List of UEFA European Championship red cards

The UEFA European Championship is an association football competition established in 1960. It is contested by the men's national teams of the members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the sport's European governing body, and takes place every four years.[1] This list covers the Finals tournament only; qualifying matches are not included.

List of European Championship red cards

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Players who have been shown a red card in a UEFA European Championship match[2]
Player   or
 
Time of card[3] Representing Score Opponent Tournament Round Date Ref.
Alan Mullery   86'   England 0–1   Yugoslavia UEFA Euro 1968 Semi-finals 5 June 1968 [4]
Jaroslav Pollák   53'   Czechoslovakia 3–1 (a.e.t.)   Netherlands UEFA Euro 1976 Semi-finals 16 June 1976 [5]
Johan Neeskens   76'   Netherlands 1–3 (a.e.t.)   Czechoslovakia
Wim van Hanegem   115'
Manuel Amoros   87'   France 1–0   Denmark UEFA Euro 1984 Group stage 12 June 1984 [6]
Klaus Berggreen   107'   Denmark 1–1 (a.e.t.)   Spain Semi-finals 24 June 1984 [7]
Yvon Le Roux   85'   France 2–0   Spain Final 27 June 1984 [8]
Petar Hubchev   72'   Bulgaria 1–1   Spain UEFA Euro 1996 Group stage 9 June 1996
Juan Antonio Pizzi   75'   Spain 1–1   Bulgaria
Luigi Apolloni   28'   Italy 1–2   Czech Republic 14 June 1996
Yuri Kovtun   71'   Russia 0–3   Germany 16 June 1996
Thomas Strunz   60'   Germany 0–0   Italy 19 June 1996
Igor Štimac   56'   Croatia 1–2   Germany Quarter-finals 23 June 1996
Radoslav Látal   82'   Czech Republic 1–0   Portugal
Patrik Andersson   81'   Sweden 1–2   Belgium UEFA Euro 2000 Group stage 10 June 2000
Radoslav Látal   90'   Czech Republic 0–1   Netherlands 11 June 2000
Siniša Mihajlović   59'   FR Yugoslavia 3–3   Slovenia 13 June 2000
Mateja Kežman   88'   FR Yugoslavia 1–0   Norway 18 June 2000 [9]
Filip de Wilde   84'   Belgium 0–2   Turkey 19 June 2000 [10]
Slaviša Jokanović   63'   FR Yugoslavia 3–4   Spain 21 June 2000 [11]
Alpay Özalan   29'   Turkey 0–2   Portugal Quarter-finals 24 June 2000 [12]
Gheorghe Hagi   59'   Romania 0–2   Italy [13]
Nuno Gomes   117'   Portugal 1–2 (a.e.t.)   France Semi-finals 28 June 2000 [14]
Gianluca Zambrotta   34'   Italy 0–0 (a.e.t.)   Netherlands 29 June 2000 [15]
Roman Sharonov   88'   Russia 0–1   Spain UEFA Euro 2004 Group stage 12 June 2004 [16]
Johann Vogel   50'    Switzerland 0–0   Croatia 13 June 2004 [17]
Sergei Ovchinnikov   45'   Russia 0–2   Portugal 16 June 2004 [18]
Bernt Haas   60'    Switzerland 0–3   England 17 June 2004 [19]
Stiliyan Petrov   83'   Bulgaria 0–2   Denmark 18 June 2004 [20]
John Heitinga   75'   Netherlands 2–3   Czech Republic 19 June 2004 [21]
Bastian Schweinsteiger   90+2'   Germany 1–2   Croatia UEFA Euro 2008 Group stage 12 June 2008 [22]
Volkan Demirel   90+2'   Turkey 3–2   Czech Republic 15 June 2008 [23]
Eric Abidal   24'   France 0–2   Italy 17 June 2008 [24]
Sokratis Papastathopoulos   44'   Greece 1–1   Poland UEFA Euro 2012 Group stage 8 June 2012 [25]
Wojciech Szczęsny   69'   Poland 1–1   Greece
Keith Andrews   89'   Republic of Ireland 0–2   Italy 18 June 2012 [26]
Lorik Cana   36'   Albania 0–1    Switzerland UEFA Euro 2016 Group stage 11 June 2016 [27]
Aleksandar Dragović   66'   Austria 0–2   Hungary 14 June 2016 [28]
Shane Duffy   66'   Republic of Ireland 1–2   France Round of 16 26 June 2016 [29]
Grzegorz Krychowiak   62'   Poland 1–2   Slovakia UEFA Euro 2020 Group stage 14 June 2021 [30]
Ethan Ampadu   55'   Wales 0–1   Italy 20 June 2021 [31]
Harry Wilson   90'   Wales 0–4   Denmark Round of 16 26 June 2021 [32]
Matthijs de Ligt   55'   Netherlands 0–2   Czech Republic 27 June 2021 [33]
Marcus Danielson   99'   Sweden 1–2 (a.e.t.)   Ukraine 30 June 2021 [34]
Remo Freuler   77'    Switzerland 1–1 (a.e.t.)   Spain Quarter-finals 2 July 2021 [35]
Ryan Porteous   44'   Scotland 1–5   Germany UEFA Euro 2024 Group stage 14 June 2024 [36]
Antonín Barák   20'   Czech Republic 1–2   Turkey 26 June 2024 [37]
Tomáš Chorý   90+8'
Dani Carvajal   120+6'   Spain 2–1   Germany Quarter-finals 5 July 2024 [38]
Bertuğ Yıldırım   90+6'   Turkey 1–2   Netherlands 6 July 2024 [39]

Players with multiple red cards

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The following table lists the players who have received at least two red cards in European Championship tournaments.

Player Country Red cards Matches
Radoslav Látal   Czech Republic 2 vs   Portugal (1996)
vs   Netherlands (2000)

Multiple red cards received by country

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As of UEFA Euro 2024
Number Country Matches
5   Czech Republic[a] vs   Netherlands in 1976,   Portugal in 1996,   Netherlands in 2000 and   Turkey in 2024 (2)
4   Netherlands vs   Czechoslovakia in 1976 (2),   Czech Republic in 2004 and   Czech Republic in 2020
3   France vs   Denmark in 1984,   Spain in 1984 and   Italy in 2008
  Russia vs   Germany in 1996,   Spain in 2004 and   Portugal in 2004
   Switzerland vs   Croatia in 2004,   England in 2004 and   Spain in 2020
  Turkey vs   Portugal in 2000,   Czech Republic in 2008 and   Netherlands in 2024
  FR Yugoslavia vs   Slovenia in 2000,   Norway in 2000 and   Spain in 2000
2   Bulgaria vs   Spain in 1996 and   Denmark in 2004
  Germany vs   Italy in 1996 and   Croatia in 2008
  Italy vs   Czech Republic in 1996 and   Netherlands in 2000
  Poland vs   Greece in 2012 and   Slovakia in 2020
  Republic of Ireland vs   Italy in 2012 and   France in 2016
  Spain vs   Bulgaria in 1996 and   Germany in 2024
  Sweden vs   Belgium in 2000 and   Ukraine in 2020
  Wales vs   Italy in 2020 and   Denmark in 2020

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Includes a red card in 1976 for Czechoslovakia's Jaroslav Pollák.

References

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  1. ^ Ionescu, Romeo (2008). The Complete Results & Line-ups of the European Football Championships 1958-2008. Cleethorpes: Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 978-1-86223-172-6.
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  3. ^ In the case of players given a second yellow card, the time of the second card is given.
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  31. ^ "Italy 1–0 Wales". UEFA Euro. UEFA. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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