July 1960 between Yugoslavia and France in formal won match 5-4 

j) Three of the last six finals of the European Championship have gone to extra-time (1996, 2000, 2016). However, the only Euro final to go to penalties spot was in 1976, with Czechoslovakia the victors (2-2 a.e.t., 5-3 pens vs West Germany).

k) France’s 14 goals (in 5 games) at Euro 1984 is the most registered by a team in a European Championship tournament.

l) England is the only country who played most matches without reaching single final( 31 matches, 0 finals) 

m) Cristiano Ronaldo holds the records  for most games( 21) 

n) Fernando Torres( Spain) is the only player to score in two finals( 2008 and 2012)  at the championship 

o) This is Joachim Löw’s seventh major tournament (World Cup + Euro) as Germany head coach, setting a new record for the Nationalmannschaft. He has taken charge of 17 European Championship games, also a record. Löw has led Germany to the semi-finals in five of his six previous tournaments, with the only exception coming at World Cup 2018 (k/o in group stages).

p) If France’s Didier Deschamps lifts the trophy at Euro 2020, he would become the first person ever to win the World Cup and European Championship both as player and manager.

q) Didier Deschamps (France) and Ronald Koeman (Netherlands) are the only managers at Euro 2020 to have won the tournament as players