EURO 2024 begins with firsts and records: Arda Güler, Cristiano Ronaldo, Pepe, and others...

The first round of group matches at the 2024 European Football Championship (EURO 2024) held in Germany featured a series of "firsts and records."

In Germany, where football is one of the greatest passions, EURO 2024, which will continue until July 14, has met the expectations of football fans following the first matches that were filled with great excitement.

ARDA GÜLER BREAKS RONALDO'S RECORD

Arda Güler, who scored the second goal for the A National Football Team against Georgia, broke the record for the youngest player to score in their debut match in European Championship history at 19 years and 114 days old.

Previously, this record was held by Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo at 19 years and 128 days old.

THE MOST LOP-SIDED OPENING MATCH

The German national team secured the largest margin of victory in an opening match in the 17th edition of the tournament.

By defeating Scotland 5-1 in the opening match of EURO 2024, the "Panzers" made tournament history with this scoreline.

In the previous 16 European Championships, the largest margin of victory in an opening match had been Italy's 3-0 win over Turkey at EURO 2020.

Additionally, German footballer Florian Wirtz, at 21 years and 42 days old, became the youngest player in tournament history to score an opening goal and the youngest to score for Germany in a European Championship.

NAGELSMANN IS THE YOUNGEST MANAGER

Germany national team manager Julian Nagelsmann has become the youngest manager in the tournament's history.

Nagelsmann took charge of his team in the match against Scotland at the age of 36 years and 327 days.

The German manager surpassed the record held by Srecko Katanec, who managed Slovenia at EURO 2000 at the age of 36 years and 333 days.

YAMAL IS THE YOUNGEST PLAYER

Spanish player Lamine Yamal became the youngest footballer to play in the tournament's history by competing against Croatia at the age of 16 years and 338 days.

Previously, the record was held by Polish player Kacper Kozlowski, who played in the tournament at the age of 17 years and 246 days.

FASTEST GOAL BY BAJRAMI

Albanian player Nedim Bajrami has scored the fastest goal in European Championship history.

Finding the back of the net in the 23rd second against Italy, Bajrami has claimed the record for the fastest goal.

The previous record belonged to Russian player Dmitri Kirichenko, who scored against Greece in the 67th second at EURO 2004.

YOUNGEST CAPTAIN SZOBOSZLAI

Hungarian footballer Dominik Szoboszlai has become the youngest captain in the history of the championship.

Szoboszlai set a new record by captaining Hungary in the match against Switzerland at the age of 23 years and 234 days.

RONALDO BECOMES FIRST PLAYER TO PLAY IN 6 TOURNAMENTS

Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first footballer to play in 6 European Championships after taking the field against Czechia.

The experienced footballer, who previously competed in EURO 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020, also holds the record for the most appearances (26) and the most goals scored (14) in the tournament's history.

THE OLDEST PLAYER IN THE TOURNAMENT IS PORTUGAL'S PEPE

Portugal's defender Pepe has earned the title of the oldest player in the history of the European Championship.

Pepe wore his team's jersey in the match against Czechia at the age of 41 years and 113 days.

The experienced player broke the record of 40 years and 86 days held by Hungarian goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly, who is remembered by football fans for the grey sweatpants he wore during matches.

34 GOALS IN 12 MATCHES

A total of 12 matches have been played so far across 6 groups in EURO 2024. Teams have found the back of the net 34 times in these encounters.

GERMANY IS THE HIGHEST-SCORING TEAM

In a tournament where an average of 2.84 goals per match was achieved, a goal was celebrated every 32 minutes. Germany, which scored 5 goals against Scotland, stood out as the highest-scoring team at the end of the first matches.

THE TOURNAMENT WITH THE HIGHEST TICKET DEMAND

EURO 2024 has become the tournament with the highest number of ticket applications in the history of the organization, with more than 50 million requests.

Approximately 2.3 million of the 2.7 million tickets for the tournament were made available for general sale and to team supporters.