UEFA Euro 2012

FACT FILE

Previous winners (1960-2008) Spain (2) 1964 & 2008; France (2) 1984 & 2000; West Germany (2) 1987 & 1980; USSR 1960; Italy 1968; Czechoslovakia 1976; The Netherlands 1988; Denmark 1992; Germany 1996 and Greece 2004. 

Ten winning nations from 13 competitions, covering 48 years.

Most Goals Scored (in competition) Michel Platini, France, 9 (1984); Marco Van Basten, The Netherlands 5 (1988); Alan Shearer, England, 5 (1996); Partick Kluivert, The Netherlands and Savo Milosevic, Croatia, 5 each (2000) and Milan Baros, Czech Republic, 5 (2004)

Most Championship Games Played West Germany 38 (won 19); The Netherlands 32 (won 17); Spain 30 (won 13).

A total of 31 different countries have so far played in the Championships (1960-2008)

Did You Know ?

The 1968 European Nations Cup semi-final between Italy and the USSR was decided by the toss of a coin. Italy won and went on to beat Yugoslavia after a replay in the final, in their own country!

The Odds to win in 2012 Spain 5/2, Germany 3/1, The Netherlands 6/1, England 10/1, France 11/1, Italy 12/1, Portugal 18/1, Russia 22/1, Poland 40/1, Ukraine 50/1, Croatia 50/1, 66/1 bar.

Top Goalscorer: Mario Gomez 8/1, Robin Van Persie 10/1, Klaas Jan Huntelaar 12/1, Cristiano Ronaldo 14/1, Fernando Torres 16/1, Karim Benzema 14/1, 20/1 bar