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Football · Level 4: Intermediate · Sub-level 4.42

UEFA Euro Championship

10 tests · 100 facts · updated 12 October 2026 · markdown

UEFA European Championship history 1960–2024: champions, iconic finals, top scorers, format evolution, hosts, individual awards. Integrated coverage of the UEFA Women's Euro (Euro 2022, Euro 2025 England back-to-back, Germany's 8 titles).

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1Origins and historyTake a test

  1. The first UEFA European Championship (then called the European Nations' Cup) was held in 1960, with the final tournament in France.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  2. The Soviet Union won the first Euro in 1960, beating Yugoslavia 2-1 in the final in Paris. Lev Yashin was the USSR goalkeeper.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  3. Euro is held every 4 years, since 1960. Exceptions: Euro 2020 was postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  4. Only 4 teams contested the 1960 Euro final tournament (a knockout format after qualifiers). The tournament has since expanded to 24 teams (from Euro 2016).

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  5. The first UEFA Women's Euro was held in 1984, contested by Sweden, England, Denmark, and Italy. Sweden won the inaugural tournament.

    Source: UEFA Women's Euro history · recall

  6. The trophy is named after Henri Delaunay, the first General Secretary of UEFA, who first proposed a pan-European tournament in 1927.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  7. Sweden won the first Women's Euro in 1984, beating England on penalties in the two-legged final.

    Source: UEFA Women's Euro history · recall

  8. The tournament was renamed European Championship from the 1968 edition onwards. Before that (1960, 1964), it was the European Nations' Cup.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  9. Belgium and Netherlands were the first co-hosts in Euro history (2000). France won the tournament with a Golden Goal by David Trezeguet.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  10. UEFA chose the format in 2012 to mark sixty years since the first tournament in 1960, long before the pandemic pushed the finals back to 2021 and left them named for the wrong year.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

Test 2Champions and finalsTake a test

  1. Spain leads with 4 Euro titles: 1964, 2008, 2012, 2024. Germany second with 3 (1972, 1980, 1996).

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  2. Spain won Euro 2024, beating England 2-1 in the Berlin final (Nico Williams 47', Cole Palmer 73', Oyarzabal 86'). Their record 4th title.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  3. Italy beat England 3-2 on penalties (1-1 aet) at Wembley in July 2021. Leonardo Bonucci scored Italy's equaliser after Luke Shaw's 2-minute opener.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  4. Portugal beat host France 1-0 (aet) in Paris — Éder scored in the 109th minute. It was Portugal's first major trophy. Ronaldo was injured off in the first half.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  5. Spain beat Italy 4-0 in the Kyiv final — Spain's 2nd consecutive Euro and 3rd major tournament in a row (Euro 2008, WC 2010, Euro 2012).

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  6. Spain beat Germany 1-0 in the Vienna final (Fernando Torres goal). It was Spain's first major trophy since Euro 1964.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  7. Greece pulled off one of football's greatest shocks, beating the hosts Portugal twice: 2-1 in the opening game and 1-0 in the final through Angelos Charisteas. Otto Rehhagel was the coach.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  8. Denmark won Euro 1992 as replacements for expelled Yugoslavia — beating Germany 2-0 in the Gothenburg final. Peter Schmeichel starred in goal.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  9. England drew 1-1 with Spain in Basel on 27 July 2025 and won 3-1 on penalties, their second consecutive Women's Euro title after Euro 2022 at Wembley.

    Source: UEFA Women's Euro history · recall

  10. Germany has 8 Women's Euro titles (1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013). They dominated the tournament until England's back-to-back wins in 2022 and 2025.

    Source: UEFA Women's Euro history · recall

Test 3Top scorers and recordsTake a test

  1. Fourteen goals, scored at five tournaments from 2004 to 2020. He also holds the record for appearances.

    Source: UEFA Euro records · recall

  2. Michel Platini (France) scored 9 goals in Euro 1984 — a single-tournament record that stands. France won on home soil.

    Source: UEFA Euro records · recall

  3. Euro 2024's top scorer honours were shared among 6 players with 3 goals each: Dani Olmo (Spain), Ivan Schranz, Georges Mikautadze, Cody Gakpo, Jamal Musiala, Harry Kane.

    Source: UEFA Euro awards · recall

  4. Rodri won the Player of the Tournament award at Euro 2024. He also won the 2024 Ballon d'Or later that year.

    Source: UEFA Euro awards · recall

  5. Lamine Yamal (Spain) scored vs France in the Euro 2024 SF aged 16 years 362 days — the youngest ever Euro scorer.

    Source: UEFA Euro records · recall

  6. Ten goals across the 2005 and 2009 tournaments, level with Prinz.

    Source: UEFA Women's Euro records · recall

  7. Thirty matches across six tournaments from 2004 to 2024; Pepe is next on twenty-three. He scored at five of the six.

    Source: UEFA Euro records · recall

  8. Substitute Mikel Oyarzabal scored the 86th-minute winner for Spain, sliding home a Marc Cucurella cross.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  9. Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) won Player of the Tournament at Women's Euro 2025 despite Spain losing the final to England on penalties.

    Source: UEFA Women's Euro awards · recall

  10. Chloe Kelly scored the 110th-minute winner (2-1) for England vs Germany at Wembley. She also scored the winning penalty in the Euro 2025 shootout vs Spain.

    Source: UEFA Women's Euro history · recall

Test 4Iconic momentsTake a test

  1. Van Basten scored a stunning volley from an acute angle in the 1988 Munich final. Netherlands won 2-0. Considered one of the greatest goals ever.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  2. The Golden Goal (introduced Euro 1996) ended a match immediately if scored in extra time. Bierhoff scored the first one in the Euro 1996 final for Germany vs Czech Republic. Abolished in 2004.

    Source: IFAB / UEFA Euro history · recall

  3. David Trezeguet scored the Golden Goal in the 103rd minute for France vs Italy in Rotterdam. Wiltord had equalised in added time (90+4) for the injury-time drama.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  4. Kane and Maguire scored; Rashford struck the post, and Donnarumma saved from Sancho and Saka. Italy won 3-2.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  5. Antonín Panenka scored the winning penalty for Czechoslovakia against West Germany's Sepp Maier in Belgrade with a delicate chip, and the 'Panenka' is now standard football vocabulary.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  6. Ragnar Sigurdsson equalised and Kolbeinn Sigthorsson scored the winner in Nice. Iceland, with a population of 330,000, went on to the quarter-final.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  7. He was carried off in the twenty-fifth minute and spent the rest of the match beside Fernando Santos, gesturing at his team-mates.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  8. A section of England's own supporters booed the players for taking the knee, the pre-match gesture against racism, in the warm-up games and before Euro 2020 matches. The squad kept doing it and the gesture became one of the tournament's defining off-pitch moments.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  9. Georgia debuted at Euro 2024 and reached the R16 (their first knockout appearance). They beat Portugal 2-0 in the group stage, though Portugal still won the group, and lost 4-1 to Spain in the R16.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  10. At Wembley in 2022, beating Germany 2-1 after extra time. Several hosts had won before, among them Norway in 1987 and the Netherlands in 2017.

    Source: UEFA Women's Euro history · recall

Test 5Legendary matchesTake a test

  1. Luke Shaw scored after 2 minutes for England. Bonucci equalised in the 67th. Italy won 3-2 on penalties after Rashford, Sancho, Saka missed.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  2. Éder scored from 25 yards in the 109th minute at Stade de France. It was Portugal's first major international trophy.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  3. Spain hammered Italy 4-0 in Kyiv — goals from Silva, Alba, Torres, Mata. The biggest margin in a Euro final.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  4. Russia won 3-1 after extra time in Basel with Andrei Arshavin outstanding. Spain then beat Russia 3-0 in the semi-final.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  5. Germany won 2-1 at Wembley — Oliver Bierhoff scored the first ever Golden Goal in a Euro final in the 95th minute.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  6. They beat Spain on penalties in the quarter-final, then lost to Germany the same way, Gareth Southgate missing the decisive kick.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  7. Wales reached the Euro 2016 SF — their best ever performance. Gareth Bale led them past Belgium in the QF (3-1) before losing to Portugal.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  8. Kjær's own goal equalised in the SF. Kane scored the winner in extra time (rebounded penalty). England reached their first major final since 1966.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  9. Switzerland drew 3-3 with a Mario Gavranovic equaliser in the ninetieth minute, then Yann Sommer saved from Mbappe to win the shoot-out 5-4.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  10. England beat the Netherlands 2-1 in the Dortmund semi-final: Ollie Watkins, a late substitute for Harry Kane, scored the winner in the ninetieth minute.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

Test 6Format and hostsTake a test

  1. Euro 2024 (Germany) had 24 teams — the same format since Euro 2016. Six groups of 4, top 2 + 4 best 3rd-placed advance to R16.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  2. Euro 2016 in France was the first with 24 teams — expanded from the 16 used from Euro 1996 to 2012.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  3. Germany hosted Euro 2024 in 10 cities. It was Germany's first Euro as sole host since reunification. Berlin's Olympiastadion hosted the final.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  4. Euro 2020 was pan-European: 11 host cities including London (final at Wembley), Rome, Munich, Baku, St Petersburg. Postponed 1 year due to COVID-19.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  5. Women's Euro expanded to 16 teams for Euro 2017 in Netherlands. The 2022 and 2025 editions maintained the 16-team format.

    Source: UEFA Women's Euro history · recall

  6. Switzerland hosted the 2025 Women's Euro across 8 venues. St. Jakob-Park in Basel hosted the final on 27 July 2025.

    Source: UEFA Women's Euro history · recall

  7. 24 teams are split into 6 groups of 4. Top 2 from each group + 4 best third-placed teams advance to R16.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  8. Euro 2028 will be co-hosted by the UK (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) and Republic of Ireland — 5 nations, though only nine stadiums in eight cities remain after Belfast's Casement Park was dropped.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  9. Poland and Ukraine co-hosted Euro 2012, the first Euro held in Eastern Europe. Spain won the tournament.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  10. 87,192 watched England beat Germany, a record for any European Championship final, men's or women's.

    Source: UEFA Women's Euro history · recall

Test 7Coaches and dynastiesTake a test

  1. Luis de la Fuente led Spain to Euro 2024 glory. He replaced Luis Enrique after the 2022 WC.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  2. Fernando Santos led Portugal to Euro 2016. He also led them to the 2019 Nations League title.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  3. German coach Otto Rehhagel led Greece to the 2004 title — one of the biggest coaching feats in football history.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  4. Luis Aragonés won Euro 2008 and handed over to del Bosque, who won the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012. No manager has won three European Championships.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  5. Richard Møller Nielsen managed Denmark's 1992 miracle after they were called up to replace Yugoslavia just 10 days before the tournament.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  6. Gareth Southgate led England to the 2024 final — their second consecutive Euro final (after 2020). He resigned after the tournament.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  7. Roberto Martínez (former Belgium coach) took over Portugal after Santos. Portugal exited Euro 2024 in QF, losing to France on penalties.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  8. Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands) led England to consecutive Women's Euro titles. She previously won Euro 2017 with the Netherlands.

    Source: UEFA Women's Euro history · recall

  9. Roberto Mancini managed Italy to Euro 2020 title — his first major trophy as a national coach. He also transformed Italy's playing style.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  10. Luis Aragonés led Spain to Euro 2008 — their first major since 1964. He then handed over to del Bosque for the 2010 WC.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

Test 8Individual awardsTake a test

  1. UEFA presents the Player of the Tournament award — first officially given in 1996 (Matthias Sammer). Some fans call it the 'Euro Ballon d'Or'.

    Source: UEFA Euro awards · recall

  2. Donnarumma was the first goalkeeper to win the award, having saved two of England's penalties in the final shootout.

    Source: UEFA Euro awards · recall

  3. Antoine Griezmann won Player of the Tournament at Euro 2016 despite France losing the final. He also won the Golden Boot with 6 goals.

    Source: UEFA Euro awards · recall

  4. Lamine Yamal, aged 17, won the 2024 Young Player award for Spain. He also became the youngest ever Euro goalscorer.

    Source: UEFA Euro awards · recall

  5. Griezmann's 6 goals topped Euro 2016. He scored in all knockout rounds until the final.

    Source: UEFA Euro awards · recall

  6. Ronaldo and Schick both finished on five goals, and Ronaldo's single assist separated them.

    Source: UEFA Euro awards · recall

  7. Xavi Hernández won Player of the Tournament at Euro 2008 for orchestrating Spain's midfield play.

    Source: UEFA Euro awards · recall

  8. She took the Golden Boot as well, with six goals and five assists, in the tournament England won at Wembley.

    Source: UEFA Women's Euro awards · recall

  9. Four goals for Spain, one clear of the next best, though Spain lost the final to England on penalties.

    Source: UEFA Women's Euro awards · recall

  10. Spain's captain Álvaro Morata lifted the Henri Delaunay Trophy in Berlin on 14 July 2024.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

Test 9Recent tournaments detailTake a test

  1. Euro 2024 final was played on 14 July 2024 at the Olympiastadion, Berlin. Spain 2-1 England.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  2. 17-year-old Lamine Yamal set up Nico Williams's 47th-minute opener in the Euro 2024 final — the moment of a generational Spanish team.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  3. Spain won all 7 of their Euro 2024 games — the first team to do so at a Euro tournament (since expansion).

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  4. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored in the second minute, and Georgia went on to the round of 16 at their first major tournament.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  5. Austria finished above France and the Netherlands in the group, then lost 2-1 to Turkey in the round of 16.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  6. Spain eliminated host Germany 2-1 (aet) in the Stuttgart QF — Mikel Merino's 119th-minute header decided it.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  7. Palmer's 73rd-minute equaliser was England's fourth comeback of the tournament: they had fallen behind and rallied in four successive matches.

    Source: UEFA Euro history · recall

  8. Mariona Caldentey put Spain ahead and Alessia Russo equalised; Hannah Hampton saved twice and Chloe Kelly scored the winning kick in Basel.

    Source: UEFA Women's Euro history · recall

  9. He sat at the base of Spain's midfield through all seven matches, dictating the tempo of a side that won every game, and was named Player of the Tournament.

    Source: UEFA Euro awards · recall

  10. Olmo, Kane, Musiala, Gakpo, Mikautadze and Schranz all finished on three, and UEFA declined to separate them.

    Source: UEFA Euro awards · recall

Test 10Qualifying and the Nations LeagueTake a test

  1. The first group stage was played in the autumn of 2018 and the finals in June 2019.

    Source: Football history and competition records · recall

  2. Portugal beat the Netherlands 1-0 in Porto, Goncalo Guedes scoring the only goal.

    Source: Football history and competition records · recall

  3. Meaningless friendly dates were the stated target: the same windows now carry competitive matches between sides of similar strength.

    Source: Football history and competition records · recall

  4. Leagues A to D, with promotion and relegation between them, so a small nation meets others its own size rather than losing 6-0 to Spain.

    Source: Football history and competition records · recall

  5. Group winners who have not already qualified enter a play-off, which is how several smaller nations have reached a first finals.

    Source: Football history and competition records · recall

  6. Twenty came from the qualifying groups, one went to the host, Germany, and three were decided by play-off paths fed by the Nations League.

    Source: Football history and competition records · recall

  7. Spain and Croatia drew 0-0 in Rotterdam and Spain won 5-4 on penalties, their first trophy since Euro 2012.

    Source: Football history and competition records · recall

  8. Portugal came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Spain in Munich and won 5-3 on penalties.

    Source: Football history and competition records · recall

  9. Georgia reached a first major finals through the play-off path, beat Portugal 2-0 in the group and went on to the round of 16.

    Source: Football history and competition records · recall

  10. Beaten by Sweden in the 2018 play-off, champions of Europe at Wembley in 2021, then beaten by North Macedonia in the 2022 play-off.

    Source: Football history and competition records · recall

Sources

FIFA / UEFA / CONMEBOL / CAF / national FA official records

  • UEFA Euro history59
  • UEFA Women's Euro history11
  • UEFA Euro awards11
  • Football history and competition records10
  • UEFA Euro records4
  • UEFA Women's Euro awards3
  • UEFA Women's Euro records1
  • IFAB / UEFA Euro history1