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 | 2004 Portugal | 2012  Poland / Ukraine | 2016 France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edition | #null | #null | #null | #null |
| Champion |  West Germany |  Greece |  Spain | Portugal |
| Runner-up |  Soviet Union | Portugal |  Italy | France |
| Third place | Belgium | — | — | — |
| Teams | 4 | 16 | 16 | 24 |
| Matches | 4 | 31 | 31 | 51 |
| Total goals | 10 | 77 | 76 | 108 |
| Goals / match | 2.50 | 2.48 | 2.45 | 2.12 |
| Top scorer | Gerd Müller (4) |  Milan Baroš (5) |  Mario Mandžukić (3) | Antoine Griezmann (6) |
| Best player | — | Theodoros Zagorakis | Andrés Iniesta | Antoine Griezmann |
| Total attendance | 121,880 | 1,160,802 | 1,440,896 | 2,427,303 |
| Avg attendance | 30,470 | 37,445 | 46,481 | 47,594 |