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50 free UEFA European Championship trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
The European Championship began in 1960 as the European Nations' Cup, a four-team affair won by the Soviet Union in Paris, and has grown into a 24-team tournament watched by more people than anything except the World Cup. This 50-question quiz runs through every edition: the coin toss of 1968, Panenka's chip in 1976, Platini's nine goals in 1984, van Basten's volley, Denmark's 1992 miracle, the first golden goal, Greece in 2004, Spain's back-to-back titles, Portugal's 2016 upset, the pan-European Euro 2020 and Spain's record fourth crown in 2024. There are questions on the Henri Delaunay Trophy, hosts and venues, formats and expansions, top scorers, the Finalissima and the awards handed out after each tournament. Fifty questions, four options each, with a short explanation after every answer. Play on your phone, share your score, or print it for a football night.
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Q 01What was the tournament originally called before 1968?
European Nations' Cup
The 1960 edition had four finalists from 17 entrants.
Q 02In which year did Henri Delaunay first propose a pan-European tournament?
1927
The tournament finally started in 1958, three years after his death, and the trophy bears his name.
Q 03In which city was the first final played, in 1960?
Paris
The Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia 2–1; the finals had just four teams from 17 entrants.
Q 04Which country withdrew from its 1960 quarter-final against the Soviet Union over political protests?
Spain
England, the Netherlands, West Germany and Italy did not even enter.
Q 05In which stadium did the 1964 hosts beat the Soviet Union in the final?
Santiago Bernabéu
Greece had withdrawn from qualifying after being drawn against Albania, with whom they were still at war.
Q 06How was the 1968 semi-final between Italy and the Soviet Union decided?
By a coin toss
It is the only time a match in the tournament has been settled that way.
Q 07How was the 1968 final resolved after a 1–1 draw?
A replay
Until 1968 draws were broken by a coin toss in every match except the final.
Q 08Who scored twice in West Germany's 3–0 win over the Soviet Union in the 1972 final?
Gerd Müller
Herbert Wimmer got the other goal at Heysel in Brussels.
Q 09Whose chipped penalty won the 1976 final for Czechoslovakia?
Antonín Panenka
Uli Hoeneß had just missed; UEFA calls it 'perhaps the most famous spot kick of all time'.
Q 10Which edition was the last with only four teams in the finals?
1976
It was also the last time the host was chosen from the four qualifiers.
Q 11Who headed West Germany's late winner in the 1980 final in Rome?
Horst Hrubesch
He scored both goals in Rome, the second from a Rummenigge corner with two minutes left.
Q 12How many goals did Michel Platini score at Euro 1984?
Nine
In just five games, including the opener in the final against Spain.
Q 13In which year was the third-place play-off last held?
1980
From 1984 both losing semi-finalists simply went home, and later briefly received bronze medals.
Q 14In which stadium did the Netherlands win the 1988 final?
Q 21Who scored the golden goal that won the Euro 2000 final for France?
David Trezeguet
Wiltord had equalised in the last minute of normal time against Italy.
Q 22Who scored the goal that won Euro 2004 for Greece?
Angelos Charisteas
The 57th-minute header beat hosts Portugal, whom Greece had also beaten in the opening game.
Q 23Which short-lived rule did Greece use to win their Euro 2004 semi-final?
The silver goal
It replaced the golden goal in 2003 and was itself scrapped soon after the tournament.
Olympiastadion, Munich
Marco van Basten's volley there is often called one of the best goals ever scored.
Q 15Denmark were invited to Euro 1992 as a late replacement for which country?
Yugoslavia
UN sanctions blocked Yugoslavia; the Danes then beat Germany 2–0 in the final.
Q 16Euro 1992 was the first major tournament to feature what on players' shirts?
Names on their backs
It was also the first tournament for a unified Germany.
Q 17Which edition was the first to use the 'Euro [year]' branding?
1996
Hosted by England, it also doubled the field to 16 teams.
Q 18Who scored the first golden goal in a major tournament, in the Euro 1996 final?
Oliver Bierhoff
It beat the Czech Republic 2–1 and gave unified Germany its first title.
Q 19Which newly formed nation reached the Euro 1996 final at its first tournament?
Czech Republic
They beat Portugal and France in the knockout rounds after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.
Q 20Euro 2000 was the first edition co-hosted by two countries: the Netherlands and which other?
Belgium
Austria and Switzerland followed in 2008, then Poland and Ukraine in 2012.
Q 24Who scored the only goal of the Euro 2008 final in Vienna?
Fernando Torres
It was Spain's first title since 1964; Xavi was player of the tournament and Villa top scorer.
Q 25Euro 2008 was co-hosted by Switzerland and which other country?
Austria
The final was played at the Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna.
Q 26Which edition was the first to award the remodelled, larger Henri Delaunay Trophy?
2008
The old trophy was being overshadowed by UEFA's other silverware.
Q 27How much does the remodelled trophy weigh?
8 kg
It is 60 centimetres tall, two kilograms heavier and 18 centimetres longer than the original.
Q 28What figure appears on the back of the Henri Delaunay Trophy?
A juggling boy
It was restored to the trophy's back from 2016.
Q 29By what score did Spain beat Italy in the Euro 2012 final?
4–0
It made Spain the first nation to retain the title and the first European side to win three straight major tournaments.
Q 30Who became the first player to score in two European Championship finals, in 2012?
Fernando Torres
He shared the 2012 Golden Boot with five others despite only coming off the bench.