Euro 2016: 9 things you probably didn't know about the history of the tournament

#6 First and only time lucky Russia

A Yugoslav player (centre, left) and a Soviet player (centre, right) jump for the ball during the final of the first-ever UEFA European Nations' Cup tournament at Parc des Princes, Paris

The inaugural UEFA Euro held in France was won by Soviet Union (now Russia), after defeating Yugoslavia 2-1 in extra time in the final. Milan Gali’s strike put Yugoslavia ahead in the 43rd minute, but their joy was turned to dust shortly after the half-time when Slava Metreveli struck home for the Soviet Union. In the 23rd minute of extra time, Viktor Ponedelnik scored the winner for the eventual Champions.

This turned out to be the only major international success story for Russia till date.