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Quiz: How well can you remember past European Championship finals?

How much can you remember about the European finals of yesteryear?
11.30am, 10 Jul 2016
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Let's start at the very beginning. Who won the first final?
West Germany
Spain

France
Soviet Union
Which of the following statements is FALSE about the 1976 final between Czechoslovakia and West Germany?
It's the only final to be decided on penalties
Franz Beckenbauer was the German captain

It took place in Belgrade
West Germany won the match
Spain lifted the trophy in 2008 when they beat Germany 1-0. Which of these players did not start for Germany that night?
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Thomas Hitzlsperger

Jens Lehmann
Mesut Ozil
Spain won the trophy again in 2012 when they thrashed Italy 4-0. Which of these players did not score?
David Silva
Juan Mata

Jordi Alba
Pedro
Can you remember who the Italian manager was that night in Kiev?
Roberto Donadoni
Cesare Prandelli

Antonio Conte
Marcello Lippi
How many European Championship finals have Italy won?
0
1

2
3
Greece shocked the whole continent when they defeated the hosts Portugal in the final 12 years ago. Who scored that historic goal?
Traianos Dellas
Theodoros Zagorakis

Angelos Charisteas
Stelios Giannakopoulos
The 1996 final was the first to be decided by a Golden Goal. But who scored the first goal of the game for the Czech Republic?
Patrik Berger
Karel Poborsky

Vladimir Smicer
Pavel Nedved
How many finals have Holland competed in?
0
1

2
3
Finally, which of these countries have contested a final?
Belgium
England

Hungary
Poland
Answer all the questions to see your result!
You scored out of !
Germany
You've a history of doing well. Always the one to beat.
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You scored out of !
France
You're always a force to be reckoned with. A fine performance.
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You scored out of !
Ireland
You made the best of your resources. But you had fun in the process.
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You scored out of !
Russia
We won't mention what happened here if you don't.
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