Thursday, June 9, 2016

EURO winners in stickers

European football competition takes place in regular intervals, every four years. Originally, this competition was called the UEFA European Nations Cup, after two two competitions, 1960. and 1964. it was renamed into UEFA European Championship. The participants of the tournament are the teams that go through a qualifying phase of the competition. In the first five championships qualifications were long and fierce and only four teams were participant of final tournament.

Since 1980. eight teams compete in the finals, and since 1996. 16 national  teams appearances on tournament. Since first day host nation, or host nations has the right to direct entry to the final tournament. Recent rule changes allow more countries to host the championship, so first dual host nations were Belgium and Netherlands in 2000. also Austria and Switzerland hosted the championship in 2008. and the last EURO was in Poland and Ukraine, four years ago.   

Eurpean Championship with 24 national teams, for the first time, will be in France.

Unlike from the World Cup which started to play in 1930., in the „Old Continent“ we had to wait for 30 years for similar competition. So, everything started back in 1960. when on the initiative of the secretary of France Football Federation, Henri Delaunay was held first championship where from the following qualifications participated only four national teams. Final match at the Paris Parc des Princes brought the match of a former countries, Yugoslavia and Soviet Union. Former Yugoslav team took lead by a goal form Milan Galić but Soviets turnover the score and celebrated with 2-1 in extra time of the that extremely intersting and exciting game. 


EURO 1960- SSSR
SSSR vs Yugoslavia 2-1 (a.e.t.)
SSSR: Metreveli, Ponedelnik
Yugoslavia: Galić

EURO 1964- SPAIN
Spain vs SSSR 2-1
Spain: Pereda and Marcelino
SSSR: Khusainov 
Espana EURO 1964 winner

EURO 1968- ITALY
First match: Italy vs Yugoslavia 1-1 (a.e.t.)
Italy: Domenghini
Yugoslavia: Džajić

Second match: Italy vs Yugoslavia 2-0
Italy: Riva and Anastasi
Yugoslavia: -
Italia UEFA Europei 1968 campeoni

EURO 1972- WEST GERMANY
West Germany vs SSSR 3:0
W. Germany: Muller (x2) and Wimmer
SSSR: -
West Germany EURO 1972 winner

EURO 1976- CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Czechoslovakia vs West Germany 2-2 (a.e.t.; 5-3PKs)
Chechoslovakia: Švehlik and Dobiaš; PKs: Masny, Nehoda, Ondruš, Jurkemik and Panenka
W. Germany: D. Muller and Holzenbein; PKs: Bonhof, Flohe and Bongartz
 

EURO 1980- WEST GERMANY
Belgium vs West Germany 1-2
Belgium: Vandereycken
W. Germany: Hrubesch (x2)
West germany Panini EURO 1980
Panini EURO 1980

EURO 1984- FRANCE 
France vs Spain 2-0
France: Platini and Bellone
Spain: -

Panini EURO 1984 



EURO 1988- NETHERLANDS
SSSR vs Netherlands 0-2
SSSR: -
Netherlands: Gullit and Van Basten
Sjaak Troost Panini EURO 1988
Panini EURO 1988

EURO 1992- DENMARK
Denmark vs Germany 2-0
Denmark: Jensen and Vilfort
Germany: -
Denmark Panini EURO 1992
Panini EURO 1992

EURO 1996- GERMANY
Czech vs Germany 1-2 (a.e.t.)
Czech: Berger
Germany: Bierhoff (x2)
Germany Panini EURO 1996
Panini EURO 1996

EURO 2000- FRANCE
France vs Italy 2-1 (a.e.t.)
France: Wiltord and Trezeguet
Italy: Delvecchio
France panini EURO 2000
Panini EURO 2000

EURO 2004- GREECE
Portugal vs Greece 0-1
Portugal: -
Greece: Charisteas
Greece Panini EURO 2004
Panini EURO 2004

EURO 2008- SPAIN
Germany vs Spain 0-1
Germany: -
Spain: Torres
Spain Espana Panini EURO 2008
Panini EURO 2008

EURO 2012- SPAIN
Spain vs Italy 4-0
Spain: Silva, Alba, Torres and Mata
Italy: -
Spain Espana EURO 2012 Panini
Panini EURO 2012

EURO 2016- PORTUGAL
Portugal vs France 1-0 (a.e.t.)
Portugal: Eder
France: -
Portugal Panini EURO 2016

EURO 2020- ITALY
Italy vs England 
Italy: Bonucci; PKs: Berardi, Bonucci, Bernardeschi
England: Shaw; PKs: Kane and Maguire


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