UEFA Euro 1988 – West Germany
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West Germany hosted the 1988 UEFA Euro tournament, where they won their group to qualify for the semi-finals. They met arch-rivals Netherlands in the semis and lost to them, who went on to win the competition when they beat the Soviet Union.
UEFA Euro 1992 – Sweden
Sweden were hosts of the 1992 UEFA Euro tournament, where they had a good campaign and went on to qualify for the semi-finals after winning their group. They lost in the semi-finals against Germany, who went on to lose the final to Denmark.
UEFA Euro 1996 – England
England hosted the UEFA Euro 1996 championships, which was also the first Euro to have 16 teams participating in it. The Three Lions won their group and went on to the quarter-finals, where they faced Spain and beat them in a penalty shoot-out. They lost to eventual winners Germany in the semi-finals on penalties. Germany won the championship after beating Czech Republic 2-1 in the final.
UEFA Euro 2000 – Belgium & Netherlands
UEFA Euro 2000 was the first Euro that was hosted by two nations; Belgium and the Netherlands. Belgium had a dismal campaign as they could not survive their group, finishing third. Netherlands, on the other hand, had a brilliant start to the campaign, having finished the group as winners.
They ran over Yugoslavia after beating them 6-1, although they lost to Italy on penalties in the semifinals. France beat Italy in the final to lift their second European title.
UEFA Euro 2004 – Portugal
Portugal hosted the 2004 UEFA Euro, the tournament which made Cristiano Ronaldo a rising star. Portugal had a brilliant start to their tournament when they won their group. The hosts had a tough run after winning their quarter-final match against England. They beat the Netherlands in the semi-final 2-1 to qualify for their first ever final where they lost to surprise finalists Greece 1-0.
UEFA Euro 2008 – Austria & Switzerland
The 2008 UEFA Euro tournament was again hosted by two nations when Austria and Switzerland were chosen as hosts. Austria had a dismal campaign after failing to survive their group, finishing third. Switzerland had an even worse campaign after finishing fourth in their group. Spain won the finals after beating Germany 1-0.
UEFA Euro 2012 Poland & Ukraine
The 2012 UEFA Euro tournament was also co-hosted when Poland and Ukraine were chosen as hosts. Poland had a really bad tournament after failing to win a single game in their group, finishing fourth. Ukraine had a slightly better campaign after winning one game in the group, although they too could not survive the group, finishing third.
Spain were the eventual winners of the tournament.
A tabular Representation of the Hosts and their respective performance
| Hosts | Year | Best Position | Winners |
| France | 1960 | Fourth | Soviet Union |
| 1984 | Winners | France | |
| Spain | 1964 | Winners | Spain |
| Italy | 1968 | Winners | Italy |
| 1980 | Fourth | West Germany | |
| Belgium | 1972 | Third | West Germany |
| Yugoslavia | 1976 | Fourth | Czechoslovakia |
| West Germany | 1988 | Semi-finals | Netherlands |
| Sweden | 1992 | Semi-finals | Denmark |
| England | 1996 | Semi-finals | Germany |
| Belgium & Netherlands | 2000 | 3rd in GRP (BEL) Semi-finals (NED) | France |
| Portugal | 2004 | Runners-up | Greece |
| Austria & Switzerland | 2008 | 3rd in GRP(AUS) 4th in GRP (SWI) | Spain |
| Poland & Ukraine | 2012 | 4th in GRP (POL) 3rd in GRP (UKR) | Spain |
