Numbers game: 10 statistics that tell the story of Euro 2024’s group stage

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Numbers game: 10 statistics that tell the story of Euro 2024’s group stage
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England rank 20th out of 24 in attempts on goal but third in passing accuracy and first in crossing accuracy

Romelu Lukaku has been a symbol of Belgium fans’ frustration, but he was actually the group stage’s most dangerous striker.Romelu Lukaku has been a symbol of Belgium fans’ frustration, but he was actually the group stage’s most dangerous striker.None of the 81 goals scored in the group stage were scored directly from a direct free-kick. At Euro 2020, there was only one free-kick goal, scored by Mikkel Damsgaard against England in the semi-finals.

It’s not just England dealing with poor form and unhappy fans. Belgium limped to second place in Group E with four points and two goals. After having three strikes disallowed by VAR, Romelu Lukaku has become a symbol of the team’s attacking frustrations – but he was actually the group stage’s most dangerous striker, with seven attempts on target .

Nedim Bajrami shocked Italy and sent Albania’s “red wall” into raptures when he scored after 23 seconds in Dortmund. His team lost 2-1 but Bajrami ensured Albania’s place in history with the fastest-ever Euros goal. This has been the year ofand very early goals; Youri Tielemans against Romania and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia against Portugal also rank in the top five all-time quickest Euro goals.

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