IFFHS DAILY EURO 2020 STATISTICS
Picture : Raheem Sterling scored 3 of the 4 english goals since the beginning of the Competition ! Yesterday, it was the first and most important goal against Germany.
IFFHS - 29/06/2021 - EURO 2020 STATISTICS
*For the first time in the history of the European Championships, none of the 4 semi-finalists from the previous edition (France, Germany, Portugal, Wales) qualify for the quarterfinals.
*Four extra-times have already been played at Euro 2020: one more is needed to equal the record of 5 extra-times in the 1996 and 2016 editions. Here the first Ukraine goal scored yesterday by Zinchenko.
*The Italian league has equaled the record for goals contributed by a national championship in a single edition of the Euro: 30 goals, as many as English league players have scored at Euro 2016.
*English league is contributed by the most players in the Euro 2020 quarterfinals (59). Next, the leagues of Italy (39 players), Germany (27), Ukraine (18) and Spain (17).
*England has kept a clean sheet in each of their opening 4 matches at a major tournament (World Cup and Euro) for the 2nd time, after World Cup 1966.
*Thomas Müller appeared in each of Germany’s last 26 games at major tournaments tying the national record set by Mesut Özil (26 consecutive games from 2010 to 2018).
*Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine) has scored vs Sweden the second-latest goal in European Championship history (120 minutes 37 seconds), behind Semih Sentürk (Turkey, vs Croatia in Euro 2008, 121 minutes 1 second).
*Artem Dovbyk’s goal is also the latest match-winning in the Euro history, overtaking Michel Platini’s goal vs Portugal in Euro 1984 (118 minutes 53 seconds).
*Sebastian Larsson is the oldest Swedish player (36 years 23 days) to start in a knockout game at a major tournament (World Cup and Euro) since Gunnar Gren (37 years 241 days) in the World Cup 1958 final.