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With less than a week left until the European Championship, all 368 footballers who will represent sixteen countries are clear.
UEFA looked into the players' personalities and selected the most interesting facts.
Number of matches
The most experienced team can be considered as the Netherlands - each member of the national team has represented their country on average 42 times. The leader in this indicator is goalkeeper Rafael van der Vaart (94 matches).
French and Polish players have the least experience, with an average of 21 matches.
Overall, the most international matches have been played by Spain's main goalkeeper Iker Casillas - 129.
Height
In most cases, Germany will have an advantage in the "second floor", unless competing with Croatia. The average height of players from both national teams is 185 cm. The tallest participant in the competition will be Swedish goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson - 199 cm.
Goals
In the qualifying matches, the most productive team was the Netherlands, scoring 37 goals, while Greece was the least successful in defeating opponents' goalkeepers - 14 times. Interestingly, Dutchman Klaas Jan Huntelaar alone managed to score almost as many - 12 goals. The second in this indicator was German Miroslav Klose (9 goals).
Age
Italy, Russia, Ireland, and Sweden will have the oldest teams based on age - the average age is 28 years. In the meantime, one of the favorites of the championship, the Germans, will be younger - 24 years old.
The oldest footballer will be Greek national team striker Kostas Chalkias (37 years old), and the youngest - the 18-year-old Netherlands defender Jetro Willems. If he takes to the field in at least one match, he would improve the record of the European Championships, which currently belongs to Enzo Scifo (18 years, 115 days).
European Championship winners:
1960 - USSR
1964 - Spain
1968 - Italy
1972 - Germany
1976 - Czechoslovakia
1980 - Germany
1984 - France
1988 - Netherlands
1992 - Denmark
1996 - Germany
2000 - France
2004 - Greece
2008 - Spain
