Berti Vogts (West Germany 1972, Germany 1996) is unique in having won the EURO as a player and a coach. Fernando Torres (Spain 2008, 2012) holds the unique distinction of having scored in two EURO finals. No player has scored more than twice in a EURO final. Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record of appearing in finals 12 years apart (20). In total, 40 players have appeared in two finals, with Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini having joined the club at EURO 2020 after being involved in Italy's 2012 final loss to Spain. Highlights: Chelsea win the 2021 UEFA Champions LeagueĪfter this year's final, ten players have featured on the winning sides in both the European Cup/UEFA Champions League and EURO finals in the same summer:ġ964: Luis Suárez (Internazionale Milano & Spain) 1988: Hans van Breukelen, Ronald Koeman, Berry van Aerle, Gerald Vanenburg (PSV Eindhoven & Netherlands) 2012: Fernando Torres, Juan Mata (Chelsea & Spain) 2016: Cristiano Ronaldo, Pepe (Real Madrid & Portugal) 2020: Jorginho (Chelsea & Italy) Have any players played in more than one EURO final? Has anyone won the UEFA Champions League and the EURO final in the same summer? The 48-year-old, an international referee since 2006, also oversaw the 20 UEFA Europa League deciders as well as the 2014 UEFA Champions League final. Who was the referee for the final?ījörn Kuipers from the Netherlands officiated the final.
What was the highest-scoring EURO final?įour goals have been scored in two EURO finals Spain beat Italy 4-0 to win the final of EURO 2012 in Kyiv while the 1976 final between West Germany and Czechoslovakia in Belgrade ended 2-2 after extra time, Czechoslovakia taking the trophy with a 5-3 shoot-out win. Spain beat Italy 4-0 to win the final of EURO 2012 in Kyiv. What has been the biggest win in a EURO final? Spain (1964), Italy (1968) and France (1984) all won the EURO final as host nations, but the hosts have also lost the decider on three occasions, with Portugal (2004), France (2016) and now England upstaged on home soil. Germany teams have featured in six finals in total no other nation has appeared in more than four. Germany/West Germany and Spain have been the most successful sides in the history of the UEFA European Championship, winning three editions each. Watch Bierhoff's EURO '96 winner for Germany Who has played in and won the most EURO finals? There have been two UEFA Champions League finals staged at Wembley since its reopening in 2007, with Barcelona prevailing in 2011 and Bayern triumphant two years later. In club competition, Manchester United (1968) and Liverpool (1978) have won two of the seven European Cup showpieces to have been held at the stadium. Thirty years prior to that, England's 1966 FIFA World Cup triumph culminated at Wembley, the Three Lions beating West Germany 4-2 after extra time to lift the trophy on home soil. Germany were crowned European champions for a third time thanks to Oliver Bierhoff's golden goal against the Czech Republic.
The old Wembley Stadium – which was demolished in 2002 – hosted the EURO '96 decider. Wembley also staged the semi-finals on Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 July. It was originally scheduled for 12 July 2020 before the tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The UEFA EURO 2020 final took place on Sunday 11 July 2021, kicking off at 21:00 CEST.