Italy won the championship, and the ranking of European Cup promotion was announced. England ranked second and Spain ranked third

On February 21, 2024, according to CCTV5 program list, the final of the European Cup will be played at Wembley Stadium in London, and Italy will have a life and death battle with the host England. After 120 minutes of fierce fighting, the two sides reached a 1-1 draw and had to decide the outcome through penalty shootout. Finally, Italy took 3-

On February 21, 2024, according to CCTV5 program list, the final of the European Cup will be played at Wembley Stadium in London, and Italy will have a life and death battle with the host England. After 120 minutes of fierce fighting, the two sides reached a 1-1 draw and had to decide the outcome through penalty shootout. In the end, Italy defeated England 3-2 to win the European Cup. This is the first time that they have won the European Cup again after 56 years since 1968.

This European Cup is the largest one in history, with 24 teams participating in it. It is divided into six groups, with the first two teams in each group and the third team with four best results reaching the last 16. In the knockout phase, each team showed different styles and characteristics, and also staged many wonderful games. Among them, the most impressive one was the 1/8 final between Spain and Croatia, where the two sides played an eight goal war. Spain defeated Croatia 5-3 in extra time; In the 1/8 final between France and Switzerland, France was tied by Switzerland with two goals ahead, and was eliminated in the penalty shoot out; There was also the quarter final between Italy and Belgium. With excellent defense and quick counter attack, Italy defeated Belgium 2-1 and advanced to the semi-finals.

In the semi-final, Italy met Spain, which are two traditional strong teams in European football, and are also popular to win the European Cup. The two sides reached a 1-1 draw in the 90 minute civil war and entered overtime. In overtime, neither side scored a goal, and the winner could only be decided through penalty shootout. In the penalty shootout war, Italian goalkeeper Donaruma saved two penalties from Spain, helping Italy beat Spain 4-2 and become the first team to reach the final. Spain won the third place, which is the second time they have won the third place in the European Cup since 1984.

In the other semi-final, the host England played Denmark, which was the first time that England had reached the semi-final of the European Cup since 1996, and also the first time that they had reached the semi-final of an international competition at Wembley Stadium since 1966. Denmark is the dark horse of this European Cup. They encountered Eriksson's cardiac arrest in the group match, but they did not give up. They reached the last 16 as the second in the group, and then eliminated Wales and the Czech Republic consecutively, reaching the semi-finals. In the semi-final, Denmark took the lead, and Damsgarde scored a wonderful free kick in the 30th minute, giving Denmark the lead. But in the 39th minute, England equalized the score by Cain's assist Sterling, and dragged the game into overtime. In extra time, England got a controversial penalty. Kane's penalty was saved by the goalkeeper, but he grabbed a make-up shot and scored the ball, which sealed the victory for England and made England reach the final of the international competition again after 55 years. Denmark stopped in the semi-finals, but their performance has won the respect and praise of the world.

The following is the ranking of the European Cup:

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