Four weeks and 50 matches on from the opening match of Euro 2020, we have just one game remaining: Sunday's final between Italy and England at Wembley (LIVE on ESPN/ESPN+ at 3 p.m. ET).
A total of 140 goals have been scored across 11 different cities since we kicked off with Italy's 3-0 win over Turkey on June 11 in Rome. That's a rate of 2.8 goals per game, with a goal scored once every 32 minutes on average.
Amazingly enough, Cristiano Ronaldo is still perched at the summit of the goal-scoring charts despite his involvement ending with Portugal's elimination in the round of 16.
Ronaldo scored five goals in four games before Portugal were knocked out by Belgium, the same number as Czech Republic striker Patrik Schick, who made one more appearance as his country reached the quarterfinals.
However, Ronaldo also has an assist to his name -- meaning that the Juventus superstar is narrowly ahead in the running to win the Golden Boot due to the criteria by which UEFA rank the contenders. Should two or more players end the tournament at the top of the chart with the same number of goals, UEFA will use assists as a tiebreaker, then fewest minutes played and then, finally, goals scored in qualifying if necessary to declare a winner.
With just Italy and England left in the competition, and a maximum of 120 minutes of playing time remaining, can anyone deny Ronaldo adding yet another elite accolade to his incredible career?
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Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Juventus)
Cristiano Ronaldo became the top goal scorer in European Championship history at Euro 2020. GettyGoals: 5
Assists: 1
Minutes played (appearances): 360 (4)
Minutes per goal: 72
Goals in qualifying: 11
Shots (on target): 16 (8)
Next opponent: Eliminated
Four of Ronaldo's five goals at Euro 2020 came from the penalty spot. His two late spot kicks put the gloss on Portugal's opening 3-0 win against Hungary, before another two sealed a 2-2 draw with France that ensured the defending champions progressed to the knockout phase. Between those, however, was a a stunning effort in the 4-2 loss against Germany in which he sprinted the length of the pitch to round off a rapid counter-attack.
Harry Kane (England/Tottenham Hotspur)
Level with Gary Lineker as England's all-time leading scorer at major tournaments (10 goals) â½ï¸