IFFHS CONTINENTAL NEWS - UEFA EURO 2024 (Day 7)
Picture : Spain dominated Italy sovereign with a powerful Nico Williams.
The statistics on 2024 Euro day 7 (20 June)
Slovenia vs Serbia 1-1
*Žan Karničnik (Slovenia) is the first ever player from the Slovenian league (Celje) to score in Euro finals.
*Luka Jović (Serbia) has updated the record for latest goal in the Euro history to avoid a defeat inside the regular time (at 94' 59") just one day after Klaus Gjasula (Albania) did it vs Croatia (at 94' 22").
Denmark vs England 1-1
*England are still unable to win their opening two games at a Euro edition. They never managed to do it so far.
*England have only lost one of their last 19 games in Euro finals. The only defeat inside this period was from Iceland (1-2) in 2016.
*Jordan Pickford has now made more major tournament appearances (21) than any other English player in the national team's history.
*Harry Kane became only the third player to score for England in 4 major tournaments (2018 and 2022 World Cup, Euro 2020 and 2024), along with Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney.
*Kane is now the joint-second England’s top scorer in Euros (5 goals, level with Rooney), behing only Alan Shearer (7).
*Kane increased to 13 his goals in major competitions (the national record).
*Kane’s goal was his 50th this season in 54 games (44 in 45 games for Bayern plus 6 in 9 games for England).
His personal seasonal record is 52 goals in 2017-18.
*Morten Hjulmand's goal for Denmark was the 13th from outside the penalty area at Euro 2024, already one more than in all matches at the 2022 World Cup (12).
Spain vs Italy 1-0
*Spain vs Italy have played most games between each other than any two European nations else:
in Euro finals (8),
in different Euro editions (7),
in consecutive Euro finals (5 – from 2008 to 2024),
in major tournaments (11 – including 3 at World Cups).
*For the first time in the history of this rivalry, Spain have gone 6 games without losing against Italy (4 wins and 2 draws).
*Spain are the first Euro 2024 team to mathematically secure first place in the group.
*For the second time in history, Spain secure first place in a Euro group stage after just the second matchday.
The first was in 2008 when they became champions.
*Spain have met the defending Euro champions for the 4th time and won in all such occasions (also vs Soviet Union 2-1 in 1964, vs Germany 1-0 in 1984 and vs Greece 2-1 in 2008).
*Riccardo Calafiori is the second Italian player to concede an own goal in a major tournament, after Cristian Zaccardo in the World Cup 2006 vs USA.
*Spain is the team with the most own goals in favor in the Euros – 4 (3 of them at Euro 2020).
*Italy managed just 4 shots against Spain (only 1 on target), their fewest in a Euro game.
*Gianluigi Donnarumma made the second most saves (8) in a Euro match for Italy, only behind Francesco Toldo (10 saves against Belgium in Euro 2000).
*Pedri (Spain) made his 12th appearance at a major tournament, the joint-most by a European player while aged 21 or under, along with Cristiano