As the 15th edition of the UEFA European Championship quickly approaches, we look at some of the most notable moments in the competition’s 56 year history.

Firstly, here are some honorable mentions:

Mario Balotelli’s brace and celebration v Germany at Euro 2012

Semih Şentürk’s 122nd minute equaliser v Croatia at Euro 2008

Zlatan Ibrahmimovic’s back heel volley v Italy at Euro 2004

Sweden and Denmark’s 2-2 draw knocks Italy out of Euro 2004

Zinedine Zidane’s stoppage time double v England at Euro 2004

Zinedine Zidane’s golden goal penalty and aftermatch v Portugal at Euro 2000

Italy’s coin toss victory at Euro 1968

Yugoslavia’s 5-4 semi-final victory v France at Euro 1960

USSR win the first ever European Championships in 1960

10 – Karel Poborský’s lob v Portugal at Euro 1996

Euro 1996 was a hotbed of great goals and perhaps Karel Poborský’s emphatic quarter-final winner against Portugal was the pick of the bunch.

The sumptuous piece of skill immortalised the Czech’s name in footballing history and continues to haunt Portuguese keeper Vítor Baía to this very day.

9 – Stuart Pearce’s penalty v Spain at Euro 1996

With his missed penalty from the 1990 World Cup still in the back of his mind, Stuart Pearce stepped forward under immense pressure to atone for his error six years on.

In front of a packed Wembley Stadium, Pearce smashed his penalty into the bottom right corner to the delight, and relief of England fans everywhere.

But no one was more emotional than Pearce himself, you could feel the six years of regret and heartbreak exuding from the England full-back with every passion filled punch of the air – a great moment which also helped England secure their first and only competitive shoot-out victory to date.

8 – Michel Platani scores nine at Euro 1984

Michel Platini scored nine goals for France at Euro 1984 as Les Blues lifted their first European Championship trophy.

Platini more than orchestrated the success with back-to-back hat-tricks against Belgium and Yugoslavia in the group stages before sending France to the final with a dramatic extra-time winner against Portugal.

Scoring in every single game he played, including the final, Platini’s feat is unlikely to be matched.

7 – Paul Gascoigne’s goal and celebration v Scotland at Euro 1996

England v Scotland is always a hostile affair and when the sides met at Euro 1996 in-front of almost 80,000 fans at Wembley Stadium, it was cranked up a notch further.

Alan Shearer gave the hosts the lead early in the second half and David Seaman’s save from Gary McAllister’s penalty kept the Three Lions’ slender advantage intact.

But what shortly followed was a piece of footballing genius from England’s mercurial midfielder. Gascoigne collected the ball, chipped it over Scotland defender Colin Hendry with his left foot before volleying the ball into the bottom corner with his right to double England’s lead.

It was one of the goals of the tournament, epitomising Gascoigne’s technical class and youthful flamboyancy perfectly with a goal that has gone down in European Championship history.

The ‘dentist’s chair’ celebration that followed was equally iconic as Gazza was immediately forgiven for his pre-tournament ‘overindulgences’.

6 – Bierhoff’s golden goal wins Euro 1996 for Germany

The first international tournament final ever to be decided via the golden goal rule was between Germany and Czech Republic at Euro 1996.

Patrik Berger’s penalty gave the Czech’s the lead in the second half before substitute Oliver Bierhoff grabbed an equaliser that would eventually see the game go into extra-time.

And with both sides knowing just a single goal would see them crowned champions, Bierhoff stepped forward once again with a 95th minute strike which sealed a memorable victory for the Germans.

5 – France win Euro 2000

Four years on from Germany’s golden goal triumph, the rule was used to decide the final once again – this time between France and Italy.

Italy took the lead just after half-time through Marco Delvecchio’s effort and the Azzurri looked set to take home their second European Championship but France had other ideas.

Two inspired substitutions from Roger Lemerre his side grab a 93rd minute equaliser through Sylvain Wiltord to take the game to extra-time.

And up stepped David Trezeguet to complete the turn around and confirm France’s place as Euro 2000 champions.

The next goal wins format of the golden goal rule has certainly brought some exciting moments but this would be the final time it would be used at the European Championship finals – should it come back?

4 – Antonín Panenka ‘s penalty wins Euro 1978 for Czechoslovakia

One of the most famous penalty kicks ever taken, Antonín Panenka’s Euro 1976 winning effort for Czechoslovakia has been imitated time and time again.

The ‘Panenka’ penalty as it became known, requires supreme confidence from the kick-taker and the audacity required from Panenka to try and succeed at doing this in a major international final is astounding to this day.

Forty years on and the Panenka is still going strong, Andrea Pirlo’s homage at Euro 2012 gained many plaudits but there is only one original.

Will we see any in France this summer?

3 – Marco Van Basten’s stunning volley in the Euro 1988 final

There are no words – the goal speaks for itself.

2 – Greece win Euro 2004

Before Leicester’s 2015/16 Premier League victory the football world had not witnessed such a shock victory since Greece’s Euro 2004 triumph in Portugal.

Going into the tournament as rank outsiders, Greece were placed in a group alongside a hotly fancied Spain, the hosts Portugal and a strong Russia side.

After opening the tournament with a surprise 2-1 victory over the hosts, Greece proceeded to draw with Spain.

A 2-1 defeat to Russia saw the Greek’s progress on goals scored at the expense of Spain as they went into the quarter-final to face the favourites and holders, France.

Greece had already caused an upset by beating Portugal and advancing from their group but Angelos Charisteas’ goal to help them beat France took things to another level.

And an extra-time victory over the Czech Republic in the semi-final meant Euro 2004 would end just how it started, with Greece facing Portugal, and the result was the same.

Charisteas’ second half header saw the Greeks seal an unlikely European Championship victory in just their second ever appearance in the tournament.

Winning a European Championship ahead of France, Portugal, Holland, Czech Republic and England sides all near the top of their game is a remarkable feat for any side, but for Greece to do it is simply ludicrous.

1 – Denmark win Euro 1992

A team that failed to qualify goes on to win the European Championships, it sounds like some ridiculous fairytale, but it’s just the story of Denmark in 1992.

Called in at the 11th hour following Yugoslavia’s expulsion from the competition, the Danes had been enjoying their holidays before they were handed a place in the tournament finals in Sweden.

No one, not even their own players gave them a chance – there was no pressure to deliver and that worked to their advantage.

They opened their tournament with a respectable 0-0 draw against England but lost their second match 1-0 against Sweden.

With their expected early exit looming, Denmark needed to beat France to be in with a chance of advancing – and they did just that.

Richard Moller Nielsen’s side won 2-1 thanks to goals from Henrik Larsen and Lars Elstrup and booked a place in the semi-final against Holland.

It was here where the fairytale was due to stop, Holland were the holders and many felt they would brush Denmark aside with relative ease.

But it wasn’t to be as a brace from Larsen helped the Danes take the game to penalties following a 2-2 draw after extra-time.

Now it was time for Peter Schmeichel to be the hero and he certainly delivered, saving Marco Van Basten’s penalty which ultimately knocked Holland out as Denmark advanced to the final to face world champions Germany.

Okay, they’ve had their fun, everyone must have thought. Surely the world champions would prevail?

But again, an inspired performance from the Danes saw them take the lead inside the first 20 minutes through John Jensen’s effort.

That rocked Germany who struggled to recover and 12 minutes from time, Denmark grabbed a second.

Kim Vilfort’s edge-of-the-box strike shocked the footballing world as Denmark’s impossible dream was becoming a reality.

The full-time whistle blew to confirm one of international football’s greatest ever upsets and the European Championship’s greatest ever moment.

Having failed to qualify for this year’s championship, perhaps Denmark fancy their chances this summer?

It’s impossible to name every great Euro moment so make sure to comment any special moments you feel deserve a mention and hopefully Euro 2016 provides us with many more to enjoy.