Whether it is held in a formal format or postponed, this European Championship has already made history before the start of the tournament. After a month of hard work, such a "special" European Championship has given birth to many new records worth recalling.
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Defending champions Portugal lost 0-1 to Belgium in the quarter-finals to the quarter-finals, and although Cristiano Ronaldo failed to lead the team further, he personally gained a lot in this European Championship, not only winning the Golden Boot of the event, but also creating a number of football records.
First of all, Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed Platini with 14 goals to become the all-time top scorer in the final stage of the European Championship, with a specific distribution of 2 goals in 2004, 1 goal in 2008, 3 goals in 2012, 3 goals in 2016 and 5 goals in 2020. This was followed by the Portuguese becoming the first player in history to appear and score goals at the 5th European Championship.
In addition, Ronaldo also enjoyed the following records after the European Championship: the most appearances in the European Cup (25 games), the most wins in the European Cup (12 games), the most Appearances of European Players in the World Series (42 games), the most goals scored by European players in the World Series (21 goals), the most penalties scored by the European Cup except for penalties (3 goals), the most doubles in the European Cup (4 times), and the oldest player to score 2 goals or more in a single game in the European Cup (36 years and 138 days).
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After winning all three games in the group stage, leaving Outrigger Austria, Belgium and Spain, and defeating England on penalties in the final, Italy not only lifted the DeLaunay Cup again after 53 years, but also expanded its unbeaten record in its history to 34 games. Since losing 1-0 to Portugal in the UEFA Nations League group stage in September 2018, Mancini has managed a team that has not been defeated. The Blues are also expected to set a new record after the European Championship: they are only one game away from the unbeaten world record held by the national team in Spain (2007-2009) and Brazil (1993-1996).
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Oolong balls are not uncommon in football, but this European Championship has produced a staggering 11 oolong balls, more than the number of oolong balls in the past 15 European Championships combined. The "unlucky ones" who scored 11 goals were: De Mirall (Turkey), Šchinsny (Poland), Hummels (Germany), Ruben Díaz (Portugal), Rafael Guerrero (Portugal), Hradecki (Finland), Dubravka (Slovakia), Kutska (Slovakia), Pedri (Spain), Zakaria (Switzerland), Kyle (Denmark).
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In the first round of the group stage between the Czech Republic and Scotland, Czech forward Hick's half-time hanging shot was a surprise. This super long-range guidance was the farthest goal (45.5 meters) in the main stages of the European Championship and World Cup since 1980. In a post-match interview, Hick revealed that he found Scotland goalkeeper Marshall in the first half to stand very high, and decisively stepped forward after the opportunity in the second half. Hick scored a total of five goals at the European Championships and failed to win the Golden Boot with only a number of assists.
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In the second round of the group stage, Poland's Kozławski came off the bench in the 55th minute and became the youngest player in the history of the European Cup finals at the age of 17 years and 246 days, breaking the record set by England player Bellingham against Croatia a few days ago.
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Italian veteran Bonucci scored the equaliser in the 67th minute of the final, making him the oldest goal scorer in the history of the European Cup final at the age of 34 years and 71 days. The final was also Bonucci's 18th European Championship match, the first in Italian history.
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Eight of the 15 knockout matches of this European Championship failed to score winners and losses in regular time and entered the extra time, setting a new record in the past, of which Italy and Spain both experienced 3 extra time matches, and Italy also became the team with the most extra time in the history of the European Championship (10 times), and the second most was Spain (8 times).
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England player Luke Shaw's lightning strike at the start of the final, which led the Three Lions, was the fastest goal in Euro Cup final history and Luke Shaw's first goal for England.
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In the European Championship quarter-final match between Spain and Croatia, Spanish youngster Pedri returned in the first half to goalkeeper Unai Simon, who lost the ball due to a stop mistake, giving birth to the farthest oolong ball (44.8 meters) in the history of the European Cup, which is also the first oolong ball from outside the box in the history of the European Championship.
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Germany were eliminated by England in the quarter-finals and missed the quarter-finals. Having announced that he will no longer be the head coach of germany after this European Championship, Loew's Record for the number of European Championship coaching games has also been fixed at 21 games, of which 12 wins are also ranked first in the history of the European Championship.
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In the European Championship semi-final match between Denmark and England, Danish teenager Damsgow, born on July 3, 2000, scored directly from a free kick in the 30th minute of the match, becoming the first "post-00s" player in the history of the European Championship to score a goal, and the first direct free kick scorer in this tournament.
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After 120 minutes of battle, Spain beat Croatia 5-3 in the quarter-finals to advance to the quarter-finals. Salavia, Azpilicueta, Ferran Torres, Morata and Oyazavar contributed to the "Matador Legion". Spain also became the first team in European Championship history to be scored by five different players in a single game.
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In england's semi-final match against Denmark, Pickford broke the previous record for an England goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet (721 minutes) set by Banks in 1966. However, just four minutes later, his goal was breached by a free-kick by Danish teenager Damsgao, and the time to concede no goals was fixed at 725 minutes.
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In the Quarter-finals of the European Championship, Ukraine eliminated Sweden 2-1 in extra time and advanced to the quarter-finals of the European Championship in a historic way. In extra time injury time, Duff Buke, who came off the bench, scored the winning goal with a scoring time of 120 minutes and 37 seconds, the latest goal in the history of the European Cup.
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In the quarter-finals of the European Championship, the Netherlands lost 0-2 to the Czech Republic and missed the quarterfinals. In the 55th minute of the match, Dutch defender De Ligt deliberately handballed, and was sent off with a red card after being reviewed by VAR. This was the Netherlands' fourth red card in the history of the European Championship, making the "Orange Army" the team with the most red colors in the European Championship. The first three red cards were: 1976 Neskens, 1976 Van Hanechen and 2004 Hettinga.
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The final between Italy and England was the ninth European Cup match enforced by Dutch referee Koippers, which was played in 2 in 2012, 3 in 2016 and 4 in 2020. Also achieving this enforcement match at this European Championship is Turkish referee Shakr, who has played three games in each tournament since Euro 2012. Together, the two hold the record for the most games in the European Cup.
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Italian goalkeeper G. Donnarumma, winner of the tournament's best player, saved three penalties in two penalties at the European Championship, coming from Morata, Sancho and Saka, becoming the goalkeeper who saved the most penalties in a single Euro Championship penalty shootout. Sharing the record with him was Spanish goalkeeper Unai Simon, who saved penalties from Swiss Scheer, Arcangi and Italian Locatelli in a penalty shootout.
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The European Championship has produced 142 goals in 51 games, averaging 2.78 goals per game, making it the european cup with the largest number of goals scored and goals per game in history. The 142 goals included 27 headers, the highest ever.
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Juventus players have scored 12 goals in this European Championship, namely: Ronaldo 5 goals, Morata 3 goals, Chiesa Junior 2 goals, Ramsey and Bonucci 1 goal each. The Bianconeri set a new record for a single club player (11 goals) set by Barcelona at Euro 2000.
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In Croatia's 3-1 win over Scotland in the group stage, Modric scored a goal for the team. At the age of 35 and 268 days, Modric became Croatia's oldest goalscorer in the European Championships, and at Euro 2008 13 years ago, Modric set a record for Croatia's youngest (22 years, 273 days) European Cup scorer.
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