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The UEFA European (Euro) Championship is a football competition between the senior men’s national teams of Europe. The event has been held every four years since 1960. The next event, Euro 2024, will be held in Germany.

Number of participating countries

• 4 - 1960 to 1976
• 8 - 1980 to 1992
• 16 - 1996 to 2012
• 32 - 2016+

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Here are all the countries have participated at the Euros at least once.

Qualified for Euro 2024

• Albania — 2016, 2024
  
• Austria — 2008, 2016+
  
• Belgium — 1972, 1980, 1984, 2000, 2016+
  
• Croatia — 1996, 2004+
  
• Czech Republic — 1996+
  
• Denmark — 1964, 1984-2004, 2012, 2020+
  
• England — 1968, 1980, 1988-2004, 2012+
  
• France — 1960, 1984, 1992+
  
• Germany — 1972+
  
• Hungary — 1964, 1972, 2016+
  
• Italy — 1968, 1980, 1988, 1996+
  
• Netherlands — 1976, 1980, 1988-2012, 2020+
  
• Portugal — 1984, 1996+
  
• Romania — 1984, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2016, 2024
  
• Scotland — 1992, 1996, 2020+
  
• Serbia — 2024
  
• Slovakia — 2016+
  
• Slovenia — 2000, 2024
  
• Spain — 1864, 1980-1988, 1996+
  
• Switzerland — 1996, 2004, 2008, 2016+
  
• Turkey — 1996, 2000, 2008, 2016+
  

Previously Qualified

• Bulgaria — 1996, 2004
  
• Finland — 2020
  
• Greece — 1980, 2004-2012
  
• Iceland — 2016
• Ireland — 1988, 2012, 2016
  
• Latvia — 2004
  
• North Macedonia — 2020
  
• Northern Ireland — 2016
  
• Norway — 2020
  
• Poland — 2008-2020
• Russia — 1996, 2004-2020
• Sweden — 1992, 2000-2020
  
• Ukraine — 2012-2020
  
• Wales — 2016, 2020

Previous Countries

• Czechoslovakia — 1960, 1976, 1980
• Yugoslavia — 1960, 1968, 1976, 1984
• FR Yugoslavia (later known as Serbia and Montenegro) — 2000.
• Soviet Union — 1960-1972, 1988
• Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) — 1992

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• UEFA Euro Home
• UEFA Euro Winners List
• UEFA Euro Trivia
• List of UEFA Champions League Winners
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