Eurocopa

The tournament is held every four years; The first edition was in 1958, with the emergence of the Cup of Nations EuropÉias, current Championship of Europe; The original format included 16 teams (currently 52), which directly disputed the octaves-to-end system in one way / return; The great driving of the tournament was the Henry Delaunay, former Secretary General of the French Football Federation. The trophy of the Euro has the name. In the first five editions only four teams entered the final stage of the Euro. Since 1980 the number of participants rose to the final eight paÍses, and in 1996 the figure rose again to 16 selections. The countries of the Euro-seat automatically fall tryouts in the race. In the first two editions of the tryouts Euro was carried out through forest-woods. From 1968 has been the stage of groups classification.