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Official: UEFA European Championship (more display)
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Quadrennial tournament held between European Championships, soccer (soccer), and the European Football Association (UEFA) member countries. The European Championship is the second of the World Cup’s reputation among international soccer tournaments.
The first final match of the European Championship (at the time, known as a European Cup) was held in 1960 after the two -year preliminary contest between 17 National Football Club. In 1960, the Eur -Final Tournament was composed of four teams, but in 1980 it expanded to 16 teams and 16 teams in 1996. Currently, the European Championship qualifying begins two years before all the UEFA members start playing between them. 16 Team Tournament Baths (qualifying processes do not include the final qualified host country or country).
The results of the European Championship are listed on the table.
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The result of the European soccer championship *Czechoslovakia has won penalty shooting out 5–3. ** COVID-19 postponed to 2021 for pandemic. *** Italy has won the penalty shootout 3-1. 1960 Yugoslavia 1 1964 Spanish 2 USSR 1 1972 West Germany 3 USSR 0 1976 Czechoslovakia* 2 1980 West Germany 2 Belgian 2 2004 France 2000 Lisha 1 Portugal 0 2008 Spain 1 Germany 0 2012 Spain 4 Italian 0 2016 Portugal 0 2020 ** 1 England 1 2024 Spain 2 England 1
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This article has recently been revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.
