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European Football Championship
Quiz: How much do you know about the Euros?
This year’s tournament is well underway in Germany.
THE EURO 2024 tournament is well underway in Germany.
The championship kicked off last weekend, when the host country thumped Scotland 5-1 in the opening game.
Some of the twenty four teams have already qualified for the knockout stage, which will start on 29 June. All will be hoping to get to the final in Berlin on 14 July.
While Ireland didn’t qualify for this year’s Euros, many of us are still tuning in to see who takes the trophy. But how much do you know about the championship?
Which country won the last Euros, which was played a year late in 2021 due to the pandemic?
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England
Italy
Croatia
Ukraine
Ireland has only ever qualified for three Euros tournaments. In which of these years did they fail to qualify?
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1988
1996
2012
2016
In the ten European Championship games played by Ireland, how many goals have the Boys in Green scored?
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6
8
10
12
Which of these players has scored the most goals in the history of the championship?
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Robert Lewandowski
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Harry Kane
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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Romelu Lukaku
The opening match of the first ever Euros tournament in 1960 saw Yugoslavia play France. What record did that game set that still stands to this day?
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The fastest goal scored in a match
The highest number of goals scored
The most players sent off in a single match
The highest attendance
Can you remember which country shocked everyone when they won Euro 2004 against all odds?
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Greece
Iceland
Turkey
Latvia
There have been eight hat-tricks in the history of the Euros. Who is the only player to score two?
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David Villa
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Dieter Müller
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Sérgio Conceição
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Michel Platini
Marco van Basten's iconic volley in the Euro 88 final is thought of by some as the greatest goal ever scored in the tournament. But who did he score against to clinch the trophy for Netherlands?
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Soviet Union
West Germany
England
Poland
Two countries have won the most Euro titles with three each. One is Germany, who is the other one?
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The Netherlands
France
Czechia
Spain
Finally, who is hosting Euro 2028?
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Belgium and Netherlands
Spain and Portugal
The UK and Ireland
Austria and Switzerland
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You scored out of !
You are the champion!
The trophy is yours!
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You scored out of !
Runner-up!
You just missed out on the title!
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You scored out of !
Beaten in the semi-finals
So near, and yet so far!
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You scored out of !
Beaten in the knockout stage
Well done for taking part.
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You scored out of !
You failed to qualify
Better luck next time.
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