The international organization concerned with the history and statistics of football reminded him that the previous record for continental competitions was held by Russian Dmitry Kirichenko, who scored after 67 seconds in 2004, in a group match for the Greeks. At the top of the list of quick goals scored against the Italians in major tournaments is Frenchman Bernard Lacombe, who scored 31 seconds after the start in the group stage match of the 1978 World Cup. The International Federation of Football History and Statistics stressed that Italy, which won Saturday’s match 2-1, She has now maintained her unbeaten streak in her 10th European appearance since 2016.
In the organization's assessment, he also touched on Switzerland's 3-1 victory over Hungary, noting that the winner repeated its best European victory to date: it also beat Turkey 3-1 in 2021. The Swiss have lost only one of their last 15 European Championship matches. With seven draws and their seventh victory over the Hungarians. At the same time, Hungary's record at the start of the European Championship continued to deteriorate: looking at the five continental championships so far, the team started with a defeat for the fourth time. The summary also included a statistic stating that Barnabas Varga, who scored Hungary's goal on Saturday, scored for the seventh time in his last ten matches with the national team.
An interesting aspect of the confrontation between Spain and Croatia (3-0), the evaluation stated that the Iberians, who won the match, were the first to lose the ball (47 percent – 53 percent) since the friendly match against Germany. In November 2014 (0-1). After that, La Roja played 111 consecutive matches with more possession of the ball than any other opponent.
Alvaro Morata, who scored one of the three goals, became the first Spanish player to score in three European championships. Morata has seven goals, surpassed only by Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo (14) and former French star Michel Platini (9).
