The first European Cup of Nations started at 1958 and lasted for two seasons: the final was 1958- 1959 1/8 and the final was 1959- 1960/kloc.
The countries competing for the first place are: Hungary, Soviet Union, Poland, GDR, Portugal, Yugoslavia, Spain, Bulgaria, Romania, Denmark, Czech Republic, Ireland, France, Greece, Turkey and Norway.
1960, the first European Nations Cup was held in France, with four teams participating. The final was played between the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia. The two sides tied at 1- 1 within 90 minutes, and the game entered overtime. The Soviet Union finally defeated Yugoslavia with a goal of 2-/kloc-0-0 seven minutes before the final and won the championship. Lev Yasin, the legendary goalkeeper of the Soviet team, also became famous in this championship.
1964, the final stage of the second European Cup of Nations was held in Spain. The final was played between the host Spain and the defending champion Soviet Union. With the strong support of 79 1 15 spectators at home, Spain finally won the championship with a score of 2- 1.
1968, the third European Cup of Nations was officially renamed the European Football Championship. 3 1 countries participated in the qualifiers. The final was held in Italy. The seed team system was implemented for the first time in this competition. The teams participating in the final stage are divided into 8 groups, each group has a seed team, and the top two teams in the group enter the 1/4 finals. In the group stage, Albania had a big accident, and the favorite Federal Republic of Germany was eliminated through overtime. The final was played between Yugoslavia and the host country Italy. The two sides 1- 1 drew, and Italy won the championship through a 2-0 replay.
1972, the 4th European Football Championship was held in Belgium. The final was held between the Federal Republic of Germany and the former Soviet Union, and the Federal Republic of Germany won the championship by defeating the Soviet Union 3-0. Two years later, the Federal Republic of Germany won the World Cup and completed the Grand Slam.
1972 Germany won the championship with an overwhelming advantage.
From 65438 to 0976, the 5th European Football Championship was held in Yugoslavia. It took 1.20 minutes to decide the winner in both semi-finals. Czechoslovakia beat Holland 3: 65,438+0, and West Germany beat Yugoslavia 4: 2. The final was played between Czechoslovakia and the Federal Republic of Germany. Czechoslovakia finally won the European Championship by exchanging penalties to beat its opponent 7-5.
From 65438 to 0980, the 6th European Football Championship was held in Italy. The rules of this game have changed. It is stipulated that after the group stage, eight teams will enter the next round, and then they will be divided into two groups to catch up with each other, and the first place in each group will automatically get the right to the finals. The dark horse of this competition is the Belgian team, which is composed of a group of novices under the leadership of coach Edith. Has won in a row, defeated Norway, Austria, England, Portugal, and finally defeated the host Italy to enter the final. The final battle for the championship was held between the Federal Republic of Germany and Belgium. The Federal Republic of Germany became the final winner, beating Belgium by 2: 1 and winning the European Championship for the second time.
From 65438 to 0984, the 7th European Football Championship was held in France. French star Platini became an instant hit. In the group stage, France first beat Denmark (scored by Platini) with 1-0, and then beat Belgium with 5-0, among which Platini scored 3 goals alone and finally played against Yugoslavia. In the case of losing a goal in the first half, Platini, as the center, pulled three goals in a row and finally won 3-2. In the semi-final, France and Portugal played one minute before the end, and the score was still 2-2. Platini shot in front of the door to let France win 3-2. In the other semi-final, Denmark and Spain drew with 1: 1, and each other had a penalty. Spain passed 5: 4. In the final on June 27th, Platini once again staged a free kick stunt, knocking on the door of Spain. Although the goalkeeper of the Spanish team was prepared, the ball slipped into the net from his hand. Before the end, the French team counterattacked successfully, 2-0. Hidalgo fought hard for 8 years and the French team finally won the championship. Platini was elected the top scorer with 9 goals.
1988, the 8th European Football Championship was held in the Federal Republic of Germany. The Dutch team, with football talents such as gullit and Van Basten, is unstoppable. They beat the Soviet team 2-0 in the final and won the championship.
1992, the 9th European Football Championship was held in Sweden. Denmark, which qualified for the competition because of Yugoslavia's withdrawal, unexpectedly reached the final, beating Germany 2-0 in the final and winning the championship unexpectedly.
1996, the 10th European Football Championship was held in Britain. Previously, * * * unprecedented 48 countries participated in the qualifiers. 16 The teams that entered the final stage were divided into four groups, and the top two in the group advanced to the next round. The final was decided by a "golden ball" for the first time, and the German team finally won the championship for the third time by beating the Czech team 2-/kloc-0-0 with bierhoff's golden ball.
In 2000, the 1 1 European Football Championship was jointly organized by the Netherlands and Belgium. World Cup champion France defeated Italy 2-/kloc-0-with two goals (one from Wiltord and one from Trezeguet) in the final, becoming the first team to win the European Football Championship after winning the World Cup.
In 2004, the 12 European Football Championship was hosted by Portugal. Portugal, the host team led by the golden generation, lost to Greece, the super dark horse of this competition, and Greece won the championship mysteriously.
In 2008, the 13 European Football Championship was jointly organized by Austria and Switzerland. The final started at Ernst-happel Stadium in Vienna. Spain 1-0 (scored by Torres) won the European Championship again after 44 years, becoming the first champion team to win the championship in the group stage after France 1984.
In 20 12, the 14th European Football Championship was jointly held by Poland and Ukraine. The final started at Kiev Olympic Stadium. Spain, the defending champion, beat Italy 4-0 to tie Germany's record of three consecutive championships, becoming the first team to win the European Championship in a row and the first team to win three consecutive championships.
In 20 16, the 5th1European Football Championship will be hosted by France, and the total number of teams participating in the final stage will increase to 24 in an unprecedented way. The finals began in stade de france. With Cristiano Ronaldo injured in less than 25 minutes, Portugal beat host France 1-0 with Edel's winning goal and won the first championship in the team's history.
France (host), England, Czech Republic, Iceland, Austria, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, Wales, Romania, Albania, Germany, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Croatia, Turkey, Hungary, Ireland, Sweden and Ukraine.