When was the first european championships

The first match had ended in extra time. List of European Championship Winners from to Here is a list of all the European Championship winners over the years since the competition began in Here is a list of all the Euro winners over the years since the competition began in Italy Italy beat England on penalties as the game ended at after minutes at the Wembley Stadium in London, England.

Tags England Euro Italy. In his honor, the tournament trophy was named after him. The new trophy is made of sterling silver, weighs 8 kilograms 18 lb , and is 60 centimeters 24 in tall. The names of the winning countries are now engraved on the back.

Spain is the only nation to successfully defend its title, having done so in Germany has played the most matches 53 , scored the most goals 75 and recorded the most victories In , France became the only nation to win all of its matches at a tournament 5 out of 5.

In , Denmark won the title with only two victories in five games. Over the years, the European Champions has gotten more popular with TV audiences. In , the total live audience for the expanded match tournament grew to 2 billion viewers. That was the star moment of my life. He won five USSR titles and three domestic cups at Spartak, but is best remembered for an extraordinary act of sportsmanship at the World Cup when he told the referee to disallow a goal against Uruguay because the ball had entered the net from the wrong side.

It was not by chance that our national team's greatest moments are tied to his name. Four teams competed at the final tournament in France, which took place from 6—10 July The hosts lost the opening semi-final to Yugoslavia, despite taking a two-goal lead twice at the Parc des Princes. In the other semi, which kicked off later the same night, the USSR made light work of Czechoslovakia, winning France fell to Czechoslovakia in the third-place play-off in Marseille on 9 July before the USSR edged out Yugoslavia in the final the following day.

Four teams figured at the inaugural finals, after only 17 entered qualifying; England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland were not interested, while Italy, the Netherlands and World Cup winners West Germany also declined. The first EURO was a knockout competition, with a single preliminary round tie ensuring that the field was reduced to 16 teams for the first round, with ties settled over two legs. The winners of the four second-round ties all made their way to the final tournament in France with the USSR making it through on a walkover after Spain refused to play them for political reasons.