Records & Trivia

MOST TITLES
3 -- Germany (1972, 1980, 1996), Spain (1964, 2008, 2012)
BEST FINISH BY A DEBUTING TEAM
Champion:  Soviet Union (1960), Spain (1964), Italy (1968), West Germany (1972)
MOST GOALS SCORED IN FINALS
9 -- Michel Platini (France, 1984)
MOST GOALS SCORED, INCLUDING QUALIFYING
26 -- Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal: 2 in 2004, 9 in 2008, 10 in 2012, 5 in 2016)
MOST CLEAN SHEETS
9 -- Edwin van der Sar (Netherlands), Iker Casillas (Spain)

There have nine different champions in the 14 iterations of the UEFA European Championships. Spain and Germany have each won thrice, France have two titles, while Italy, Greece, Netherlands, Denmark, Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia have one each.

To date, Spain are the only side in history to have won consecutive titles, doing so in 2008 and 2012.

Lillian Thuram and Edwin van der Sar have the most appearances at the Championships with 16 apiece, however Iker Casillas and Cristiano Ronaldo, who already have 14, may eclipse that mark in the upcoming tournament.

In 2004, Portugal became the first host nation to lose the final of the tournament as hosts.

Cristiano Ronaldo, at 19 years and 150 days, was the youngest player to make an appearance in the final of the Championships, doing so against Greece in the 2004 Euro final.

Yugoslavia hold the unenviable honour of finishing in the top two twice, but failing to win a single title.

Michel Platini holds the record for most hattricks (2), most consecutive hattricks (2) and the fastest hattrick (18 minutes) during France's conquest of Europe in 2004.

The Eiffel tower will change colour based on Internet activity during through Euros.

The English second tier, Sky Bet Championship, will provide more players to Euro 2016 (30) than French top flight, Ligue 1 (22).

Juventus and Liverpool FC are the most represented clubs at EURO 2016 with 12 players each.

Russia's Dmitri Kirichenko holds the record for the fastest goal scored in the Euros, netting just 68 seconds into their match against Greece in Euro 2004.

The most goals scored in a single tournament came in 2000, when 85 goals were struck.