Euro 2012: Goal.com looks back at the previous tournaments in the competition’s history

30 Nov 2011 12:14:00


 EURO2012
 PAST TOURNAMENTS


1960

Host nation: France
Winners: USSR
Runners-up: Yugoslavia
Greatest match: France 4-5 Yugoslavia
Player of the tournament: Viktor Ponedelnik (USSR)
Moment of the tournament: Netto lifts the trophy for first time




1964

Host nation: Spain
Winners: Spain
Runners-up: USSR
Greatest match: Spain 2-1 USSR
Player of the tournament: Luis Suarez (Spain)
Moment of the tournament: Marcelino’s late winner in the final




1968

Host nation: Italy
Winners: Italy
Runners-up: Yugoslavia
Greatest match: Italy 1-1 Yugoslavia (aet)
Player of the tournament: Luigi Riva (Italy)
Moment of the tournament: Domenghini’s late strike forced replay




1972

Host nation: Belgium
Winners: West Germany
Runners-up: USSR
Greatest match: USSR 0-3 West Germany
Player of the tournament: Gerd Muller (West Germany)
Moment of the tournament: Netzer's wonderful assist for Muller




1976

Host nation: Yugoslavia
Winners: Czechoslovakia
Runners-up: West Germany
Greatest match: Czechoslovakia 2-2 West Germany (5-3 pens)
Player of the tournament: Dieter Muller (West Germany)
Moment of the tournament: Panenka's crucial fifth penalty




1980

Host nation: Italy
Winners: West Germany
Runners-up: Belgium
Greatest match: Belgium 1-2 West Germany
Player of the tournament: Bernd Schuster (West Germany)
Moment of the tournament: Hrubesch's winner in the final




1984

Host nation: France
Winners: France
Runners-up: Spain
Greatest match: France 3-2 Portugal
Player of the tournament: Michel Platini (France)
Moment of the tournament: Platini's last-gasp winner in Marseille




1988

Host nation: West Germany
Winners: Netherlands
Runners-up: USSR
Greatest match: West Germany 1-2 Netherlands
Player of the tournament: Marco van Basten (Netherlands)
Moment of the tournament:  Van Basten wonder volley in the final




1992

Host nation: Sweden
Winners: Demark
Runners-up: Germany
Greatest match: Netherlands 3-1 Germany
Player of the tournament: Peter Schmeichel (Denmark)
Moment of the tournament: Schmeichel saves Van Basten penalty




1996

Host nation: England
Winners: Germany
Runners-up: Czech Republic
Greatest match: England 1-1 Germany (6-5 pens)
Player of the tournament: David Seaman
Moment of the tournament: Gascoigne's volley against Scotland




2000

Host nation: Netherlands and Belgium
Winners: France
Runners-up: Italy
Greatest match: Yugoslavia 3-4 Spain
Player of the tournament: Zinedine Zidane
Moment of the tournament: Trezeguet's Golden Goal in the final





2004

Host nation: Portugal
Winners: Greece
Runners-up: Portugal
Greatest match: England 2-2 Portugal (6-5 pens)
Player of the tournament: Theodoros Zagorakis
Moment of the tournament: Charisteas' winner in the final





2008

Host nation: Austria and Switzerland
Winners: Spain
Runners-up: Germany
Greatest match: Turkey 2-3 Germany
Player of the tournament: Xavi
Moment of the tournament: Torres' winner in the final

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