Euro 2024 reached its climax, with Spain being crowned worthy champions after beating England in the final. They won all seven matches in Germany, with a brand of attacking football to be admired.
However, whilst their fans may still be enjoying the taste of champagne, the tournament has produced more than its fair share of memorable moments.
Here are five of the best.
A new superstar emerges
Although followers of La Liga would already be well aware of Yamine Lamal's exploits, the Euros were where he announced himself to the wider world, and he is already tipped to become the next global superstar.
Making his debut for Barcelona as a 15-year-old and Spain a year later, Lamal became his country's youngest player and goalscorer.
The right-winger, later named Young Player of the Tournament, had already become the first teenager to provide three assists at a European Championship before he took the field for their semi-final against France in Munich.
What he did in the 21st minute of that match confirmed his newfound status. With his side trailing by a goal, he found himself on the right side of the pitch, swiveled his hips to shrug off a defender's attentions and create a yard of space for himself, and then found the top corner with a curling shot from 25 yards.
Kylian Mbappé, who many had tipped as the likely star of the tournament, could only sit back and admire.
It made Lamal the youngest player to ever score in a major international tournament.
Lamal went on to provide another assist in the final for Nico Williams, with news that Barcelona had turned down a world record bid for his services, with suggestions that his contract has a €1 billion release clause.
Meanwhile, Lamal spent his spare time catching up on his school homework during the tournament.
Hey Jude
Although England began the tournament as one of the favorites, manager Gareth Southgate consistently failed to get the best out of the talent at his disposal. They struggled through the group stage, with Southgate and his coaching staff booed off and pelted with beer after the match against Slovenia.
In the last 16, they met Slovakia, a team ranked more than 40 places below them in the world, but who played in a disciplined and coherent fashion and took a deserved lead midway through the first half.
The Slovaks looked the most likely to add to their lead after the break, and as the clock ticked into injury time, English heads in the crowd began to drop whilst the obituaries on Southgate's reign were already being written in the press box.
In desperation, England took a long throw into the box, Marc Guehi headed it on, and, with his back to goal, Jude Bellingham executed a flawless bicycle kick that left Martin Dubravka in the Slovak goal helpless. It was England's first shot on goal, with less than 60 seconds of injury time to be played.
That set a pattern for England in the knock-out games, with individual moments of brilliance digging them out of holes they had created for themselves before their luck finally ran out in the final.
The miracle save
Although some fine goals were scored in the tournament, there were also some excellent goalkeeping performances. For example, Diogo Costa saved the first three Slovenian spot-kicks when the match between Slovenia and Portugal went to penalties.
Arguably, though, it was Mert Gunok of Turkey who etched his name in the history books by producing what some consider to be the finest save they had ever seen.
Turkey was leading Austria 2 -1 in their round of 16 ties but was under relentless pressure from Ralf Rangnick's side, who desperately searched for the equalizer that would have sent the match into extra time.
They threw the ball into the box again, and Christoph Baumgartner got ahead of his marker at the back post. Baumgartner did everything right, directing his header down and angling inside the post off the wet turf, only for the 35-year-old to fling himself to his right and fingertip the ball away.
Baumgartner and half the stadium thought the ball was in, and they were left shaking their heads in disbelief.
Those with long memories recalled a similar save by Gordon Banks of England at the 1970 World Cup in Mexico when he denied a header from the legendary Pelé.
The only man not impressed was his manager, Vicenzo Montella, who insisted after the match that Gunok had just been doing his job.
Georgia's Dream Major Tournament Debut
Just being at the Euros, their first-ever appearance at a major international tournament, was an achievement for Georgia. The lowest-ranked team ever to qualify, their presence in Germany was a payback by UEFA to allow lesser nations to appear in the tournament via their performances in the Nations League.
And their fans fully enjoyed the experience, providing a raucous atmosphere at all of their games.
Although they lost their opening game to Turkey, they were in the match almost to the final whistle, impressed with their speed on the counter-attack. They then gained their first point, which was a highly credible point against the Czech Republic.
Their final group game was against Portugal, led by Cristiano Ronaldo, playing in a record sixth European championship with a team full of superstars.
It seemed on paper an absolute mismatch, with some sixty places separating the two in the world rankings.
Instead, the Georgians stunned their much-heralded opponents with an early goal and then added to their advantage from the penalty spot. The underdogs were then content to sit back, absorb the pressure, and hit their opponents with lightning-fast breaks.
Georgia's victory was the greatest day in their footballing history, and they qualified for the knock-out stages at their first attempt.
They even took the lead in their game against the eventual champions, Spain, but were ultimately overwhelmed.
However, they returned home national heroes, having achieved far more than they could ever have dreamed at the start of the tournament.
Storm in Dortmund
Not all the drama in Germany was reserved for what happened on the pitch. Mother Nature decided to get involved as the host nation played Denmark in Dortmund.
With 34 minutes of the match played English referee Michael Oliver ordered both teams off the field. Lightning flashed over the stadium, and thunder echoed in the background.
After a few minutes, the teams, both of whom were now drenched to the skin from the heavy rain that was falling, repaired to the dressing rooms, while hail stones began to fall, accumulating on the pitch.
Meanwhile, the roof of the Westfalen Stadion began to leak, and huge waterfalls cascaded onto the fans below. Some of whom took the opportunity for some impromptu swimming practice.
For Manchester United fans, used to occasional leaks at their Old Trafford ground, this strangely provided some comfort, knowing that supporters of at least one other club have to put up with worse conditions at their home ground.
The match resumed once the officials were given the green light that it was safe to do so, although half an eye was kept on the weather for the rest of the match.
