As the date draws near, the hype for the UEFA Euro 2021 gets even intense. The Euphoria is all set to get underway for the 16th time across Europe, starting Friday.
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Portugal is the defending champion for the first time, having won its maiden title in 2016. While it looks to become the second team to defend the crown successfully, we present all the important numbers and stats produced in the competition to date.
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TeamsMost titles: Germany and Spain (3)Most top-two finish: Germany (6)Most top-four finish: Germany (9)Most appearances: Germany (10)Most runners-up: Germany and Soviet Union (3)Most successive titles: Spain (2)Most successive top-two: Germany (3)Most successive top-four: Soviet Union (4)Most appearances: Germany (12)Most titles as host: Spain, Italy and France (1)Titles on debut: Soviet Union (1960), Spain (1964), Italy (1968) and West Germany (1972)Most matches: Germany (49)Most wins: Germany (26)Most goals: France (86)Least goals conceded: Norway (1)Best goal-scoring average per match: Wales (1.67)Least goal-conceding average per match: Norway (0.33)Most unbeaten tournament: Germany and Spain (4)Most wins in a tournament: France and Spain (5)Most goals in a tournament: France (14)Least goals conceded in a tournament: Italy, Norway and Spain (1)Most successive wins: France, Netherlands and Czech Republic (5)Biggest victories: France, Denmark, Netherland and Sweden (5 goals)Most goals in a game: Netherlands (6-1) vs FR Yugoslavia in 2000Most goals in a game: France vs Yugoslavia (4-5)- 9Most penalty shoot-outs: Italy (5)Most penalty shoot-out wins: Czech Republic and Spain (3)
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IndividualMost successive tournament appearances: Rainer Bonhof (Germany)- 3Most tournaments: Iker Casillas (Spain)- 5Most matches: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)- 21Most matches won: Cesc Fàbregas, Andrés Iniesta (Spain) and Ronaldo- 11Youngest player: Jetro Willems (Netherlands)- 18 yearsOldest player: Gábor Király (Hungary)- 40 yearsMost goals: Michel Platini (France)- 9Most hat-tricks: Platini- 2Fastest hat-trick: Platini- 18 minutesYoungest goalscorer: Johan Vonlanthen (Switzerland)- 18 yearsYoungest hat-trick scorer: Dieter Müller (Germany)- 22 yearsOldest goalscorer: Ivica Vastić (Austria)- 38 yearsOldest hat-trick scorer: Platini- 28 yearsFastest goal: Dmitri Kirichenko (Russia)- 67 secondsMost clean sheets by a goalkeeper: Casillas- 9Most matches as a coach: Joachim Löw (Germany)- 17Most wins as a coach: Löw- 11Most tournaments as a coach: Lars Lagerbäck- 4Most successive wins as a coach: Michel Hidalgo (France) and Rinus Michels (Netherlands)- 5Youngest coach: Srečko Katanec (Slovenia)- 36 yearsOldest coach: Giovanni Trapattoni (Republic of Ireland)Most tournaments as a referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)- 3Most matches as a referee: Frisk- 8
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TournamentMost goals: 108 (2016)Least goals: 7 (1968)Most goals per match: 4.75 (1976)Most scorers: 76 (2016)Most goals by a team: Yugoslavia (6 in 1960)Highest attendance: 79,115 (Soviet Union vs Spain) in Madrid, 1964NOTE: Asianet News humbly requests everyone to wear masks, sanitise, maintain social distancing and get vaccinated as soon as eligible. Together we can and will break the chain #ANCares #IndiaFightsCorona
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