UEFA European Championship Trivia
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46 free UEFA European Championship trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Sep 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 46-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 UEFA European Championship originally called?
European Nations' Cup
The European Nations' Cup began in 1960 without West Germany, Italy, the Netherlands or England, who had opposed creating it.
Q 02Which nation, at its first major tournament, knocked England out of Euro 2016?
Iceland
Iceland won 2–1 in the round of 16, and England manager Roy Hodgson resigned that same evening.
Q 03Which city hosted the first European Championship final?
Paris
Paris staged the final, though hosts France had already gone out after blowing a 4–2 semi-final lead to lose 5–4.
Q 04Which England player's penalty was saved in the Euro 96 semi-final shootout against Germany?
Gareth Southgate
Gareth Southgate's saved kick sent Germany through, and as England manager he later lost both the Euro 2020 and Euro 2024 finals.
Q 05Where did hosts Spain beat the Soviet Union in the 1964 European Championship final?
Santiago Bernabéu
The Santiago Bernabéu saw Marcelino's 84th-minute header win it, four years after Franco had pulled Spain out rather than face the Soviets.
Q 06How was Italy's 1968 European Championship semi-final against the Soviet Union decided?
By a coin toss
By a coin toss after a goalless draw in Naples, and Italy went on to win the tournament on home soil.
Q 07How was the 1968 European Championship final settled?
A replay
A replay two days after a 1–1 draw, which a reshuffled Italy won 2–0 with goals from Gigi Riva and Pietro Anastasi.
Q 08Who scored twice as West Germany won the 1972 European Championship final 3–0?
Gerd Müller
Gerd Müller scored either side of Herbert Wimmer's goal, and two years later he hit West Germany's winner in the 1974 World Cup final.
Q 09Whose chipped penalty won Czechoslovakia the 1976 European Championship?
Antonín Panenka
Antonín Panenka chipped it softly down the middle after Uli Hoeneß blazed over, and that penalty style now carries his name.
Q 10Which Soviet goalkeeper won the first European Championship, in 1960?
Lev Yashin
Lev Yashin was blamed for goals he let in at the 1962 World Cup, yet a year later he became the only goalkeeper to win the Ballon d'Or.
Q 11Which 'header monster' scored both goals in the 1980 European Championship final?
Horst Hrubesch
Horst Hrubesch was only called into the squad because Klaus Fischer was injured, and his late header won the final.
Q 12Which France playmaker scored nine goals at Euro 1984?
Michel Platini
Michel Platini scored in all five games, including a free kick in the final that squirmed under Spain goalkeeper Luis Arconada.
Q 13Whose overhead kick rescued England at Euro 2024?
Jude Bellingham
Jude Bellingham's 95th-minute equaliser against Slovakia forced extra time, and Harry Kane scored the winner within a minute of the restart.
Q 21Who scored the golden goal that won the Euro 2000 final for France?
David Trezeguet
David Trezeguet volleyed the golden goal in extra time after Sylvain Wiltord's stoppage-time equaliser against Italy.
Q 22Who scored the goal that won Euro 2004 for Greece?
Angelos Charisteas
Angelos Charisteas's header beat hosts Portugal, who had also lost to Greece in the tournament's opening game.
Q 23Which short-lived rule did Greece use to win their Euro 2004 semi-final?
The silver goal
The silver goal let Traianos Dellas's header in the last seconds of extra time's first half win it, and the rule was scrapped after Euro 2004.
Q 14Whose volley sealed the Netherlands' win in the 1988 European Championship final?
Marco van Basten
Marco van Basten's volley made it 2–0 against the Soviet Union, the side that had beaten the Dutch 1–0 in their opening group game.
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
Names on their backs debuted at Euro 1992, a tournament won by a Denmark side called up only ten days before kick-off.
Q 17Which Euro 96 song gave fans the 'It's coming home' chant?
Three Lions
Three Lions borrowed Euro 96's 'Football comes home' slogan, a nod to England having invented the modern game.
Q 18Who scored the golden goal that won the Euro 1996 final for Germany?
Oliver Bierhoff
Oliver Bierhoff came off the bench with Germany a goal down, headed the equaliser and then struck the golden goal.
Q 19Which newly formed nation reached the Euro 1996 final?
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic knocked out Portugal with Karel Poborský's goal and France on penalties before losing the final to Germany.
Q 20Euro 2000 was the first edition co-hosted by two countries: the Netherlands and which other?
Belgium
Belgium won the opening game against Sweden but lost their next two and went out in the group stage.
Q 24Which goalkeeper captained Spain to Euro 2008, the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012?
Iker Casillas
Iker Casillas saved two Italian penalties in the Euro 2008 quarter-final shootout on the way to the first of those titles.
Q 25Euro 2008 was co-hosted by Switzerland and which other country?
Austria
Austria went out in the group stage with one point from three games, and coach Josef Hickersberger then resigned.
Q 26Which teenage England striker scored four goals at Euro 2004?
Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney broke a bone in his foot in the quarter-final against Portugal, and England then went out on penalties.
Q 27Which England manager was sacked the day after a defeat by Croatia cost England a place at Euro 2008?
Steve McClaren
Steve McClaren rebuilt his reputation in the Netherlands, leading FC Twente to their first league title in 2010.
Q 28Who became the first player to score in two European Championship finals, in 2012?
Fernando Torres
Fernando Torres came off the bench and scored, as Spain became the first team to retain the European Championship.
Q 29Which Euro 2012 side had a goal denied when John Terry cleared from behind England's line?
Ukraine
Ukraine's Marko Dević had the goal denied, and the missed call reopened football's debate over goal-line technology.
Q 30Who won the Golden Boot at Euro 2016?
Antoine Griezmann
Antoine Griezmann scored six goals and was named Player of the Tournament, yet hosts France lost the final 1–0 to Portugal in extra time.