The first UEFA European Football Championship was held in France in 1960. The final in Paris was won by the USSR, who beat Yugoslavia 2-1 in the final in front of 17,966 spectators. The competition’s biggest ever crowd watched the 1964 final at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid. Around 125,000 fans witnessed the hosts’ 2-1 victory over the USSR. However, the official attendance was given as only 79,115. UEFA EURO 2008™ is the 13th final tournament
of the UEFA European Football Championship. A total of 173 final round matches have been played to date, watched by 6.5 million spectators (an average of 37,500 per match) and featuring 426 goals (2.48 per match). Germany is the most successful nation with three victories, followed by France with two. The USSR, Spain, Italy, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Denmark and Greece have each won the tournament once.
Gustav Wiederkehr, UEFA President, hands the trophy to Franz Beckenbauer, Captain of
European champions Germany, in 1972
European champions Germany, in 1972
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