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What are the most boring (and exciting) goalless draws at the Euros?

Italy celebrate their unforgettable win over Netherlands in the Euro 2000 semi-final
Italy celebrate their unforgettable win over Netherlands in the Euro 2000 semi-final. Photograph: kolvenbach/Alamy

“After the Portugal/France game I’m wondering what was the most boring Euro game on record (no goals, fewest shorts on target, fewest corners, etc)?” tweets Nicholas Stuart.

There have been 37 goalless draws in the men’s Euros, including a record six at this year’s tournament. The first was in 1968 when Italy beat the Soviet Union on a coin toss. We can’t find the vital statistics for that one, but Sofascore has detailed data for all the others. We’ve based the answer on their “big chances” metric, even though we’re not wholly sure what that entails. Where the games are level, shots on target and then total shots are the tiebreaker.

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