Spain broke English hearts to win the Euro 2024 final in Berlin to confirm their status as the all-time Kings of Europe.
Luis de la Fuente’s impressive Spanish outfit started the game as favourites and they lived up to that billing with a dominant display at the Olympiastadion.
The current crop of Spanish stars join an illustrious list of previous European Championship winners, which includes some of the most iconic players and teams in the game – including their legendary golden generation side who won back-to-back titles in 2008 and 2012.
Let’s take a look at which team has the most Euro titles to their name.
Who has won the Euros the most?
Spain are the most successful side in the history of the Euros, having won the European Championships on four occasions.
Spain’s first title arrived at Euro 64, with La Roja triumphing 2-1 over the Soviet Union on home soil.
Spain’s golden generation kick-started their period of international dominance with victory at Euro 2008, with Fernando Torres scoring the only goal of the final against Germany.
Having won the World Cup two years later, Spain made it a hat-trick of major titles by claiming a 4-0 win over Italy in the showpiece in Kyiv.
Their win over England sealed their fourth win, moving them one clear of Germany at the top of the charts.
Germany first claimed the top prize in European football in 1972, when they competed as West Germany, with two goals from the legendary Gerd Muller helping them to a 3-0 victory over the Soviet Union in Belgium.
A second title was added at Euro 80, with a brace from Horst Hrubesch seeing West Germany edge Belgium 2-1 in the final in Rome.
Germany won their first trophy as a unified country at Euro 96, famously knocking out England on penalties in the semi-finals before beating the Czech Republic at Wembley.
France have won the European Championships twice in their history, courtesy of victories at Euro 84 and Euro 2000.
Italy can boast being two-time winners of UEFA’s flagship tournament, with wins at Euro 68 and Euro 2020.
The first ever Euros were won by the Soviet Union in 1960, who scraped past Yugoslavia 2-1 in Paris in the only major honour the country won.
The Czech Republic (1976), Denmark (1992), Greece (2004), Netherlands (1988) and Portugal (2016) are the only other sides to have tasted success at the Euros.
List of Euro winners
- Spain – 4 (1964, 2008, 2012, 2024)
- Germany – 3 (1972, 1980, 1996)
- France – 2 (1984, 2000)
- Italy – 2 (1968, 2020)
- Soviet Union – 1 (1960)
- Czech Republic – 1 (1976)
- Portugal – 1 (2016)
- Denmark – 1 (1992)
- Greece – 1 (2004)
- Netherlands – 1 (1988)
Which teams have appeared in the most finals?
Germany have appeared in six finals altogether, with their defeats coming in 1976, 1992 and 2008.
Spain have featured in five finals, with their only loss coming in 1984, whilst Italy have also reached the final on four occasions.
The Soviet Union join Germany as the team with the most final defeats, with three losses in four finals.
France have contested three finals, whilst England, Czech Republic, Portugal and Yugoslavia have made it to two.
England’s loss in the 2024 showpiece saw them become the first side in Euros history to lose in two consecutive finals.
Belgium, Denmark, Greece and Netherlands have all played in one European Championship final each.
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