Teams Have Won By Five Goals on Four Different Occasions
Published on June 11th, 2021 5:32 pm ESTWritten By: Dave Manuel
The biggest margin of victory in UEFA European Championship (Euro) history is five goals, and that mark has been set a total of four times. Three of the four games resulted in 5-0 scores, while the last was a 6-1 game that took place in 2000.
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Here are the four matches where there was a margin of victory of five goals:
France 5-0 Belgium, 1984
Denmark 5-0 Yugoslavia, 1984
Netherlands 6-1 FR Yugoslavia, 2000
Sweden 5-0 Bulgaria, 2004
In 1984, Belgium actually had a decent team, though they were run over by the eventual tournament winners in France, 5-0.
Yugoslavia was terrible in 1984, finishing group play with a record of 0-0-3 and a goal differential of -8.
In 2000, FR Yugoslavia had a competitive team, as they managed to advance past the group stage to the quarter-finals. They would fall apart against Netherlands, however, giving up a tournament record six goals.
In 2004, Bulgaria was absolutely terrible, as they finished last in their group and scored just 1 goal over three games.
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If you include qualifying games, the biggest blowout in Euro history belongs to Germany, who beat San Marino 13-0 in a Euro qualifying game.
