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UEFA European Championship–winning countries

  • Germany national football teamOn the 5th of April 1908, the Germany national football team played its first official match in Basel against Switzerland.
  • France national football teamOn the 1st of May 1904, a group of French footballers stepped onto a pitch in Brussels to face Belgium. The match ended in a 3, 3 draw and marked the first…
  • Italy national football teamThe Italy national football team played its first official match in Milan on the 15th of May 1910. They defeated France by a score of 6, 2, with Pietro Lana…
  • Portugal national football teamThe Portugal national football team began its journey in 1921, yet the first two decades offered little glory. Their debut at the 1934 FIFA World Cup…
  • Czechoslovakia national football teamOn the 5th of April 1903, the Bohemia national team played its first international match in Budapest. They lost that game 2, 1 to Hungary.
  • Soviet Union national football teamThe Soviet Union national football team emerged from the ashes of revolution in 1922. A Bolshevik state had just formed, yet international diplomacy remained…