England, on the other hand, had to rely on several trump cards. One of them being Jude Bellingham’s stoppage-time bicycle kick against Slovakia in the last 16.
Both sides are ready to unsheathe their swords for the most prestigious football title on the European continent.
Will 17-year-old Lamine Yamal inspire Spain to a record fourth European Championship title? Or will Jude Bellingham steal the show?
While we can anticipate an explosive encounter between both nations at the Olympiastadion Berlin on Sunday, let’s take a look at some memorable records from past editions of the tournament.
Here, we will get to find out which European Championship match had the most goals, cautions, penalties, and many more.
So grab your jersey and take a seat.
EURO Match with the most penalties.
France’s 2-2 draw against Portugal in the Group F game at Euro 2020 is the game with the highest number of penalties in European Championship history.
The Match Day 3 fixture was played on June 23, 2021, at the Puskás Aréna, Budapest.
Ronaldo had the opportunity to convert twice from the spot, and he did in the 31st and 60th minute.
Having scored the second from open play, Benzema converted France’s opener from the penalty spot in stoppage time of the first half.
Both France and Portugal went through to the round of 16 following the draw.
To this day, it remains the game with the most penalties in the 64-year-long history of the European Championship, whose inaugural edition was in France in 1960.
Did you know the Soviet Union won the first-ever European Championship title? Meanwhile, the host nation, France, finished in 4th place.
EURO Match with the most bookings.
Turkey’s 2-1 win over Czechia at Euro 2024 was only one step short of becoming a full-blown WWE match.
The 90-minute contest produced the highest number of bookings in the competition’s history, with 19 cards shown.
The Match Day 3 fixture at the Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, was played on June 26, 2024. Referee Istvan Kovacs gave out seventeen yellow cards.
Two red cards were also shown before the end of the game, both for the Czech Republic’s Antonín Barák (20) and Tomáš Chorý (90’).
With Spain vs. Germany only close with 15 cards shown, this Group F clash holds the record for the most bookings in the annals of European Championship history.
EURO Match with the highest Victory.
While four other 5-0 victories have been recorded in the history of the European Championship, the Netherlands’ 6-1 win over Yugoslavia was the game with the highest victory while having the highest number of goals.
Played on June 25, 2000, Man-of-the-Match Kluivert (24′, 38′, 54′) bagged a hat-trick.
Marc Overmars (78′, 90+1′) scored twice in the quarterfinal clash at the Stadion Feijenoord ‘De Kuip’ Rotterdam.
An own goal from Govedarica 51′ (O. G.) made up the Netherlands’ sixth goal, while Milošević (90+2′) got Yugoslavia their only goal.
EURO Match with the most goals.
Yet again, Yugoslavia features in another European Championship game with a high scoreline. This time, one with nine goals, in the 5-4 win over France.
Played on July 6, 1960, at Parc de Princes in Paris in the inaugural edition of the European Championship, this nine-goal-producing game saw a brace on either side.
Dražan Jerković (78′, 79′) got one for Yugoslavia, while Heutte (43′, 62′) got another for France.
Only France vs. Iceland, which ended in a 5-2 win for Les Bleus on July 3, 2016, comes close with a seven-goal scoreline from open play.
EURO Match with the most spectators.
The final between Spain and the USSR played on July 21, 1964, had the highest number of spectators in European Championship history.
The fixture attracted 79,115 spectators.
It was Marcelino’s header in the 84th minute that handed Spain a 2-1 win over the USSR at the Santiago Bernabéu.
It was the first title for the three-time champions, who are on the verge of a record fourth European championship title following their 2-1 Euro 2024 win over France on Tuesday.
EURO Match with the lowest number of spectators.
Surprisingly, the 1964 European Championship edition had the game with the lowest number of attendants.
Only 3,896 spectators attended the third-place match between Hungary and Denmark.
Hungary won 3-1, AET, at Spotify Camp Nou in Barcelona.
