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UEFA European Football Championship finals take place every four years. The final is the last match of the European Championship, and the result determines which men's national association football team is declared European champion. The fourteen finals to date have produced five drawn matches, the eventual winners of which have been determined variously by replay, extra time, penalty shoot-out or golden goal. The winners are awarded a replica of the trophy (pictured). The winners of the first final were the Soviet Union, who defeated Yugoslavia 2–1 in Paris, after extra time. Germany and Spain are the most successful teams in the history of the tournament, winning three times each. Spain won the most recent final, for the second consecutive time, on 1 July 2012 in Kiev, defeating Italy 4–0. (Full list...)