Euro 2024 has completed the first phase and the round of 16 and in these 44 games, exactly 100 goals have been scored. Unintentional. The average is 2.28 goals per game, one every 40 minutes. There are seven games left to play, the quarterfinals, semifinals and final, and it will be difficult to surpass the record of 142 goals achieved in the 2020 edition, held a year later due to the pandemic.
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Top scoring teams
Germany and Spain
Germany scored 10 goals and Spain, its rival in the quarterfinals, 9. They were followed by the Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey and Austria, with 7. Georgia and Portugal, with 5. Romania, Slovakia and England, with 4 .Poland, Italy, Czech Republic, Albania, Croatia and France, with 3.
2
Fewer scoring teams
Serbia
Serbia only scored one goal through Luka Jovic (pictured). while Denmark, Belgium, Ukraine, Slovenia, Hungary and Scotland achieved two.
3
The top scorers
A trio takes the lead
Georges Mikautadze (Georgia), Jamal Musiala (Germany) and Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) -picture- lead the list of top scorers in the Euro Cup with 3 goals each.
4
Many own goals
Nine in total
Rüdiger (Germany), Wöber (Austria)- photo, Hranac (Czech Republic), Gjasula (Albania), Calafiori (Italy), Akaydin (Turkey), Malen (Netherlands), Le Normand (Spain) and Vertonghen (Belgium) are the players who score their own goal.
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When were the most goals scored?
Between minutes 16 and 30
According to official UEFA statistics, this is how goals were scored during matches:
– 14 in the first quarter of an hour
– 20 between minutes 16 and 30
– 8 between minutes 31 and 45;
– 3 in added time of the first half
– 16 between minutes 46 and 60
– 14 between minutes 61 and 75
– 12 between minutes 76 and 90
– 12 past minute 90
– 1 by Harry Kane -picture- against Slovakia in extra time in the round of 16.
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Penalties
8 were marked and 3 missed
11 penalties have been taken since the start of Euro 2024.
Eight were changed: 2 by Georgia (both by Mikautadze) and Germany (both by Havertz, pictured) and one each by France (Mbappé), Austria (Arnautovic), Romania (Razvan Marin) and Poland (Lewandowski).
Three players did not receive a penalty: the Croatian Petkovic (against Spain) and Modric (against Italy) and Cristiano Ronaldo (in the round of 16 against Slovenia).
In the penalty shootout of Portugal-Slovenia (3-0), Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes and Bernardo Silva scored and Diogo Costa stopped Verbic’s team
Source: La Verdad
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