Unlike the Copa America, the Africa Cup of Nations or even the World Cup, there is no third-place match at the Euro. And there is an explanation for this. In a UEFA report, published by Imagethe match to determine the team that reaches the last step of the podium of this competition no longer exists ” since the format was changed from 1980 to 1984 because the match was considered unattractive.»
“The third place match was considered unexciting and has since been removed from the EURO. There are no plans to repeat such a match.”explains the European football body. Czechoslovakia won the last match for the third in the history of the Euro, in 1980, against Italy (1-1, 9 tab 8). For this 2024 edition, the French team, defeated (2-1) by Spain in the semi-final, and the Netherlands, fallen against England, on the same score, could have faced each other during this match. It’s a failure.
