EURO 2021 Interim results: Flood of own goals, scorched-up eleven and a lot of hits

European Football Championship 2021
EM-Interim balance: Own goal flood, versemmelte Eleven and a lot of hits

Many own goals, plenty of penalty misses and a goal cut that gives hope for more goals than at the Euro 2016. After the group stage, there are some abnormalities in the European Football Championship. As goal-rich as the 4:2-Victory of Germany against Portugal was at the European Championship five years ago also the preliminary round match between Hungary and Portugal (3: 3), but otherwise fell back then predominantly fewer hits.

The most spectacular goal for most fans was that of the Czech Patrik Schick, who scored the European Championship goal from the greatest distance from more than 45 meters in the 2-0 win against Scotland. Luka Modric’s outside edge in Croatia’s 3-1 win in Scotland is already one of the highlights of the European Championship. The most curious own goal so far goes to the cap of the Slovak goalkeeper.

Own goal flood

All those involved would have gladly renounced the increase of this record. Eight times balls landed in the group stage of this European Championship in their own net! From the novelty of the German team, who were the first team in European Championship history to owe an own goal and also benefited from an own goal (actually even two), to the bad slapstick goal of the Slovak goalkeeper Martin Dubravka in the 0:5 smack against Spain-everything. And by comparison: at the Euro 2016 in France, there were only three own goals in the entire tournament.

Missed penalties

14 Times the shooters ran from the point – eight times the ball landed in the net. So far, Spain has proved to be particularly unerring: two tries, no goal. At the European Championship in France, only Mesut Ozil and Cristiano Ronaldo missed, who this time already lost three attempts. Eight penalties-without penalty shoot-outs-were converted throughout the tournament in 2016.

Home

In 36 games, 94 goals were scored, which makes an average of 2.6 goals per game. In the preliminary round of 2016, the fans were allowed to cheer only 1.92 hits per game. Including the knockout round, this record was then increased to 2.1, 108 goals in 51 games.

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Scorer

Cristiano Ronaldo is the record scorer in European finals with a total of 14 goals. The ranking of the current scorer list leads Portugal’s superstar with five goals. Emil Forsberg (Sweden), Robert Lewandowski (Poland), Romelu Lukaku (Belgium), Patrik Schick (Czech Republic) and Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) have scored three goals each.

Young is in

Jude Bellingham made his England debut at the age of 17 years and 349 days in a 1-0 win over Croatia. Thus, the professional of Borussia Dortmund was at least for a few days the youngest player of a European Championship. “Historic,” the BVB tweeted already. Kacper Kozlowski from Poland replaced Bellingham. He was just 17 years and 246 days old when he came on as a substitute against Spain on Saturday.

Jamal Musiala became the youngest German tournament player at 18 years and 117 days in Germany’s 2-2 draw with Hungary on Wednesday. Kai Havertz is the youngest German goalscorer at a European Championship with 22 years and eight days since his goal in a 4-2 win against Portugal.

Short videos

It is usually quite fixed. Whistle, the voice in the ear reports, the referee waits or quickly watches the replay-and decision. For a long time, the games are actually not interrupted when using the video referee.

Home advantage (almost) gone

That with the home game is anyway such a thing at a European Championship in eleven countries and then in the face of mostly prevailing spectator restrictions. In any case, there have been eleven victories so far in 23 games with a team in their own country. Five times the hosts separated from the opponent with a draw, seven times they even lost.

mad / Christian Kunz, Jens Marx, DPA