The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations' Cup, changing to the current name in 1968. Starting with the 1996 tournament, specific championships are often referred to in the form "Euro 2008" or whichever year is appropriate. Prior to entering the tournament all teams other than the host nations (which qualify automatically) compete in a qualifying process.
France is one of the most successful nations at the European Championship, having won two titles in 1984 and 2000, and finishing as runners-up in 2016. The team is just below Spain and Germany, who have won four and three titles, respectively, tied with Italy. France hosted the inaugural competition in 1960 and have appeared in eleven tournaments, tied for fourth-best. The team won their first title on home soil in 1984 and were led by Ballon d'Or winner Michel Platini. In 2000, the team, led by FIFA World Player of the Year Zinedine Zidane, won its second title in Belgium and the Netherlands. The team's worst result in the competition was a first-round elimination in 1992 and 2008. [1]
UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Campaign | |
1960 | Fourth place | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 1960 | |
1964 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1964 | |||||||||
1968 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 1968 | ||||||||||
1972 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1972 | ||||||||||
1976 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1976 | ||||||||||
1980 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1980 | ||||||||||
1984 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | 1984 | ||||||
1988 | Did not qualify | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1988 | |||||||||
1992 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 1992 | |
1996 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | Squad | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1996 | |
2000 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | Squad | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 2000 | |
2004 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | Squad | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 2004 | |
2008 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Squad | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 2008 | |
2012 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Squad | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2012 | |
2016 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | 2016 | ||||||
2020 | Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | Squad | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 2020 | |
2024 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Squad | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 2024 | |
2028 | To be determined | To be determined | 2028 | ||||||||||||||
2032 | 2032 | ||||||||||||||||
Total | 2 Titles | 11/17 | 49 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 73 | 53 | — | 120 | 74 | 28 | 18 | 260 | 94 | — |
Year | Manager | Captain | Final goalscorer(s) |
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1984 | Michel Hidalgo | Michel Platini | Michel Platini, Bruno Bellone |
2000 | Roger Lemerre | Didier Deschamps | Sylvain Wiltord, David Trezeguet |
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Albania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Belgium | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Iceland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Netherlands | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Portugal | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
Romania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Serbia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Spain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Sweden | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 49 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 73 | 53 |
France | 4–5 | Yugoslavia |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | France (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 | |
3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 | |
4 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
France | 3–2 | Yugoslavia |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sweden (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | France | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | England | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
France | 2–3 | Netherlands |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |
4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
France | 0–1 | Greece |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
3 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
4 | France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
Netherlands | 4–1 | France |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | Ukraine (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | France (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | Albania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
France | 2–1 | Republic of Ireland |
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France | 5–2 | Iceland |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Germany (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Hungary (H) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
France | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Switzerland |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
Player | Goals | 1960 | 1984 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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Michel Platini | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||
Antoine Griezmann | 7 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
Thierry Henry | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
Zinedine Zidane | 5 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
Karim Benzema | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
Youri Djorkaeff | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
Olivier Giroud | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
David Trezeguet | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
Dimitri Payet | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
Laurent Blanc | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Jean-Pierre Papin | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
Paul Pogba | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Jean-François Domergue | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
Christophe Dugarry | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
François Heutte | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
Sylvain Wiltord | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
Bruno Bellone | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Yohan Cabaye | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Luis Fernandez | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Alain Giresse | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Randal Kolo Muani | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Patrice Loko | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Kylian Mbappé | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Jérémy Ménez | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Samir Nasri | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Jean Vincent | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Maryan Wisnieski | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Own goals | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
Total | 73 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
Russia have participated in twelve UEFA European Championships, the second-most among all participants of the Euro after Germany, equalled to Spain, five of which were as the Soviet Union and one of which was representing the CIS. As the Soviet Union, their best performance was becoming champions in the inaugural 1960 edition in France, while their best performance as Russia came in the 2008 tournament held in Austria and Switzerland, when they reached the semi-finals.
The UEFA European Championship is one of the major competitive international football tournaments, first played in 1960. The finals stage of the tournament takes place every four years, with a qualifying competition beforehand. The sixteenth tournament was held across Europe in 2021.
The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current name in 1968. Starting with the 1996 tournament, specific championships are often referred to in the form "Euro 2008" or whichever year is appropriate. Prior to entering the tournament, all teams other than the host nations compete in a qualifying process.
The UEFA European Championship is one of the major competitive international football tournaments, first played in 1960, whose finals stage has been held every four years.
The Netherlands national football team has appeared in eleven UEFA European Championship tournaments. They first participated in 1976, and won the title in 1988. With Belgium, the Netherlands co-hosted the 2000 tournament. The team did not enter the first tournament in 1960, and did not qualify in 1964, 1968, 1972, 1984 and 2016.
The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between FIFA World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations' Cup, changing to the current name in 1968.
The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the men's national teams governed by UEFA. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations' Cup, changing to the current name in 1968. Starting with the 1996 tournament, specific championships are often referred to in the form "UEFA Euro (year)”. Prior to entering the tournament, all teams other than the host nations compete in a qualifying process.
The Denmark national football team have participated in ten UEFA European Championships, and won the tournament once. Their first tournament was the 1964 edition, in which they secured fourth place. In the final of UEFA Euro 1992 in Sweden, Denmark's 2–0 victory over Germany resulted in their first major tournament title.
Italy have participated in eleven UEFA European Championships, and reached the final on four occasions. They became champions as hosts in 1968, the first European Championship they qualified for, and finished as runners-up in 2000 and 2012, before winning their second continental championship at Euro 2020.
Portugal have participated in nine editions of the UEFA European Championship. Their first tournament was in 1984, and the side have advanced past the group stage in every edition they've participated in so far. Portugal have reached the semi-finals on five occasions, and reached the final as hosts in 2004, however losing to the heavy tournament underdogs Greece. They captured their first major tournament win after defeating hosts France 1–0 in the final of Euro 2016.
Ukraine have appeared in four UEFA European Championships, all consecutively: Euro 2012, Euro 2016, Euro 2020 and Euro 2024. Before 1996, some of its players played for the Soviet Union national team and CIS national team – Oleksiy Mykhailychenko, Hennadiy Lytovchenko, Oleh Luzhnyi, Ivan Hetsko and others.
Turkey have participated at six UEFA European Championships so far, with an upcoming seventh appearance in 2032 as co-host; the first group stage they qualified for was Euro 1996. Their best European performance to date was reaching the semi-finals in 2008, after winning their quarter-final match against Croatia on penalties.
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Austria have appeared in four editions of the UEFA European Championship: 2008, 2016, 2020, and 2024.
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Romania have appeared at six UEFA European Championships between 1984 and 2024. Their best performance so far was reaching the quarter-finals of Euro 2000, when they were eliminated by eventual tournament runners-up Italy.
As of 2024, Switzerland have appeared at six UEFA European Championships, between 1996 and 2024. They have advanced past the first round three times, reaching the last 16 in 2016 and the quarter-finals in 2020 for the first time, before being eliminated by Spain on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time. They again made it to the quarter-finals in 2024 after defeating defending champions Italy 2–0, but were once again eliminated in the quarter-finals on penalties, this time by England.
The UEFA European Championship is one of the major competitive international football tournaments, first played in 1960, whose finals stage has been held every four years, with the sixteenth staging of the competition occurring in 2021.
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