Champions, runners-up, third places
Total goals
Goals scored across the tournament
Goals per match
Scoring rate
Total attendance
Fans through the gates
Tournament size
Qualifying teams
Top scorer per tournament
Goals scored by the Golden-Boot winner
Full breakdown
| Metric | 1964 Spain | 1972 Belgium | 2012  Poland / Ukraine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edition | #null | #null | #null |
| Champion | Spain |  West Germany | Spain |
| Runner-up |  Soviet Union | Soviet Union |  Italy |
| Third place |  Hungary | Belgium | — |
| Teams | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Matches | 4 | 4 | 31 |
| Total goals | 13 | 10 | 76 |
| Goals / match | 3.25 | 2.50 | 2.45 |
| Top scorer | Ferenc Bene (2) | Gerd Müller (4) |  Mario Mandžukić (3) |
| Best player | — | — | Andrés Iniesta |
| Total attendance | 156,253 | 121,880 | 1,440,896 |
| Avg attendance | 39,063 | 30,470 | 46,481 |