10 interesting stats from UEFA Euro 2020

#6 There were more own goals at Euro 2020 than at all the other editions of the competition combined

Denis Zakaria put one through his own net.

Denis Zakaria beat his own keeper Yann Somer to gift Spain the lead in Switzerland's Euro 2020 quarter-final, a game the Alpine nation lost on penalties. That marked the tenth own goal scored at the tournament, more than all the other editions of the Euros combined.

10 - Denis Zakaria's own goal is the tenth we've seen at #EURO2020, which is now one more than were scored at each of the previous 15 editions of the European Championships combined (9). Dubious. pic.twitter.com/odGEGutwDK

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) July 2, 2021

Merih Demiral, Mats Hummels, Ruben Dias, Raphael Guerreiro, Wojciech Szczęsny, Lukas Hradecky, Martin Dubravka, Juraj Kucka and Pedri also scored own goals.

Danish captain Simon Kjaer scored the 11th own goal of Euro 2020 when he beat his own keeper after being put under pressure by Raheem Sterling in the semi-final.

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#5 England became the first team to open their European Championship campaign with five consecutive clean sheets

Italy vs England - UEFA Euro 2020: Final

Defensive solidity, sometimes at the cost of flair, has been the hallmark of England under Gareth Southgate. The Three Lions did not play the most attractive football at Euro 2020 but were one of the most difficult to score against.

The tactic paid them rich dividends as England breezed through the group stage and the first two knockout rounds at Euro 2020 to reach the semi-finals. That made the Three Lions the first team in European Championship history to open their campaign in the competition with five consecutive clean sheets.

England are the first team in Euro history to start their campaign with five clean sheets in a row! 🧱 England 1-0 CroatiaEngland 0-0 ScotlandEngland 1-0 Czech RepublicEngland 2-0 GermanyEngland 4-0 Ukraine pic.twitter.com/z9D8IHOqjx

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) July 3, 2021

Spain are the only other team to register five clean sheets in a single edition of the Euros when they did so in 2012, but that wasn't achieved in their first five games.

After playing out a 1-1 draw against Italy in their tournament opener in Gdansk, La Furia Roja did not concede another goal en route to lifting their third Euro title.

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#4 Italy create a new record for most consecutive wins at the Euros, including qualifiers

Italy players exult after scoring against Belgium in the quarter-finals.

Euro 2020 winners Italy arrived at the tournament after a perfect qualifying campaign.

The Azzurri then breezed through the group stage without conceding a goal before beating Austria and Belgium 2-1 to create a new record for most consecutive wins in European Championship history, including qualifiers.

15 - Including the qualifying rounds, Italy have won each of their last 15 European Championship matches - a new competition record. Belgium themselves had won 14 consecutive matches before today's defeat. Goliath. #EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/JOqngYjNIC

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) July 2, 2021

Incidentally, their win over Belgium helped Italy break a tie with the Red Devils, who had won all ten of their qualifying games and their first four matches at Euro 2020.

The Azzurri's winning run came to an end in the semi-finals, though, as they needed a penalty shootout to see off Spain.