How many times has France won the Euro?

France has won the Euro 2 times since the first edition of the championship in 1960: in 1984 on home soil with the Platini generation, then in 2000 against Italy thanks to Trezeguet's golden goal in extra time.

Les Bleus are now 4ᵉ place in the historic prize list, behind Spain (4 titles), Germany (3 titles) and Italy (2 titles, most recently crowned).

Has France already won the Euro?

France has won the Euro 2 times :

• The first time in 1984, The French national team captain finished as the competition's top scorer with 9 goals, a record still unbroken, before a 2-0 victory over Spain in the final.
• And the second in 2000, The highlight of the season was David Trezeguet's golden goal against France.’Italy.

France has also hosted the Championship 3 times: in 1960, 1984 and 2016. In the last edition, they reached the final on home soil, but lost to Portugal.

The victory of theSpain in the final on July 14, 2024 against England has enabled him to win Euro 2024, her fourth title in the history of this competition, making it the only nation with 4 titles.

The Les Bleus team finds itself fourth overall, behind Spain, Germany and Italy.

Here is a table summarizing the ranking of the most successful nations in the World Cup.’Euro :

1972* and 1980* Victory as’West Germany.

With the same number of titles, nations are ranked in chronological order of last title won.

Which countries have already won the Euro?

Here is the list of champion teams in chronological order since the Euro 1960 :

Which country has won the Euro the most times?

Ahead of Germany (3 titles), theSpain is the most most awarded at the Euro with 4 titles.

Which nation has never won the European soccer championship?

L'England is the 1966 FIFA World Champion, but has never won the UEFA European Championship, even though they came close to winning it at EURO 2020, losing the final on penalties at Wembley.

History of the UEFA Euro since its creation

What is the origin of the Euro?

This is a Championnat created in 1956 designed by Henri Delaunay in 1927. The European Cup, which pits UEFA member national teams against each other, is held every four years like the World Cup (with a 2-year interval in between). The trophy awarded to the winner bears the name of its creator: the Henri Delaunay Trophy.

Its first competition was held in 1960 under the name of European Nations Cup, before being renamed the European Football Championship in 1968.

Then in the early 1980, the name was simply shortened to Euro, which appears on the official championship logo from 1996.

Where and when did the different editions take place?

17 editions have already been held since its creation. The most recent took place in 2024, in Germany with a cumulative worldwide audience of 5.4 billion viewers.

Here's a summary table of the edition and each country where the event took place.’Euro since 1960 :

• 2020* : The 2020 edition has been postponed to 2021, due to the pandemic. However, it retained its name Euro 2020.
• Europe The matches took place in 11 European cities to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the competition.

To recap, here are the 11 Euro 2020 host cities:

• London (England)
• Munich (Germany)
• Rome (Italy)
• Baku (Azerbaijan)
• Saint Petersburg (Russia)
• Seville (Spain)
• Bucharest (Romania)
• Amsterdam (Netherlands)
• Budapest (Hungary)
• Glasgow (Scotland)
• Copenhagen (Denmark)

Fans are looking forward to the next edition, the’Euro 2028, organized by the United Kingdom and Ireland, from June 9 to July 9, 2028.

How does the competition work?

The Euro is played in two stages. The qualified nations are first divided into several groups for the group phase, where each team plays the other teams in its group.

The top-ranked girls then move on to the elimination phase direct, leading to the semi-finals and final.

All in all, the’France team won the’Euro 2 times since its inception. Although both victories are quite old, they remain great memories. And you, which victory has marked you the most?

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