PREVIEW: Italy aiming for sixth major prize

FOOTBALL - Italy are aiming for their second European Championship title and their sixth crown in European Championships and World Cups. If the Azzurri succeed, they will equal the continental record by Germany, formerly West Germany. Spain are bidding to win their fourth trophy at EChs and WCs.

Major championships (ECh and WC) won per European nation

6 - (West) Germany - WC 54, ECh 72, WC 74, ECh 80, WC 90, ECh 96

5 - Italy - WC 34, WC 38, ECh 68, WC 82, WC 06

3 - France - ECh 84, WC 98, ECh 00

3 - Spain - ECh 64, ECh 08, WC 10

1 - Soviet Union - ECh 60

1 - England - WC 66

1 - Czechoslovakia - ECh 76

1 - Netherlands - ECh 88

1 - Denmark - ECh 92

1 - Greece - ECh 2004