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 | 1980 Italy | 1996 England | 2012  Poland / Ukraine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edition | #null | #null | #null |
| Champion |  West Germany |  Germany |  Spain |
| Runner-up |  Belgium |  Czech Republic | Italy |
| Third place |  Czechoslovakia | — | — |
| Teams | 8 | 16 | 16 |
| Matches | 14 | 31 | 31 |
| Total goals | 27 | 64 | 76 |
| Goals / match | 1.93 | 2.06 | 2.45 |
| Top scorer | Klaus Allofs (3) | Alan Shearer (5) |  Mario Mandžukić (3) |
| Best player | — | Matthias Sammer | Andrés Iniesta |
| Total attendance | 345,463 | 1,275,857 | 1,440,896 |
| Avg attendance | 24,676 | 41,157 | 46,481 |