5 interesting facts of the UEFA European Championship you may not know

#4 The similarities between the finals of Euro 1996 and Euro 2000

Both the golden goals of the finals of Euro 1996 and Euro 2000 were scored by substitutes

There haven't been many occasions when you can say that the finals of two European championships have been similar in some manner but then again, not many doesn’t mean not at all. In fact, there have been some similarities between the Euro 1996 final between Germany and Czech Republic and the Euro 2000 final between Italy and France.

Firstly, on both occasions, Germany (in 1996) and France (in 2000) came from 1-0 behind to win the match 2-1. Secondly, both matches were decided by a golden goal in extra time.

And finally, both the golden goals were scored by substitutes. Olivier Bierhoff had scored the golden goal for Germany in 1996 and David Trezeguet did the same for France in 2000. Very coincidental, isn’t it?