Euro 2024 has opened with a thumping for Germany – but what is the biggest win?
Major international tournaments have often provided the stage for a good old-fashioned drubbing over the years, and the Euros are no exception.
From group stage goal-fests to knockout annihilation, we take a look at the biggest wins in the history of the European Championship.
And it’s worth noting that Euro 2024 has only just begun…
What is the biggest win in European Championship history?
It would be 16 years until such a disparity was seen at the Euros, when the Netherlands became the first team in the history of the competition to find the net six times in a single match – battering FR Yugoslavia 6-1 in the quarter-finals of Euro 2000.
Sweden were next, beginning Euro 2004 with a bang by beating Bulgaria 5-0.