England, Wales and NI feature in biggest Euros shocks

The 2024 European Championship will beryllium held successful Germany from 14 June to 14 July pinch 24 nations dreaming of lifting nan trophy.

The first Euros tourney was held successful 1960 and complete nan 16 tournaments since location person been a number of immense daze results.

Here are 10 of nan biggest, starting pinch nan astir recent.

France were nan reigning World Cup champion and expected to expanse speech a Switzerland broadside that had already mislaid 3-0 to Italy earlier scraping done to nan knockout stages arsenic 1 of nan champion third-placed teams successful nan group phase.

The French squad led 3-1 pinch 9 minutes to spell aft Karim Benzema's double and a extremity from Paul Pogba. But Haris Seferovic scored his 2nd extremity of nan crippled and Mario Gavranovic equalised successful nan 90th infinitesimal to return nan lucifer to other time.

No further goals meant a punishment shootout and Kylian Mbappe's effort was saved by Yann Sommer arsenic nan Swiss advanced, though they past mislaid connected penalties to Spain successful nan quarter-finals.

Arguably Wales' top infinitesimal successful tourney shot came astatine Euro 2016 erstwhile they defeated a Belgium broadside classed 2nd successful nan world to move into nan semi-finals.

Radja Nainggolan put Belgium up aft 13 minutes, but Ashley Williams equalised for Wales.

Hal Robson-Kanu scored a sensational second, producing a superb spot of accomplishment to get distant from Belgium defenders, earlier Sam Vokes added a precocious third.

Chris Coleman's broadside were past beaten by eventual winners Portugal successful nan semi-finals.

England, nether Roy Hodgson, suffered 1 of their astir embarrassing defeats successful tourney shot erstwhile they were beaten by Iceland astatine Euro 2016.

Wayne Rooney gave nan Three Lions nan cleanable commencement pinch a fourth-minute penalty, only for Ragnar Sigurdsson to bundle successful an equaliser 2 minues later. England keeper Joe Hart was astatine responsibility for what proved to beryllium nan winner, arsenic he fto Kolbeinn Sigthorsson's changeable done his hands successful nan 18th minute.

Hodgson resigned arsenic England leader aft nan last whistle, while Iceland went connected to suffer 5-2 to France successful nan quarter-finals.

Northern Ireland person only qualified for 1 European Championship and that came astatine Euro 2016 successful France.

When nan tie was made, Northern Ireland were successful cookware 4 and nan lowest-ranked squad successful nan competition. But Michael O'Neill's broadside gained an fantabulous 2-0 triumph complete Ukraine, acknowledgment to goals from Gareth McAuley and Niall McGinn, for their only victory.

The occurrence saw Northern Ireland decorativeness 3rd successful their group and took them into nan past 16, wherever they were beaten 1-0 by Wales.

Euro 2004 started and vanished pinch Greece beating Portugal, pinch nan last going down arsenic 1 of nan biggest shocks successful nan tournament's history.

The title was held successful Portugal pinch Cristiano Ronaldo, past of Manchester United, expected to guideline his squad to nan title. After losing 2-1 to Greece successful nan opening lucifer of nan tournament, Portugal recovered and hit Russia and Spain and past eliminated England and nan Netherlands to group up a re-match against a well-organised Greece side.

Angelos Charisteas headed successful from a area arsenic Greece became European champions for nan only time.

The only lucifer connected our database that ended successful a draw, but it was still a immense shock.

Latvia gained their first ever constituent successful a tourney arsenic they played retired a goalless tie pinch a Germany squad that had reached nan last of nan World Cup only 2 years earlier.

The Latvians had 2 bully punishment appeals turned down earlier Miroslav Klose missed a headed chance precocious connected for Rudi Voller's side. Germany past mislaid 2-1 to nan Czech Republic and were eliminated, pinch Voller resigning soon afterwards.

Italy were expected to do good astatine Euro 1996 successful England aft reaching nan last of nan 1994 World Cup, wherever they mislaid connected penalties to Brazil.

At Anfield, Pavel Nedved put nan Czech Republic ahead, Enrico Chiesa equalised earlier Radek Bejbl scored nan extremity to seal nan victory. It proved a captious triumph arsenic they precocious retired of nan group connected their head-to-head grounds pinch Italy, who were eliminated.

The Czechs reached nan final, but were beaten 2-1 by Germany, pinch Oliver Bierhoff scoring a aureate extremity victor successful other time.

Denmark were not moreover expected to beryllium successful Euro 1992, but went connected to triumph it.

The Danes replaced Yugoslavia, who dropped retired of nan tourney because of ongoing conflicts that would lead to nan dissolution of nan country.

Denmark vanished supra France and England successful nan group shape and past edged past nan Netherlands connected penalties successful nan semi-final. Goals from John Jensen and Kim Vilfort gave them a 2-0 triumph successful nan last against Germany.

England came into Euro 1992 connected nan backmost of their champion capacity astatine a World Cup since winning it successful 1966 erstwhile they reached nan semi-finals of Italia 90.

Bobby Robson had been replaced arsenic head by Graham Taylor and England needed to hit hosts Sweden successful their last group crippled to move into nan past four.

David Platt gave England an early lead, but goals from Jan Eriksson and Tomas Brolin gave Sweden nan triumph arsenic they topped nan group. They would spell connected to suffer 3-2 to Germany successful nan semi-final.

Euro 1988 was nan first tourney nan Republic of Ireland had qualified for and they were managed by Jack Charlton, who was portion of England's World Cup-winning broadside successful 1966.

Ray Houghton headed successful nan only extremity of nan crippled successful nan sixth infinitesimal arsenic England suffered nan first of 3 defeats successful nan group phase.

This proved to beryllium nan Republic's only points of nan tourney arsenic they excessively grounded to make it retired of nan group.