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Statistics relating to previous 16-team Euro tournaments

Sat Jun 28, 2008 3:20pm EDT

(Reuters) - Statistics relating to previous 16-team European Championship final tournaments:

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Euro 1996 - England

Total goals: 64

Leading scorer: Alan Shearer (England) 5

Yellow cards: 154

Red cards: 7

Matches that ended with a penalty shootout: 4

Most goals in a match: 6

Russia 3 Czech Republic 3 - Group stage

Euro 2000 - Belgium / Netherlands

Total goals: 85

Leading scorers: Patrick Kluivert (Netherlands) and Savo Milosevic (Yugoslavia) 5

Yellow cards: 127

Red cards: 8

Matches that ended with a penalty shootout: 1

Most goals in a match: 7

Netherlands 6 Yugoslavia 1 - Quarter-final

Yugoslavia 3 Spain 4 - Group stage

Euro 2004 - Portugal

Total goals: 77

Leading scorer: Milan Baros (Czech Republic) 5

Yellow cards: 156

Red cards: 6

Matches that ended with a penalty shootout: 2

Most goals in a match: 6

Croatia 2 England 4 - Group stage

Euro 2008 - Austria / Switzerland (to date)

Total goals: 76

Leading scorer: David Villa (Spain) 4

Yellow cards: 118

Red cards: 3

Matches that ended with a penalty shootout: 2

Most goals in a match: 5

Spain 4 Russia 1 - Group stage

Netherlands 4 France 1 - Group stage

Turkey 3 Czech Republic 2 - Group stage

Portugal 2 Germany 3 - Quarter-finals

Germany 3 Turkey 2 - Semi-finals

Source: www.UEFA.com

(Compiled by Patrick Johnston; editing by Jon Bramley)
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