EURO

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EURO is the commonly used short name for the UEFA European Championship, the premier international football tournament for national teams in Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UEFA competition
football tournament
international sports competition
ageCategory senior
category UEFA competitions
international football competitions in Europe
quadrennial sporting events
competitionLevel top level
confederation UEFA
confederationMembersEligible UEFA member associations
continent Europe
currentOfficialName UEFA European Championship
finalTournamentTeams 24
firstHeld 1960
format national team tournament
frequency every four years
fullName UEFA European Championship
genderCategory men
governingBody Union of European Football Associations
linked to: UEFA
inauguralFinalVenue Parc des Princes
inauguralHostCountry France
isAbbreviationFor UEFA European Championship
matchType A-international
mostRecentExpansion 2016
mostRecentExpansionDetail final tournament expanded from 16 to 24 teams in 2016
mostSuccessfulTeam Germany
Spain
namedAfter Henri Delaunay
numberOfTitles_Germany 3
numberOfTitles_Spain 3
organisedBy UEFA
organisedSince 1960
organiserHeadquarters Nyon, Switzerland
linked to: Nyon
originalName European Nations' Cup
participants European national teams
previousFinalTournamentTeams 16
qualificationConfederation UEFA
qualificationProcess UEFA European Championship qualifying
region Europe
relatedCompetition FIFA World Cup
UEFA Nations League
shortName Euro
UEROS
sport association football
status premier international football tournament for European national teams
teamType national teams
trophy Henri Delaunay Trophy
type senior men's national team competition

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