| EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY | ||||||
| Year | Played | |||||
| 1960 | Did not enter | |||||
| 1964 |
Did not qualify for final tournament: eliminated by USSR in 2nd round |
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| 1968 |
Winners: Beat Yugoslavia 2-0 in the final replay |
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| 1972 |
Did not qualify for final tournament: eliminated by Belgium in quarter-finals |
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| 1976 | Did not qualify | |||||
| 1980 |
Fourth place: finished behind Belgium in Final Group 2 |
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| 1984 | Did not qualify | |||||
| 1988 |
Semi-finalists: Lost 0-2 v USSR |
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| 1992 | Did not qualify | |||||
| 1996 |
Group stage: Won 2-1 v Russia, Lost 2-1 v Czech Republic, Drew 0-0 v Germany |
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| 2000 |
Runners-up: Lost 1-2 v France |
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| 2004 |
Group stage: Drew 0-0 v Denmark, Drew 1-1 v Sweden, Won 2-1 v Bulgaria |
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| 2007/08 RESULTS | ||||||
| Date | Opponents | Comp | Res | Score | ||
| 2008 | ||||||
| 30 May | Belgium (h) | Friendly | W | 3-1 | ||
| 26 May | Spain (a) | Friendly | L | 0-1 | ||
| 06 Feb | Portugal (h) | Friendly | W | 3-1 | ||
| 2007 | ||||||
| 21 Nov | Faroe Islands (h) | Euro Qual | W | 3-1 | ||
| 17 Nov | Scotland (a) | Euro Qual | W | 2-1 | ||
| 17 Oct | South Africa (h) | Friendly | W | 2-0 | ||
| 13 Oct | Georgia (h) | Euro Qual | W | 2-0 | ||
| 12 Sep | Ukraine (a) | Euro Qual | W | 2-1 | ||
| 08 Sep | France (h) | Euro Qual | D | 0-0 | ||
| 22 Aug | Hungary (a) | Friendly | L | 1-3 | ||
| FACTFILE | ||||||
| Category | Details | |||||
| Population: | 58.1m | |||||
| Fifa Ranking: |
3rd Highest: Top, Sept 2007 Lowest: 16th, May 1994 |
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| Record win: | 9-0; v USA, 1948 | |||||
| Record defeat: | 1-7; v Hungary, 1924 | |||||
| World Cup finals: | 16; winners in 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006 | |||||
| Euro Ch finals: | 7 (including 2008) | |||||
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