Euros Quiz

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1. How many goals did Cristiano Ronaldo score at Euro 2016 — as Portugal won the tournament?

   • 2
   • 1
   • 3
   • 5
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   Answer: 3

   CR7 scored 3 goals at Euro 2016 (brace vs Hungary in group, header vs Wales in SF). He was forced off injured in the final vs France after 25 minutes.

2. Which country hosted Euro 1988 — losing to the eventual champions Netherlands in a famous semi-final at Hamburg?

   • Netherlands
   • Italy
   • West Germany
   • Spain
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   Answer: West Germany

   Matthäus scored a first-half penalty for the hosts, but Koeman and Van Basten turned it around in the 88th minute to send the Oranje into the Munich final, which they won 2-0 against the Soviet Union.

3. Which England striker won the Golden Boot as the top scorer at Euro 96 with 5 goals?

   • Kane
   • Alan Shearer
   • Gary Lineker
   • Rooney
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   Answer: Alan Shearer

   Alan Shearer scored 5 goals at Euro 96 to finish as the tournament's top scorer and win the Golden Boot.

4. Which Italy midfielder won Euro 2020, was born in Brazil, and later played for both Chelsea and Arsenal?

   • Emerson
   • Felipe Anderson
   • Jorginho
   • Thiago Motta
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   Answer: Jorginho

   Jorginho was born in Imbituba, Brazil, won Euro 2020 with Italy, and played for Chelsea then Arsenal.

5. Who captained France when they won the 1984 European Championship on home soil?

   • Giresse
   • Platini
   • Fernandez
   • Tigana
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   Answer: Platini

   Michel Platini captained and dominated Euro 1984, scoring a record nine goals in five games before France beat Spain 2-0 in the Paris final.

6. Who top-scored at Euro 2016 with 6 goals?

   • Griezmann
   • Nani
   • Giroud
   • Ronaldo
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   Answer: Griezmann

   Griezmann's 6 goals fired hosts France to the final, where they lost 1-0 to Portugal after extra time.

7. Who scored the first ever golden goal at a European Championship, winning Euro 1996 for Germany vs Czech Republic?

   • Bierhoff
   • Klinsmann
   • Scholl
   • Kuntz
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   Answer: Bierhoff

   Oliver Bierhoff's strike beat the Czech Republic 2-1 at Wembley — the first major final ever decided by a golden goal.

8. What is the Euro trophy called?

   • Henri Delaunay Cup
   • Jules Rimet
   • European Shield
   • UEFA Cup
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   Answer: Henri Delaunay Cup

   The Henri Delaunay Cup is named after the French administrator who first proposed a European championship; he died in 1955, five years before the inaugural 1960 tournament.

9. Which country won the 1964 European Championship, beating the USSR 2-1 in the final on home soil in Madrid?

   • Hungary
   • Spain
   • Italy
   • Portugal
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   Answer: Spain

   Marcelino headed a late winner in front of Franco at the Santiago Bernabéu in this second edition of the tournament.

10. Who scored the opening goal for Spain in the Euro 2024 final vs England — just two minutes after half-time?

    • Fabian Ruiz
    • Morata
    • Nico Williams
    • Yamal
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    Answer: Nico Williams

    Nico Williams made it 1-0 in the 47th from a Yamal pass. Palmer equalised for England (73'); super-sub Mikel Oyarzabal scored the 86th-minute winner.

11. Which country knocked out holders France in the last 16 at Euro 2020?

    • Germany
    • Belgium
    • Portugal
    • Switzerland
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    Answer: Switzerland

    Switzerland came back from 3-1 down to draw 3-3 in Bucharest, then won the shootout 5-4 when Sommer saved Mbappe's penalty.

12. Who scored the first ever hat-trick in a European Championship — on his international debut in the Euro 1976 semi-final?

    • Gerd Müller
    • Dieter Müller
    • Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
    • Dragan Džajić
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    Answer: Dieter Müller

    The Köln striker came off the bench with West Germany 2-1 down against hosts Yugoslavia and scored three as his side won 4-2 in extra time.

13. Which Yugoslav forward scored the first ever goal at a European Championship finals — in the 11th minute of the 1960 semi-final against hosts France?

    • Dražen Jerković
    • Viktor Ponedelnik
    • Dragan Džajić
    • Milan Galić
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    Answer: Milan Galić

    Yugoslavia trailed France 4-2 in the second half before scoring three times in the closing minutes to win the semi-final 5-4 at the Parc des Princes.

14. In which year did Paul Scholes retire from England international football — at just 29, citing being played out of position?

    • 2008
    • 2006
    • 2002
    • 2004
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    Answer: 2004

    Scholes retired from England duty in August 2004, just after Euro 2004, where he'd been played out of position on the left wing under Sven-Göran Eriksson.

15. Eder scored the winner for Portugal in the 2016 Euro final — which club was he playing for at the time?

    • Sporting CP
    • Braga
    • Lille
    • Swansea City
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    Answer: Lille

    Eder, who had just made his loan move to Lille permanent, drove home a low 25-yard shot for the extra-time winner to beat France 1-0 in Paris, Portugal's first major trophy.

16. Who scored the winning penalty in the Euro 2004 shootout as Portugal beat England — a goalkeeper stepping up to the spot himself?

    • Deco
    • Ricardo
    • Cristiano Ronaldo
    • Rui Costa
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    Answer: Ricardo

    Ricardo first saved Darius Vassell's sudden-death penalty without gloves, then strode up and fired the winning spot-kick past David James. Both teams had gone 5-5 before.

17. How many nations competed at the first ever European Championship in 1960?

    • 12
    • 8
    • 4
    • 16
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    Answer: 4

    Only four teams reached the 1960 finals in France; the Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia 2-1 in the Paris final.

18. How many goals did Spain score across all six games as they won Euro 2008?

    • 10
    • 13
    • 11
    • 12
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    Answer: 12

    Group: 4-1 Russia, 2-1 Sweden, 2-1 Greece (8). KO: 0-0 Italy (won pens), 3-0 Russia, 1-0 Germany (4). Total 12.

19. Portugal played out a pulsating 3-3 draw in the Euro 2016 group stage, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring twice — against which team?

    • Croatia
    • Hungary
    • Austria
    • Iceland
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    Answer: Hungary

    Portugal drew 3-3 with Hungary at Euro 2016 — Ronaldo scored twice — and still advanced as one of the best third-placed teams, then went on to win the tournament.

20. Which Germany left-back dominated the 4-2 win over holders Portugal at Euro 2020 with a goal, an assist, and a goal ruled out — before England eliminated Germany 2-0 in the round of 16?

    • Robin Gosens
    • Nico Schlotterbeck
    • Marcel Halstenberg
    • David Raum
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    Answer: Robin Gosens

    Germany also benefitted from two Portugal own goals (Rúben Dias, Raphaël Guerreiro) in Munich — the first time a reigning European champion had conceded four in a match.

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