1968- Dragan Dzajic
In 1968, England were the defending World Cup champions but that momentum could not lead into the European Championships in Italy.
The semifinal match with Yugoslavia in Florence featured the only goal in regular or extra time in both semifinal matches.
Dragan Dzajic scored in the 87th minute to crush England's hopes of lifting another trophy.
Yugoslavia ended up losing in the final to host Italy in a replay two days after the two nations drew 1-1 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
1976- Antonin Panenka
Czechoslovakia won their first European Championship in 1976 thanks to Antonin Panenka's famous goal.
Panenka decided against firing a shot at West German keeper Sepp Maier and by the time Maier made his move right, Panenka chipped the ball over the keeper and the rest is history.
Although the Czechs reached the final in 1996, they have not won the tournament since their 1976 success in Belgrade.
1984- Michel Platini
No one has ever dominated the European Championships quite like Michel Platini did in 1984.
In front of the home French fans, Platini scored nine goals in five games including his semifinal winner against Portugal in extra time.
You could pick any of Platini's nine goals to be on this list, but the semifinal goal meant the most to France as it advanced them to the final at home.
Les Blues easily beat Spain at the Parc des Princes in Paris in the final with Platini scoring the first goal on that day.
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