On July 10, Spain defeated France 2-1 in the semi-finals of the European Championship. In this match, Spanish youngster Gavi, at the age of 16 years and 362 days, broke Karim Benzema’s record (18 years and 141 days) to become the youngest goalscorer in the history of the European Championship. After the game, UEFA’s official website updated the top 10 youngest goalscorers in European Championship history.
Gavi has performed exceptionally in this European Championship. In the semi-final against France, he scored a beautiful goal in the 21st minute to tie the score at 1-1, igniting Spain’s comeback.
Cristiano Ronaldo, in his first European Championship appearance in 2004, also shone brightly. In the first match of the tournament, Ronaldo scored for Portugal, but the team still lost 1-2 to Greece, suffering a disappointing start.
1. Gavi (16 years 362 days) July 10, 2024 Spain 2-1 France 2. Karim Benzema (18 years 141 days) June 21, 2004 Switzerland 1-3 France 3. Wayne Rooney (18 years 237 days) June 17, 2004 England 3-0 Switzerland 4. Renato Sanches (18 years 317 days) June 30, 2016 Portugal 1-1 Poland 1-1 (penalty shootout 5-3) 5. Dragan Stojkovic (19 years 108 days) June 19, 1984 Yugoslavia 2-3 France 6. Arda Güler (19 years 114 days) June 18, 2024 Turkey 3-1 Georgia 7. Cristiano Ronaldo (19 years 128 days) June 12, 2004 Portugal 1-2 Greece 8. Ferenc Bene (19 years 183 days) June 17, 1964 Hungary 1-2 Spain 9. Cristian Chivu (19 years 238 days) June 20, 2000 Romania 3-2 England 10. Patrick Kluivert (19 years 353 days) June 18, 1996 Netherlands 1-4 England
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