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 | 1972 Belgium | 1988 West Germany | 2012  Poland / Ukraine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edition | #null | #null | #null |
| Champion | West Germany |  Netherlands |  Spain |
| Runner-up |  Soviet Union | Soviet Union |  Italy |
| Third place | Belgium | — | — |
| Teams | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| Matches | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| Total goals | 10 | 34 | 76 |
| Goals / match | 2.50 | 2.27 | 2.45 |
| Top scorer | Gerd Müller (4) | Marco van Basten (5) |  Mario Mandžukić (3) |
| Best player | — | — | Andrés Iniesta |
| Total attendance | 121,880 | 849,844 | 1,440,896 |
| Avg attendance | 30,470 | 56,656 | 46,481 |