A selection: Munich.
1 – As the first team in European Championship history, the German team owed an own goal and also benefited from an own goal. The decisive goal by Mats Hummels in the 0: 1 against France was now followed by Portugal’s two own goals in the 4: 2 victory of the DFB-Elf.
2 – Portugal became the first European team to score two own goals in a game at a World Cup or European Championship. Ruben Dias and Raphael Guerreiro met in their own network.
4 – Portugal conceded four goals in 67 games at major tournaments only twice, each time against Germany. The 0: 4 at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil was followed by the 2: 4 at the European Championship in Munich.
4 – Portugal was the first reigning European champion to concede 4 goals in a European Championship match.
5 – For the DFB selection it was the fifth victory in a row in major tournaments against Portugal. The German national team cannot show a longer series against any opponent.
5 – There were own goals at this European Championship. In the previous tournaments from 1960 to 2016, a total of nine fell.
12 – Cristiano Ronaldo has expanded his brand as an EM record shooter. With twelve goals, he is now three goals ahead of second-placed Frenchman Michel Platini.
19 – With his opening goal, Cristiano Ronaldo not only ended his goalless series against Germany in tournaments in the fifth attempt, but also marked his 19th goal at World Cup or European Championship. So he caught up with record holder Miroslav Klose.
22 – Kai Havertz is now the youngest German goalscorer at a European Championship. When he scored against Portugal, he was 22 years and 8 days old.
302 – Germany is the first team from Europe to have scored more than 300 goals in major tournaments. There are now 302 in total.
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