7 Interesting Facts About The Euro 2020 Group Stages

As the group rounds of Euro 2020 came to an end on Wednesday, 36 of the tournament’s 51 matches had already been played, with 94 goals scored.

Sixteen nations have now advanced to the knockout rounds, which begin Saturday in Amsterdam with Wales taking on Denmark.

iexclusive News Nigeria reports the tournament’s new records, vital stats, and interesting information thus far in Euro 2020.

Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal, who is playing in his record sixth Euro, is the tournament’s top scorer with five goals in the group stages. With his second goal of the night against France on Wednesday, the 36-year-old equaled the all-time men’s international scoring record set by Iranian striker Ali Daei, who last played for Iran in 2006. Ronaldo’s first attempt to break the record will come during Sunday night’s Round of 16 match against Belgium.

Stopper Attila Fiola ( getty images)

Hungary made a gallant effort in the consensual death group, forcing two draws against elite sides France and Germany. In their three group stage matches, the Hungarians registered 62 tackles, more than any other team in the competition, including 11 each from Attila Fiola and Endre Botka. Germany came in second with 50 points.

Orange marmalade

With eight goals in the Euro 2020 group stages, the Netherlands were the top-scoring team, led by Liverpool midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum and two each from Lyon striker Memphis Depay and PSV Eindhoven defender Denzel Dumfries.

Marathon runner Aleksandr Golovin

Aleksandr Golovin, Russia’s midfielder, traversed 36 kilometres on the pitch in three games against Belgium, Denmark, and Finland, the most terrain travelled by any player in the tournament thus far.

Roja’s resounding Spain’s 5-0 win over Slovakia in Euro 2020

Spain’s 5-0 win over Slovakia on Wednesday was the largest margin of victory in a Euro match in 17 years. It was only the seventh five-goal advantage in Euro finals history.

Emil Forsberg of Sweden

Emil Forsberg of Sweden scored the second-fastest goal in Euro finals history against Poland on Wednesday in St. Petersburg, scoring after just 1 minute and 22 seconds. Forsberg dethroned Denmark’s Yussuf Poulsen from second place, six days after Poulsen scored 1 minute and 39 seconds into his team’s loss to Belgium on June 17.

Kacper Kozlowski of Poland

Kacper Kozlowski of Poland became the youngest player ever to appear in a Euro, coming on as a substitute against Spain on June 19 at the age of 17 years and 246 days. Consider England’s Jude Bellingham, who held the record for six days after making his debut against Croatia on June 13 at the age of 17 and 349 days. The two are the only 17-year-olds that have ever competed in the competition.