England s European Cup has two consecutive Asian Cups, and has no championship yet. Who has the most runner-ups? Two teams won second place three times

As the national team event with the highest level in European football, the European Cup has always attracted the attention of fans. In the last European Cup, Spain's youth storm made the team win the European Cup for the fourth time, becoming the team with the most championships in the European Cup history. The runner-up England lost two consecutive European Cup finals, swallowing two consecutive European Cup runners. So who won the runner-up in the European Cup has the most times? Let’s take a look at it together today.

Yutoslavia, second place in European Cup, 2 times

Yutoslavia was once a first-class team in European football. Even after the country collapsed, Croatia, Serbia and other teams were also a perfect European team. In the history of the European Cup, Yugoslavia has won the second place in the European Cup twice. In the first European Cup in 1960, Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union met in the final. The two teams fought until overtime. In the end, Yugoslavia lost to the Soviet Union and won the runner-up in the first European Cup. Time came to the European Cup in 1968. Yugoslavia reached the final for the second time. In the final, facing Italy, which had a home advantage, Yugoslavia first drew with Italy, and then lost to the opponent in a rematch. She lost in the final of the European Cup and missed the European Cup again.

Italy, second place in European Cup 2 times

Italy has always been a top-notch team in European football. Although the Blues missed the main competition in the last two World Cups, the team won the championship in the 2020 European Cup, which is another gain for the team. Italy has won the championship twice in European Cup history, and the team has also lost twice in the finals. Italy won all three games in the group stage of the 2000 European Cup to advance to the knockout stage. Facing the knockout stages of Romania and the Netherlands, Italy won the opponent without any danger and successfully advanced to the European Cup final. In the final, facing the defending World Cup champion France, Italy equalized with an opponent at the last moment and was dragged into overtime by France. Trezeguet scored the golden ball in overtime, and Italy lost to the opponent 1-2 and missed the European Cup championship. Italy reached the finals again after 12 years in the 2012 European Cup. The Blues eliminated two strong opponents in England and Germany in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, and met the defending champion Spain in the finals. At that time, the Spanish Golden Generation was at its peak and won the World Cup and European Cup championships one after another. In the final, Italy had no power to resist and eventually lost to the opponent 0-4, ranking second in the European Cup.

England, second place in the European Cup, twice

England reached the finals in the last two European Cups, but both finals ended in failure. So far, the team has not won the European Cup championship. In the 2020 European Cup, England won 2 wins and 1 draw and remained unbeaten and advanced to the knockout stage smoothly. Facing Germany in the first round of the knockout stage, England defeated its opponent 2-0, and then defeated Ukraine and Denmark in a row, advancing to the European Cup final for the first time. Facing Italy's final, Luke Shaw scored in two minutes of the game, but Bonucci equalized the score in the second half, and Italy dragged the game into a penalty shootout. In the end, England lost to Italy in the penalty shootout and won the second place in the European Cup. England successfully passed the group stage test in the 2024 European Cup, and defeated Slovakia and Switzerland in the knockout rounds one after another, defeated the Netherlands 2-1 in the semi-finals, reaching the finals for two consecutive games. In the final, England was defeated by Spain and won the runner-up for two consecutive European Cups.

Soviet Soviet Union, second place in the European Cup, won the championship in 3 times, but this is also the only time the Soviet Union won the championship. In the subsequent European Cup games, the Soviet Union ended in three finals in the finals. In the 1964 European Cup final, the defending champion Soviet Union met with the host Spain in the final. At the Bernabeu, Spain defeated the Soviet Union 2-1 and won the European Cup for the first time, but the Soviet Union missed the championship in a row. In the final of the 1972 European Cup, the Soviet Union encountered a German team led by Beckenbauer and Geed Muller in the final. Facing the strong German team, the Soviet Union was powerless in the final. Geed Muller scored twice, Weimer added icing on the cake. Germany defeated the Soviet Union 3-0, won the 1972 European Cup championship, and the Soviet Union won the runner-up for the second time. In the 1988 European Cup final, the Soviet Union reached the final again. Facing his final opponent, the Soviet Union became the background board for Van Basten to score a zero-degree volley. They lost to the Netherlands 0-2 and won the runner-up of the European Cup for the third time.

Germany, second place in the European Cup, 3 times

Germany has reached the European Cup finals 6 times, won the championship and won the runner-up three times. In the final of the 1976 European Cup, Germany and Czechoslovakia met. The two sides drew 2-2 in regular time. After entering overtime, the two teams did not score a goal and had to engage in a cruel penalty shootout. In the end, Germany lost the penalty kick and won one championship and one Asian Cup in two consecutive European Cups. In the 1992 European Cup final, Germany met the dark horse Denmark. Facing the powerful Germany, Denmark scored a goal in the first and second half, defeating Germany 2-0 to win the European Cup championship and staged a dark horse miracle. Germany tasted the runner-up taste for the second time. In the 2008 European Cup final, Germany qualified for the second place in the group, and after defeating Portugal and Turkey in the knockout stage, it met with Spain in the final. Facing Spain with Xavi and Iniesta, Germany lost 0-1 to the opponent and finished second in the European Cup for the third time.