Interesting facts about the European Nations Cup .. Ronaldo is not the oldest

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The current version of the European Nations Championship "Euro 2020", which begins today with the meeting of Italy and Turkey (at 23:00 Emirates time), records important facts, led by 19 players who have exceeded 100 international matches, led by Cristiano Ronaldo, who played his 175th match with Portugal, and raised his score as well. From goals to 104 goals to come close to becoming the all-time top scorer in international matches.


Ronaldo holds the record for the number of matches in the European Championship with 21 matches and will participate in his fifth tournament.


Although he is 36 years old, he is not the oldest player in the tournament, as Dutch goalkeeper Martin Stecklenburg is 38 years old after returning from international retirement to reserve his place in the Netherlands squad last March.


Poland's Kasper Kozowski will be the youngest player in the 2020 tournament, as he is one of two players at the age of 17, which has not happened before, as the Englishman Judd Bellingham, who will turn 18 on June 29, and may participate in the round of 16 on his birthday, will join him. If England reach this role, Kosovsky will turn 18 in October.


Spain has the smallest squad, with an average of 24.5 years, while Sweden is the largest, with an average of 29.2 years.

The youngest captain is Scotsman Andrew Robertson, aged 27.

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