EURO 2024 entertained in a big way, and that’s nothing new for the European Championship.
Here is a look at all of the previous finals and information on the most successful teams in the history of the competition.
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Only four countries have won the European Championship trophy on two or more occasions, and now Spain is the first to win four times after beating England 2-1 in Berlin.
Some of the biggest surprise winners have been Denmark and Greece, while England are the biggest nation to never win a European title as they were runners up in the last edition.
Which country has the most UEFA European Championship titles?
Spain have won the most European Championships titles with four, breaking a tie with Germany, who have also been runners up on three occasions. Spain were runners-up once.
Has there ever been a back-to-back UEFA Euro champion?
Yes. Spain are they only team to defend a European title. They won consecutive European Championships in 2008 and 2012.
Year-by-year UEFA EURO past winners, runners up, third-place teams
1960: Soviet Union 2-1 Yugoslavia (AET) in Paris, France | Third place: Czechoslovakia
1964: Spain 2-1 Soviet Union in Madrid, Spain | Third place: Hungary
1968: Italy 2-0 Yugoslavia (replay) in Rome, Italy | Third place: England
1972: West Germany 3-0 Soviet Union in Brussels, Belgium | Third place: Belgium
1976: Czechoslovakia 2-2 West Germany (5-3 on penalties) in Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Third place: Netherlands
1980: West Germany 2-1 Belgium in Rome, Italy | Third place: Czechoslovakia
Third place game no longer contested after 1980
1984: France 2-0 Spain in Paris, France
1988: Netherlands 2-0 Soviet Union in Munich, Germany
1992: Denmark 2-0 Germany in Gothenburg, Sweden
1996: Germany 2-1 Czech Republic (golden goal) in London, England
2000: France 2-1 Italy (golden goal) in Rotterdam, Netherlands
2004: Greece 1-0 Portugal in Lisbon, Portugal
2008: Spain 1-0 Germany in Vienna, Austria
2012: Spain 4-0 Italy in Kiev, Ukraine — Recap
2016: Portugal 1-0 France (AET) in Paris, France — Recap, video highlights
2020: Italy 1-1 England (3-2 on penalties) in London, England — Recap, highlights
2024: Spain 2-1 England in Berlin, Germany — Recap, highlights, player ratings
