Historic Rivalries

The greatest Euro rivalries of all time, ranked by a composite score that accounts for frequency, competitive balance, knockout-stage encounters, and drama.

#	Rivalry	Score	Meetings	Record	KO	Goals
1.	ItalyvsSpain8×	92	8	2–4–2	4	5–7
2.	FrancevsPortugal5×	79	5	2–2–1	4	7–6
3.	FrancevsSpain5×	77	5	2–1–2	4	6–6
4.	EnglandvsSpain3×	60	3	1–1–1	2	3–3
5.	EnglandvsItaly3×	55	3	0–2–1	2	1–2
6.	DenmarkvsGermany3×	49	3	1–0–2	2	3–4
7.	GermanyvsItaly3×	45	3	0–2–1	2	2–3
8.	Czech RepublicvsPortugal4×	45	4	1–0–3	2	3–6
9.	DenmarkvsNetherlands3×	44	3	1–1–1	1	3–5
10.	Czech RepublicvsDenmark3×	43	3	2–0–1	2	6–2
11.	DenmarkvsEngland3×	41	3	0–2–1	1	2–3
12.	EnglandvsSwitzerland3×	41	3	1–2–0	1	5–2
13.	FrancevsNetherlands4×	41	4	0–2–2	1	3–7
14.	FrancevsItaly2×	41	2	1–0–1	1	2–3
15.	ItalyvsYugoslavia2×	40	2	1–1–0	2	3–1
16.	EnglandvsNetherlands3×	40	3	2–0–1	1	7–5
17.	EnglandvsGermany3×	40	3	2–1–0	2	4–1
18.	Czech RepublicvsGreece2×	39	2	1–0–1	1	2–2
19.	ItalyvsSwitzerland2×	39	2	1–0–1	1	3–2
20.	SpainvsSwitzerland1×	39	1	0–1–0	1	1–1
21.	PortugalvsSlovenia1×	39	1	0–1–0	1	0–0
22.	PortugalvsSpain3×	38	3	1–2–0	1	2–1
23.	Czech RepublicvsGermany3×	38	3	1–0–2	1	3–5
24.	NetherlandsvsSoviet Union2×	37	2	1–0–1	1	2–1
25.	FrancevsSwitzerland3×	37	3	1–2–0	1	6–4
26.	GermanyvsSpain2×	37	2	0–0–2	2	1–3
27.	CroatiavsSpain4×	37	4	1–0–3	1	5–10
28.	GermanyvsPortugal4×	36	4	3–0–1	1	8–7
29.	PolandvsPortugal1×	36	1	0–1–0	1	1–1
30.	ItalyvsSoviet Union2×	34	2	0–1–1	2	0–2

Score = matchFrequency(24) + balance(18) + knockout(25) + prestige(14) + recency(10) + drama(9) · max 100