Euro 2012 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Spain

Spain beat Italy 4-0, setting a new record for the highest score in a Euro final (the previous record score was 3-0 in 1972 West Germany v USSR). Spain created history by winning three major international tournaments in a row, being Euro 2008, World Cup 2010, and then Euro 2012. This had never been done before (they also became the first country to retain their Euro title).

Answer: Fernando Torres

Fernando Torres won the Golden boot, despite only starting two games for Spain. In the tournament, Torres scored 3 goals and assisted once; five players scored three goals but Torres was the Golden Boot as he spent less time on the field. Torres also became the first player to score in two Euro finals (he scored the winner when Spain beat Germany 1-0 at Euro 2008).

Answer: Riccardo Montolivo, Ashley Young & Ashley Cole

The three players to miss were Riccardo Montolivo, Ashley Young & Ashley Cole. The Italian missed first before the English hit the bar and had a penalty saved by Gianluigi Buffon. The shoot-out progressed as follows (Italy took the first penalty):
1-0 : Mario Balotelli
1-1 : Stephen Gerard
1-1 : Riccardo Montolivo (miss)
2-1 : Wayne Rooney
2-2 : Andrea Pirlo
2-2 : Ashley Young (miss, hit cross-bar)
2-3 : Antonio Nocerino
2-3 : Ashley Cole (miss)
2-4 : Alessandro Diamanti
England did not take their 5th penalty shot.

Answer: 76

With a total of 76 goals scored at UEFA EURO 2012, the official tournament charity, the Centre for Access to Football in Europe (CAFE) received 228,000 as a donation from UEFA. This was n e less than the 77 goals scored at Euro 2008.

Answer: Czech Republic, Germany, Spain & England

While Germany and Spain were expected to win their groups, many thought that Russia would win Group A, but they ended up not even qualifying from the group stage. Russia finished equal second with Greece behind the Czech Republic, but were eliminated on a countback.

Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) had the most shots on target, with 15 shots going on target in 5 games. Mario Balotelli (Italy) was ranked second with 14 shots on target in 6 games.

Answer: Italy

The two finlsists finshed first and second. Italy had the most shots on target, reaching 61 shots in 6 games, which is equal to an average on target shot count of 10.17. Spain were ranked second with 57 shots on target in their 6 games.

Answer: Portugal

Portugal committed the most fouls in the tournament, giving away 91 freekicks in their 5 games played! Italy were next with 89 fouls in 6 games.

Answer: Germany v Greece

The Germany v Greece quarter-final had the most goals scored. This game finished 4-2 in favour of the Germans. The other games finished 1-1 Spain v Italy, 4-0 Spain v Ireland and 2-1 Germany v Netherlands.

Answer: Most fouls committed and most yellow cards

This game had the most fouls committed out of any other Euro 2012 game (52 fouls) and the most yellow cards (9 yellows).
The game with most attempts on goal were England vs Italy and Spain vs Republic of Ireland (24 shots on target).The most red cards occurred in the opening game of the tournament between Poland and Greece (2 red cards). Most offsides happened in the game between Italy and Republic of Ireland (10 offsides). The game with the most attempts off target was Portugal v Netherlands (21 off target).