| EC 2004 |
|
Host:
Portugal
Winner: Hellas |
 |
Greece pulled off one of the
biggest shocks in football history to beat Portugal in the Euro 2004 final.
Angelos Charisteas scored from the Greeks' first corner after 57 minutes,
heading in an Angelis Basinas cross. And the Greek defence then stifled the
hosts' flair in a tense second half, led by the inspired Traianos Dellas.
Portugal surged forwards and came close through Cristiano Ronaldo, Maniche,
and Luis Figo but Greece goalkeeper Antonios Nikopolidis stood firm.
All the results from the championship
Final result: Greece - Portugal 1-0
|
| |
|
| EC 2000 |
Host:
Belgium/Netherlands
Winner:
France |
 |
Trezeguet's golden goal won
the Euro 2000 final for France and put Roger Lemerre's side in football's
history books. Substitute Trezeguet's goal in the 103rd minute saw the
French become the first team to add the European Championship to the World
Cup. It was total heartbreak for Italy, who were leading deep into injury
time until France justified their billing as the best team in the
competition with a stunning late comeback. Trezeguet made it the second
European championship in succession to finish with a golden goal - and
provided a fitting finale to a compelling tournament. Final: France -
Italy 2-1 a.e.t |
| |
|
|
EC 1996 |
Host:
England
Winner: Tyskland |
 |
"Football's Coming Home," sang
Baddiel, Skinner and almost the entire English nation, but in the end, as so
many times in the past, it was the Germans who carried off the spoils. In
the final it was the chez.rep who took the lead but just befiore the end
substitute Oliver Bierhoff rose to head home an equalisier. Extra time began.
Four minutes later, Czech keeper Petr Kouba fumbled a mis-hit Bierhoff shot
and it was all over. If the Queen felt any grief handing over the trophy to
Jurgen Klinsmann, she disguised it well.
Final: Chez.rep - Germany 1-2 a.e.t
|
| |
|
|
EC 1992 |
Host:
Sweden
Winner: Denmark |
 |
Denmark shocked Europe with a
memorable victory over favourites Germany with a devastating performance in
a closely fought final in Stockholm. What made it even more extraordinary
was the fact that the Danes were only in the tournament because Yugoslavia
were forced to pull out at the last minute. 40,000 packed into Gothenburg's
Nya Ullevi Stadium for the final and it was rank outsiders Denmark who got
their noses in front thanks to a John Jensen goal. Peter Schmeichel kept the
Germans at bay for much of the game and with 12 minutes remaining Kim
Vilfort finished them off to give Denmark the title. Final: Denmark -W.Germany
2-0 |
| |
|
| EC 1988 |
Host:
Germany Winner:
Netherlands |
 |
Before this tournament
everyone expected West Germany's name to be engraved on the trophy.
Not only did they possess one of the most star-studded line-ups in world
football, but they were playing the tournament in their own back garden.
Instead Holland proved
to be the great team this time. The final was essentially a re-match of one
of the first group games. However, this time the Holland class told and a
header from one of the world's greatest players, Ruud Gullit and a wonder
goal from van Basten proved too much for the Soviet Union.
Final: Netherlands -Soviet union 2-0 |
| |
|
| EC 1984 |
Host:
France
Vinner:
France |
 |
France had the honour of
staging the seventh European Championship and they worked wonders both on
and off the pitch to help make this the greatest yet. World Cup winners
Italy were the most significant absentees from the finals after a dreadful
qualifying bid, but it would be hard to imagine a better tournament taking
place even if Brazil had been there at their most sublime. In the final
Frenchman Yvon Le Roux was sent off but Spain still somehow seemed to be
fighting a losing battle and Bruno Bellone finished them off with a chipped
second goal that secured France a deserved first international trophy.
Final: France -Belgium 2-0 |
| |
|
| EC 1980 |
Host:
Italy
Winner:
W Germany |
 |
Uefa gave the European
Championship a shot in the arm in 1980 by opting to make the event more of a
spectacle with the introduction of a larger format, which would see eight
teams qualify for the finals. Two groups of four were to be played out, with
the winners going directly to the final in Rome. Belgium and W.Germany
(yet again), won their groups and in the final Horst Hrubesch flicked home a
header with two minutes remaining though and that brought another European
Championship victory for West Germany.
Final result: W.germany -Belgium 1-0
|
| |
|
| EC 1976 |
Host:
Yugoslavia
Winner:
Chekoslovakia |
 |
West Germany were on top of
the world in 1976. The European champions and World Cup winners had good
reason to assume that they were the best team on the planet and there were
no signs that anything was about to change.Extra-time failed to produce a
winner, so penalties were necessary and Uli Hoeness was the first to crack
when he skied his spot-kick over the bar. Czechoslovakia won the final with
the next penalty as Antonín Panenka kept his cool with the most impudent of
chips and West Germany's reign was over - for four years at least.
Final : Chekoslovakia-W.Ger.
2-2 A.ET. (5-3 on pen.) |
| |
|
| EC 1972 |
Host:
Belgium
Winner:
W Germany |
 |
All eyes were on England,
Italy and West Germany going into the 1972 European Championship qualifiers.
The strongest forces in European football at that time all had reasons to be
confident, though two of them were on a collision course which could only
produce one winner and the other side wouldn't even make the semi-finals.
West Germany were at their arrogant best in the final and the Soviets were
psychologically beaten before they started after recently being on the wrong
end of a 4-1 thrashing by the Germans, with none other than Gerd Müller
scoring all four.
Final result: W.Germany -Soviet Unionen 2-1 |
| |
|
| EC 1968 |
Host:
Italy
Vinner: Italy |
 |
The Nations Cup title gave way
to the EC in 1968 and qualifying groups were used for the first time
to determine who would reach the quarter-finals. The final where decided
after two games. Italy fielded a much-changed line-up in the second match
and one of the big names missing from the original final was first on the
scoresheet. Luigi Riva - guilty of several glaring misses - atoned for his
profligacy with a left-footed drive and Pietro Anastasi's volley put
the replay beyond Yugoslavia's reach with just over half an hour gone… game
set and match to the hosts again.
Final Result: Italy - Yugolavia 1-1, 2-0 |
| |
|
| EC 1964 |
Host:
Spain
Vinner: Spain |
 |
The second Nations Cup had a
much bigger turn-out than
the maiden competition, with England and Italy among those agreeing to enter
for the first time, though West Germany would still not take part. The final
match-up was laden with political significance - hosts Spain, who had
refused to play the Soviet Union at the last Nations Cup, taking on the same
side in front of the all-powerful man who had insisted they step aside,
General Franco. It stayed 1-1 until the 84th minute when Marcelino Martínez
headed in the decisive goal that settled the final in Spain's favour.
Final result: Spain -Soviet Unionen 2-1 |
| |
|
| EC 1960 |
Location:
France
Winner:
Sovietunionen |
 |
France were denied the honour
of finishing third after
they were beaten 2-0 by the Czechs and that may account for the reason why
less than 18,000 people turned up to watch the first Nations Cup final.
Those that stayed away missed a tense battle of wills,
with Yugoslavia taking a first-half lead through Milan Galic which was later
cancelled out by Slava Metreveli.
The Soviet Union prevailed in extra-time as Ponedelnik's header earned them
the title as the first champions of Europe.
Final result: Soviet - Yugoslavia 2-1 a.et |
Rekorder/Worldrec.
