Euro Records
With so many editions, the best teams and players start to compete for more than a trophy. The stats are there to make history and everyone wants to grab a piece of it. Just like the UEFA Euro Groups, we have a nice section of the most interesting Euro records we have found.
Teams
Most championships: 3 – Germany and Spain
Most consecutive championships: 2 – Spain (2008 and 2012)
Championships as host: Spain (1964), Italy (1968), and France (1984)
Most matches played: 49 – Germany
More victories: 26 – Germany
More draws: 16 – Italy
Most goals scored: 72 – Germany
Most goals received: 48 – Germany
Players
Most caps
21 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
18 – Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany)
17 – Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)
Most goals
9 – Michel Platini (France)
9 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
7 – Alan Shearer (England)
Fastest goal: 67 seconds – Dmitri Kirichenko (Russia)
Most hat-tricks: 2 – Michel Platini (France)
Fastest hat-trick: 18 minutes – Michel Platini (France)
Youngest player: 18y 71d: Jetro Willems (Netherlands)
Youngest goalscorer: 18y 141y: Johan Vonlanthen (Switzerland)
Oldest player: 40y 86d: Gábor Kirláy (Hungary)
Oldest goalscorer: 28y 257d: Ivica Vastic (Austria)
Championships as player and coach: Berti Vogts – 1972 as a player, and 1996 as a coach
Matches
More goals in a match:
France 4-5 Yugoslavia (1960)
More goals in a final:
The Czech Republic 2-2 West Germany (1976)
Spain 4-0 Italy (2012)
Largest wins:
Netherlands 6-1 Yugoslavia (1960)
France 5-0 Belgium (1984)
Denmark 5-0 Yugoslavia (1984)
Sweden 5-0 Bulgaria (2004)
To find a full list of stats and records of this new edition, visit the UEFA official website and update yourself with the ones that can be broken this year!