4) Most goals scored by a single team in a tournament
In the past five editions of Euro, a team played a maximum of six games if they reached the final. With an average of two goals per game, it is no wonder then that the highest-scoring teams in a single edition have all come in the past two decades.
Save for one. The incredible France squad from 1984 led by an inspirational Michel Platini plundered their opponents and scored 14 goals. Platini himself scored nine – including two hat-tricks.
With the extra game added in Euro 2016, ironically a decision championed by Platini himself, it is possible that a team reaching the semi-finals or final could break the record set by France in 1984.
Who could it be?
# | Country | Edition | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | France | 1984 | 14 |
2 | France | 2000 | 13 |
Netherlands | 2000 | 13 | |
4 | Spain | 2008 | 12 |
Spain | 2012 | 12 | |
7 | Czech Republic | 2004 | 10 |
England | 2004 | 10 |
Edited by Staff Editor