Italy are second-time champions, the Euro Cup winners so far
Italy are second-time champions, the Euro Cup winners so far
Italy beat England 3-2 in a penalty shootout in the final at Wembley on Monday morning to win the Euro Cup after 53 years. Italy won the title after goalkeeper Gianluigi Donarumba saved England's Bukayo Saka's last penalty.
When Italy won the title for the second time in the 60-year history of the Eurocup, England was limited to runners-up when they reached the final of the big tournament after 55 years.
Italy had earlier won the Euro in 1968. England won the World Cup in 1966 and reached the Euro Cup final for the first time in this edition.
Italy has become the fourth team to win more than one Euro Cup. Italy had earlier won the Euro in 1968.
Apart from Italy, Germany (with West Germany) and Spain have won the Euro three times at most and France twice. The other six teams have won the Euro title 1-1. The Soviet Union, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Denmark, Greece, and Portugal have once lifted the Euro trophy.
Italy had to wait 53 years to win the second title. Which is the longest gap between the team that won the Euro Cup.
Italy also became the first team to win two penalty shootouts in the same Eurocup. Italy also beat Spain in the semifinals in a penalty shootout.
Italian defender Leonardo Bonucci became the oldest player to score in a Euro Cup final. He equalized in the 67th minute against England.
Bonucci was 34 years and 71 days old when he played in the final. Euro champions Italy have extended their unbeaten run in international football to 34 games.
These are the winners of 15 editions so far
1960: Soviet Union
1964: Spain
1968: Italy
1972: West Germany
1976: Czechoslovakia
1980: West Germany
1984: France
1988: Netherlands
1992: Denmark
1996: Germany
2000: France
2004: Greece
2008: Spain
2012: Spain
2016: Portugal
2020: Italy
Record for most goals in Eurocup 2020
Euro Cup 2020 ends with Italy winning the title after losing in a penalty shootout in England. The Euro Cup, which moved a year later due to the Corona epidemic, was held in 11 countries for the first time.
There were a total of 51 games in the month-long Euro. Italy won the title unbeaten, setting a goal record in this Eurocup.
At Euro 2020, 142 goals were scored. And the goal ratio is still high.
The goal scored by Italian defender Leonardo Bonucci against England in the final was the 142nd goal.
This is the second time the competition has been held after increasing the number of participating teams in Euro to 24. Five years ago, 24 teams had scored 108 goals in Euro.
In the last 16, Croatia's Mislav Orsic broke the record of 108 after scoring against Spain.
The group stage of the Euro Cup started in 1980. Since then, the number of goals scored this time has remained high.
In 2000, when 16 teams competed, 85 goals were scored. The ratio was 2:74. This time the ratio was 2:78 when 24 teams participated in Euro with 142 goals.
In the last 16 matches between Spain and Croatia, 8 goals were scored. Which is the second-highest goal scored in a single game. France and Yugoslavia scored nine goals in the first game of the first edition in 1960.
In the 60-year history of the Eurocup, 16 editions have been held so far. In which 10 nations have already won the title. Italy has won the title for the second time.
How many goals have been scored in which edition so far?
2020 - 142 goals 51 games
2016 - 108 goals 51 games
2012 - 76 goals 31 games
2008 - 77 goals 31 games
2004 - 77 goals 31 games
2000 - 85 goals 31 games
1996–64 goals 31 games
1992 - 32 goals 15 games
1988 - 34 goals in 15 games
1984 - 41 goals in 15 games
1980 - 27 goals in 14 games
1976 - 19 goals 4 games
1972 - 10 goals 4 games
1968 - 7 goals 5 games
1964 - 13 goals 4 games
1960 - 17 goals 4 games
Find out in the issue of EuroCup 2020
Euro Cup 2020 is over with Italy winning the title. Italy won the Euro Cup after 53 years by beating England at home on Monday morning.
This time a total of 142 goals were scored in 51 games. There were various ups and downs in the month-long Euro Cup. The figures are as follows after the Euro Cup.
1: Italy's Federico Kiesa sets the record for most Euro Cup goals with his father, Enrico Kiesa, after scoring in the last 16 against Austria. Enrique and Federico became the only father and son to score in the Euro Cup.
2: England becomes the first team to win the group stage with just two goals. Reaching the final, Italy and England did not score a goal in the group stage. Earlier, only four teams had set a record of not conceding a goal in the group stage.
3: Switzerland has played three games in the Euro knockout stage so far and has reached the penalty shootout three times. The Swiss team had not scored three goals in a single game before. This time Turkey and France scored three goals against two teams.
4: England beat Ukraine 4-0 in the quarterfinals, scoring four goals in a single game in the knockout stages of the main competition for the first time since the 1966 World Cup final.
5: England becomes the first team to have a clean sheet in five consecutive games at the Eurocup. Spain became the first team to score five goals in two consecutive games.
7: Scotland added eight points in the group stage of the Eurocup, including seven points on June 18.
8: In the last 16 matches between Spain and Croatia, 8 goals were scored. This is the second-highest goal scorer in a single Euro Cup match. And 8 different players scored in the same game.
9: Patrick Sick of the Czech Republic becomes the ninth player in Euro history to score five goals in a single tournament. Similarly, Inland won the first match of the Euro Cup in the ninth attempt.
11: Ukraine, who reached the quarterfinals of Euro 2020, could not keep a clean sheet in 11 games. Germany, meanwhile, lost for the first time in 11 opening games at the Eurocup.
13: Spain scored 13 goals in the Euro Cup this time. Which is the highest goal scored by Spain in a single competition.
14: Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal sets various records in this Euro. He has scored 14 goals, the most in Euros.
15: Italy beat Belgium 2-1 in the quarterfinals, their 15th consecutive victory, including a selection in the Euro Cup in Italy.
17: Caspar Kozlowski of Poland becomes the youngest player to play in Euros against Spain at the age of 17 years and 246 days
18: Under Euro 2020, 18 goals were scored on the same day on June 23. Which is the highest number of goals scored in a single day.
25: Harry Kane's last 25 goals for England in a competitive game.
29: Denmark wins the Euro quarterfinals after 29 years. Denmark, who reached the semi-finals this time, had beaten Wales 4-0 in the last 16.
32: Italy beat Belgium in the quarterfinals to win 13 consecutive games. The unbeaten run was extended to 32 games. Italy is unbeaten in 34 games after winning the final.
34: Antoine Griezmann has scored 34 goals in France's unbeaten run.
36: Italy's Giorgio Chiellini becomes the oldest player to win the Euro Cup. He lifted the Euro trophy for 36 years and 331 days. Similarly, Leonardo Bonucci of Italy became the old player to score in the final. He scored against England at the age of 34 years and 71 days.
37: North Macedonia's Goran Pandeb scores his first goal in a 37-year, 321-day Euro Cup.
53 - Italy wins the Euro Cup after 53 years.
55: England reach the final of the main event after 55 years.
61: France concedes three goals in a single Euro Cup match after 61 years. France had conceded three goals in the last 16 against Switzerland in a penalty shootout.
83: Switzerland wins the knockout stage of the main competition after 83 years.
109: Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo equals Iran's Ali Dai's record of 109 goals in international football.
142: 142 goals in Euro 2020. This is the highest goal ever scored in a single edition. Even in proportion, this number of goals is still very high.
8000: Switzerland's Harris Seferovic's goal in the last 16 against France is the 8000th goal in the Eurocup. Earlier, Austria's Michael Gregoritz scored the 700th goal and the Netherlands' Georginio Vijnaldum the 750th goal.
Italy beat England in a penalty shootout to win Euro Cup after 53 years
Italy beat England in a penalty shootout to win the Euro 2020 title. In the final on Monday morning, Italy defeated England 3-2 in a penalty shootout at home.
In the shootout, Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donarumba became the hero and saved two shots. England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford also saved two penalties. But he could not become a hero.
The match ended in a 1-1 draw at Wembley Stadium in London. England took the lead in the second minute of the game. Luke Shaw scored on a pass from Kiran Tripier to give the home side the lead. It was the fastest goal in the Euro final and also Shaw's first goal for the national team. After scoring the first goal without being able to control it, Italy started to equalize.
England maintained the lead in the first half. But could not score any more goals in the second half. Italy equalized in the second half. In the 67th minute, Leonardo Bonucci equalized Italy with a pass from Marco Verratti.
After the scheduled 90-minute game ended in a 1-1 draw, an extra 30 minutes was added. The game ended in a penalty shootout after no more goals were scored in extra time.
Dominico Berardi, Leonardo Bonucci and Federico Bernadesi scored for Italy in the shootout. Italy's Andre Bellotti and Jorgenho's penalties were saved by English goalkeeper Pickford.
Only England's Harry Kane and Harry Maguire scored.
Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Shaka were saved by Italian goalkeeper Donarumba. Marcus Rasford's shot hit the post and came back.
Italy won the toss and elected to field.
Italy, which has won the Euro Cup for the first time in 53 years, has won a major title in 15 years. Italy won the World Cup in 2006. Italy, which won the Euro Cup in 1968, also played in the Euro finals in 2000 and 2012. But the runner-up was limited.
After 55 years, England reached the final of the big tournament and played the final of the Euro Cup for the first time. But the dream of winning the first Euro could not be fulfilled as they could not succeed in the penalty shootout.
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