Quiz: All Things UEFA Euros
It’s coming home! It’s coming home! It’s coming! Well…who actually knows if we’ll get lucky, but we’ll for sure be keeping our eyes on the prize 👀 And in the meantime, why not get excited and test your footy knowledge with our quiz on all things UEFA Euros...
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Questions
1. Who first put forward the idea of a European national football team competition in the 1920s? ⚽
a) Jules Rimet
b) Henri Delaunay
c) Ebbe Schwartz
d) Michel Platini
2. Which two countries have won the most Euro titles?
a) England
b) Germany
c) France
d) Italy
e) Spain
3. How many teams are participating in the Euro 2024 tournament?
a) 16
b) 20
c) 24
d) 32
4. Which underdog team arrived at Euro 2004 with 150-1 odds, won their opening match against hosts Portugal, and defeated them again in the final to win the tournament?
a) Greece
b) Denmark
c) Turkey
d) Czech Republic
5. TRUE OR FALSE: The Euro 2024 match ball ‘FUSSBALLLIEBE’ has technology that will be used in video-assistant refereeing (VAR) decision-making.
a) True
b) False
6. In what year did the UEFA European Championship expand to include 24 teams?
a) 2008
b) 2012
c) 2016
d) 2020
7. Which player holds the record for the most goals scored in UEFA European Championship history?
a) Michel Platini
b) Thierry Henry
c) Alan Shearer
d) Cristiano Ronaldo
8. Which city in Germany will host the final match of Euro 2024?
a) Munich
b) Berlin
c) Hamburg
d) Frankfurt
9. Which team holds the record for the biggest margin of victory in a Euro game?
a) Netherlands
b) France
c) Denmark
d) Sweden
10. Czechoslovakia’s Vlastimil Bubník is the only athlete to have represented his national team in the Euros and which Olympic sport?
a) Athletics
b) Gymnastics
c) Ice hockey
d) Shooting
Answers
1. The answer is b) Henri Delaunay. Delaunay was the first ever General Secretary of UEFA and created the idea of what would become the European Championships in 1927. The first tournament took place in 1960 and sadly, Delaunay never got to see his idea come to fruition after his death in 1955…but his legacy remains as the trophy was named in his memory.
2. The answer is Germany (previously having competed also as West Germany) and Spain. They are the most successful teams in Euro history, with three titles each. They are followed by France and Italy, with two apiece…Sorry, England 🙁
3. The answer is c) 24. The tournament will comprise 24 teams, with Georgia the only team making their European Championship finals debut.
4. The answer is a) Greece. The Greeks completed one of the most remarkable stories in the history of football and for the next four years had the right to call themselves champions of Europe!
5. The answer is True! FUSSBALLLIEBE means ‘love of football’ in German. The ball features adidas Connected Ball Technology for the first time at a UEFA Euro — providing unprecedented insight into every element of the movement of the ball and contributing to UEFA’s video assistant refereeing decision-making process.
6. The answer is c) 2016. In 2007, the Football Association of Ireland and Scottish Football Association proposed the expansion of the tournament, which was later confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee in September 2008. Out of the 54 member associations of UEFA, only three, including England and Germany, opposed the expansion 👀
7. The answer is b) Cristiano Ronaldo, of course! With 14 goals and counting.
8. The answer is b) Berlin. The Olympiastadion in Germany's capital will host the final on July 14. Home to Hertha Berlin, it is the tournament's biggest venue and staged the 2006 World Cup final and the 2015 Champions League final.
9. The answer is a) Netherlands, who beat Yugoslavia 6-1 in the 2000 Euro quarter-finals. France, Denmark and Sweden have all won by 5-0 margins.
10. The answer is c) Ice hockey. Vlastimil Bubník, who scored for Czechoslovakia in the third-place play-off win against France, won an ice hockey bronze medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics.
P.S. Good luck England!
