The group stage of Euro 2020 came to an end on Wednesday in thrilling fashion as France, Germany and Portugal advanced from the Groud of De...
The group stage of Euro 2020 came to an end on Wednesday in thrilling fashion as France, Germany and Portugal advanced from the Groud of Death after a nail-biting finale. It provided a fitting end to the group stage that had no shortage of entertainment and with the knockout stage to begin on Saturday, the tournament promises more thrills and spills.
Here’s a look back at the group stages of the tournament played across multiple venues in Europe:
Qualified teams
Group A: Italy, Wales, Switzerland
Group B: Belgium, Denmark
Group C: Netherlands, Austria, Ukraine
Group D: England, Croatia, Czech Republic
Group E: Sweden, Spain
Group F: France, Germany, Portugal
Key numbers
In recent times, the tournament had developed a reputation of being goal-shy and devoid of end-to-end excitement as the European style of football itself underwent changes. But Euro 2020, delayed by a year and taking place at the end of a long season for players, has been a welcome change.
A total of 94 goals were scored in the group stage, a big increase from the 69 goals scored during the group stage of Euro 2016, the only previous tournament with 24 teams.
The goals-per-game ratio of 2.62 goals was the second-highest in the group stage since the turn of the century. Only Euro 2000 had a higher goals-per-game ratio...
