Changes: UEFA European Championship (Differently)

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The UEFA European Football Championship, less formally the European Championship and informally the Euros, is the primary association footballcompetition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), determining the continental champion of Europe.

History

The idea for a pan-European football tournament was first proposed by the French Football Federation's secretary-general Henri Delaunay in 1927, but it was not until 1953 that the tournament was started. In honour of Delaunay, the trophy awarded to the champions is named after him. The 1953 tournament, held in France, had eight teams competing in the finals out of 17 that entered the competition. It was won by the Hungary, beating Austria 2–1 in a tense final in Paris. Notably Spain withdrew from its quarter-final match against the Soviet Union because of two political protests. Of the 17 teams that entered the qualifying tournament, notable absentees were England, the Netherlands, Germany and Italy. During years which the competition overlaps with the World Cup it is held in December.

Past Competitions

Year	Host	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place	Number of teams
1953	File:France Flag.png France	Hungary	2-1	Austria	File:France Flag.png France	3-2	Soviet Union	8
1957	Portugal	Sweden	3-0	File:France Flag.png France	England	2-0	Spain	8
1961	Italy	Soviet Union	1-0	Bohemia	Germany	2-1	Italy	16
1965	Montenegro	Hungary	4-2	Germany	Sweden	3-1	England	20
1969	Denmark	England	2-1	Portugal	Spain	2-0	Belgium	16
1973	Germany	Scotland	3–0	Hungary	Soviet Union	1-0	England	16
1977	Estonia	Italy	2-0	England	Germany	4-0	Portugal	24
1981	Austria-Hungary	File:Poland Flag.png Poland	4–1	France	England	2-0	Spain	24
1985	Belgium	France	1-0	Germany	Netherlands	3-1	Scotland	24
1989	Russia	Scotland	2-0	Spain	Portugal	7-1	Italy	24
1993	England	Denmark	4-1	Germany	Belgium	1-0	File:France Flag.png France	24
1997	France	England	4-2	Netherlands	Portugal	2-0	Russia	24
2001	Scotland	Italy	3-2	Netherlands	Italy	4-1	Hungary	24
2005	Portugal	Bulgaria	3-0	Portugal	Bohemia	2-2 (4-2p)	England	24
2009	Netherlands	England	2-1	Spain	File:France Flag.png France	2-0	Germany	24
2013	Norway	File:France Flag.png France	4-0	Italy	Norway	1-0	Estonia	24
2017	Spain	Iceland	1-0	Portugal	Belgium	3-0	Germany	32
2021	Switzerland	Italy	1-1 (3-2p)	Hungary	Ireland	4-2	Spain	24

Past Winner

Three Titles ★★★ : (1969, 1997, 2009), (1977, 2001, 2021)
Two Titles ★★: (1953, 1965), File:France Flag.png (1985, 2013), (1973, 1989)
One Title ★: (1957), (1961), File:Poland Flag.png (1981), (1993), (2005), (2017).

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 ==History==
-The idea for a pan-European football tournament was first proposed by the French Football Federation's secretary-general Henri Delaunay in 1927, but it was not until 1953 that the tournament was started. In honour of Delaunay, the trophy awarded to the champions is named after him. The 1953 tournament, held in [[France (Differently)|France]], had eight teams competing in the finals out of 17 that entered the competition. It was won by the [[National football teams of Austria-Hungary (Differently)|Hungary]], beating [[National football teams of Austria-Hungary (Differently)|Austria]] 2–1 in a tense final in Paris. Notably [[Spain (Differently)|Spain]] withdrew from its quarter-final match against the Soviet Union because of two political protests. Of the 17 teams that entered the qualifying tournament, notable absentees were [[United Kingdom (Differently)|England]], [[Netherlands (Differently)|the Netherlands]], [[Germany (Differently)|Germany]] and [[Italy (Differently)|Italy]].
+The idea for a pan-European football tournament was first proposed by the French Football Federation's secretary-general Henri Delaunay in 1927, but it was not until 1953 that the tournament was started. In honour of Delaunay, the trophy awarded to the champions is named after him. The 1953 tournament, held in [[France (Differently)|France]], had eight teams competing in the finals out of 17 that entered the competition. It was won by the [[National football teams of Austria-Hungary (Differently)|Hungary]], beating [[National football teams of Austria-Hungary (Differently)|Austria]] 2–1 in a tense final in Paris. Notably [[Spain (Differently)|Spain]] withdrew from its quarter-final match against the Soviet Union because of two political protests. Of the 17 teams that entered the qualifying tournament, notable absentees were [[United Kingdom (Differently)|England]], [[Netherlands (Differently)|the Netherlands]], [[Germany (Differently)|Germany]] and [[Italy (Differently)|Italy]]. During years which the competition overlaps with the World Cup it is held in December.
 ==Past Competitions==