Free Euros trivia questions with explained answers.
The European Championship is the World Cup's fiercest rival for prestige, and this free Euros quiz runs the length of its history — from the first tournament in 1960, won by the Soviet Union, to Spain's record-extending fourth title in Germany in 2024.
It's a competition that loves an underdog. Denmark's 1992 fairytale, called up from their holidays to replace banned Yugoslavia and winning the whole thing. Greece's astonishing defensive triumph in 2004. And it has its share of giants too — Spain's golden generation winning back-to-back in 2008 and 2012, Portugal finally landing a trophy in 2016, and Italy's penalty-shootout win at Wembley in 2021. The quiz also remembers the quirks: the golden goal that settled Euro 1996 and Euro 2000, the co-hosted tournaments, and Lamine Yamal lighting up 2024 as a teenager.
Questions cover hosts, winners, top scorers and famous knockouts — from easy openers (who won Euro 2024?) to hard ones about specific finals, formats and the trophy itself. Difficulty builds so every fan gets a proper test.
Each answer comes with a short explanation, so a miss still teaches you something. Play the free sample below, then the full Euros bank in the Ball IQ app.
Ball IQ has 195 Euros questions — 25 easy, 97 medium and 73 hard.
20 sample questions. Tap “Show answer” to reveal the answer and the story behind it.
England's Bukayo Saka missed a penalty in Euro 2020 — against which country in the final?
Answer: Italy
Italy beat England on penalties at Wembley after a 1-1 draw; Saka, Rashford and Sancho all missed in the shootout as Italy won 3-2 on spot-kicks.
Who scored the opening goal for Spain in the Euro 2024 final vs England — just two minutes after half-time?
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.
Germany won Euro 1996 with a golden goal — who scored it?
Answer: Oliver Bierhoff
Bierhoff came off the bench and scored twice, including the first ever golden goal at a major tournament.
Which player won Player of the Tournament at Euro 2016?
Answer: Antoine Griezmann
Griezmann scored six goals despite France losing the final — Ronaldo was injured early in the game.
Where was Euro 2016 held?
Answer: France
France hosted Euro 2016, the first expanded to 24 teams; Portugal won the final 1-0 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis after extra time despite losing Ronaldo to injury.
Which country won Euro 2024 in Germany?
Answer: Spain
Spain beat England 2-1 in the Berlin final, Mikel Oyarzabal scoring the late winner to secure a record fourth European title.
England's famous defeat by Iceland at Euro 2016 — what was the final score?
Answer: 2-1 to Iceland
Iceland won 2-1 in Nice in the round of 16; the tiny nation's victory sent England home and cost manager Roy Hodgson his job.
Who won Euro 2008?
Answer: Spain
Spain's golden generation emerged at Euro 2008 under Luis Aragones, beating Germany in the final.
How many goals did Cristiano Ronaldo score at Euro 2016 — as Portugal won the tournament?
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.
Which country hosted Euro 1988 — losing to the eventual champions Netherlands in a famous semi-final at Hamburg?
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.
Who is England's all-time leading scorer at European Championships with 7 goals — including the Euro 96 Golden Boot?
Answer: Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer scored 5 goals at Euro 96 (Golden Boot) and 2 at Euro 2000 = 7 goals. England's all-time Euros top scorer.
Which Italy midfielder was born in Brazil and captained Italy at Euro 2024?
Answer: Jorginho
Jorginho was born in Imbituba, Brazil, and became an Italy regular after winning citizenship via his Italian grandfather.
How old was Lamine Yamal when he scored at Euro 2024?
Answer: 16
At 16 years 362 days, Yamal became the youngest scorer in Euros history, curling in Spain's equaliser in the 2-1 semi-final win over France.
Spain won Euro 2024 in Germany. Who did they beat in the final?
Answer: England 2-1
Mikel Oyarzabal scored the winner in the 86th minute in Berlin.
Who top-scored at Euro 2016 with 6 goals?
Answer: Griezmann
Griezmann's 6 goals fired hosts France to the final, where they lost 1-0 to Portugal after extra time.
Greece's Euro 2004 semi-final win over the Czech Republic was decided by a rare rule — what type of goal did Traianos Dellas score in extra time?
Answer: Silver goal
The silver goal rule (a goal in the first half of extra time ends the match) was only used once in a major European Championship — Dellas headed in from a corner at 105+1 minute to send Greece to the final.
Euro 2024's Golden Boot was shared by six players with three goals each — which of these was NOT one of them?
Answer: Nico Williams
The six joint winners were Cody Gakpo, Harry Kane, Georges Mikautadze, Jamal Musiala, Dani Olmo, and Ivan Schranz.
Why did Roberto Baggio — an Italy legend — never play at a European Championship?
Answer: Italy failed to qualify during his peak
Italy failed to qualify for Euro 92 and were then absent from Baggio's calibre of squads at Euro 96 onwards due to a squad transition.
Which club provided the most players to the Euro 2020 winning Italian squad?
Answer: Juventus
Juventus had four in Italy's Euro 2020 squad (Chiellini, Bonucci, Chiesa, Bernardeschi), more than any other club; Inter had three.
Who captained France when they won the 1984 European Championship on home soil?
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.