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The UEFA European Championship (known informally as the Euros) is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), determining the continental champion of Europe. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current name in 1968. Starting with the 1996 tournament, specific championships are often referred to in the form "UEFA Euro [year]"; this format has since been retroactively applied to earlier tournaments. The championship winners earn the opportunity to compete in the following FIFA Confederations Cup, but are not obliged to do so.
The most recent championship, hosted by France in 2016, was won by Portugal, who beat France 1–0 at the final.
History[]
The idea for a pan-European football tournament was first proposed by the French Football Federation's secretary-general Henri Delaunay in 1927, but it was not until 1958 that the tournament was started, three years after Delaunay's death. The first tournament in 1960, held in France, had four teams competing in the finals out of 17 that entered the competition, it was won by the Soviet Union.
Format[]
WIP
Results[]
| Year | Host | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-Up | ||||
| 1960 Details |
 France
|
 Soviet Union |
2-1 (a.e.t) |
 Yugoslavia | ||
| 1964 Details |
 Spain
|
Spain |
2-1 | Soviet Union | ||
| 1968 Details |
 Italy
|
Italy |
1-1 (replay 2-0) |
Yugoslavia | ||
| 1972 Details |
 Belgium
|
 West Germany |
3-0 | Soviet Union | ||
| 1976 Details |
Yugoslavia
|
 Czechoslovakia |
2-2 (a.e.t) (5-3p) |
West Germany | ||
| 1980 Details |
Italy
|
West Germany |
2-1 | Belgium | ||
| 1984 Details |
France
|
France |
2-0 |  Spain | ||
| 1988 Details |
West Germany
|
 Netherlands |
2-0 | Soviet Union | ||
| 1992 Details |
 Sweden
|
 Denmark |
2-0 | Germany | ||
| 1996 Details |
 England
|
Germany |
2-1 (a.s.d.e.t.) |
Czech Republic | ||
| 2000 Details |
Belgium & Netherlands
|
France |
2-1 (a.s.d.e.t.) |
Italy | ||
| 2004 Details |
 Portugal
|
 Greece |
1-0 | Portugal | ||
| 2008 Details |
 Austria &  Switzerland
|
Spain |
1-0 | Germany | ||
| 2012 Details |
 Poland &  Ukraine
|
Spain |
4-0 | Italy | ||
| 2016 Details |
France
|
Portugal |
1-0 (a.e.t.) |
France | ||
| 2020 Details |
 Pan-European
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Future events | ||||