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Overview of the Euro 2020
The tournament has been postponed. The new dates have been confirmed as 11th June to 11th July 2024.
It is not yet known for sure where and how the tournament will take place, or if the fans will be able to attend. A final decision on the format of Euro 2020 will be made at the UEFA Congress in Switzerland on April 20th. Here’s what we know so far:
As a quick guide to the tournament, the Euro 2020 will the championship where international teams from across Europe will battle it to become European international champions.
In total, 55 teams had entered the qualification stage and 24 have made it to the actual competition and will be playing in the Euro 2024 finals. Here they will battle it out in another group stage, a round of 16, a quarter-final, a semi-final and then, eventually, the final.
It has been almost 5 years since the last Euro competition which took place in France, at which Portugal came out as the champions so they will be defending that title at this year’s competition.
However, unlike previous competitions, whereby one nation hosted the tournament, this year the games will be played in stadiums across Europe, including both big and small nations. This means that some of the best stadiums in Europe will showcase the tournament. Countries such as Germany, Netherlands, Scotland, and even Azerbaijan, to name just a few, will host some games, but the biggest events, including the final, will be held at The Wembley Stadium, London.
Qualification Period
The qualification period for the tournament has been on-going for nearly a year.
The way in which this worked is that all the teams play against one another twice and whoever secured the most points during these results rose higher in the table.
The finals top two teams of each 10 groups in the qualifying group stages made it to the finals automatically. As opposed to previous tournaments, goal difference was not a factor in tie-breaks where points were the same, and instead, head to head results decided the top sports.
As this is now over, 24 teams have so far qualified. In terms of who has qualified, you will be likely unsurprised as mostly these teams are made up of the biggest names in international football in Europe.
Who has Qualified?
Group A
- England – England had a strong qualifying stage. Throughout they only didn’t win one game and they netted 37 times in the process. This allowed them to qualify with a game to spare as group winners. Although they were placed in a weak group which they were by far the strongest and so this was to be expected.
- Czech Republic – The only team England lost to was in fact against the Czech Republic who came in runners-up in the group. They had a hit and miss campaign though winning 5 but losing 3 but still qualified with a 4-point lead.
Group B
- Ukraine– Winners of Group B did very well in a group that was relatively tough, with previous champions, Portugal and tough opposition, Serbia both in the group. Nevertheless, they finished the group unbeaten and dropped just 4 points throughout.
- Portugal– Portugal would likely be disappointed not to finish the group as winners and managed to qualify by just 3 points in the end. They will be hoping to perform better at the finals in June.
Group C
- Germany – In what was likely one of the toughest groups, Germany recovered from a disappointed World Cup 2018 performances to come out as top of the pile in Group C, narrowly edging the Netherlands by just 2 points, having previously lost to them 3-0 in the process. Certainly a slightly more hit and miss team than the invincible Germans of old.
- Netherlands – The young Dutch team is doing well to revive their countries international hopes with good performances in the Nations League and now in this qualifying stage. While they could have edged the Germans with just one more victory, they will be content to have gained automatic qualification after missing out on the last two big international tournaments.
Group D
- Switzerland – Another very tight and tough group in which all the automatic qualifying places came down to the final two games, The Swiss came out on top. They have proved themselves a formidable force in recent years but still showed sign of weakness during the group stages.
- Denmark – Despite not losing a single-game, Denmark only wound up second due to drawing as many as they won in the build-up- only qualifying, in the end, thanks to a 1-1 draw with their nearest rivals in the group Ireland. Hopefully, they can be more decisive at the Euro 2020 Finals.
Group E
- Croatia– This was one of the most evenly matched groups- with 4 teams in the running as it came up to the last couple of games. However, Croatia were early favourites to be OK and succeeded in doing so with 4 points safely from the playoffs by the end of the final games.
- Wales – Wales qualified by the skin of their teeth in this group, thanks to just one point after winning their final game. Otherwise, they would have lost out Slovakia. It was tight, but they made it so they can relax for now.
Group F
- Spain – Always the favourite to come on top of this group, Spain finished unbeaten but dropped points to both Sweden and Norway in games they should have won. The rest of the group was very weak and so it wasn’t too much of an impressive effort from the Spaniards
- Swedes– The Swedes would also have been favourites to qualify in this fairly weak group and did comfortably despite losing one game on the way. This allowed them to see off their Scandinavian rivals, Norway by 4 points for automatic qualification.
Group G
- Poland – Despite a surprise lose to Slovenia halfway through the campaign, Poland still cruised to a top spot finish in Group G finishing 11 points away from having to partake in play-offs matches.
- Austria – Austria’s campaign was a bit more hit and miss, losing 3 en-route but still making it to the Euro Finals in the second spot in Group G. They will likely have their work cut out when they get their though.
Group H
- France – Euro 2016 runners-up, hosts, and current world champions, France were expected to top this group but only by 2 points separated them from second in the group Turkey, who they lost to and drew too on the way. With this considered, they were lucky to not have come second in the group, overall.
- Turkey – Turkey had a convincing campaign and only lost once along the way to Iceland who finished 4 points behind them, while also beating top of the pile France along the way. In recent years, they have been disappointing on the world stage but their qualification campaign indicates this could change in 2020.
Group I
- Belgium – Belgium became just the 7th team ever to win all their qualifying matches in the group, ending the stage with a maximum score of 30 points. They also scored a whopping 40 goals along the way and conceded just 3. A formidable performance and one of the most convincing of all the groups.
- Russia– Russia performance was also very impressive and bar the two results against Belgium, didn’t drop points to any other team. After an impressive World Cup campaign at home, they seem to be content on continuing this form,
Group J
- Italy – Seemingly making up for their failures for the World Cup 2018, Italy also scored a perfect 30 point score in their group and became the 6th team ever to do so. Likewise, they had an impressive goal difference of +33 and cruised to the finals.
- Finland– No doubt very content with their performance will be Finland, who will be making their debut at the Euros after qualifying from the group stage with a 4-point lead. While they will definitely be an underdog, hopefully, they can make their voice heard next year!
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Early Favourites
This is likely going to be one of the hardest to call Euros ever. There is more quality in the teams then ever before and there is no clear front runner at this stage, with those who would previously have been tipped to be favourite no longer showing the quality of past and new young and hot looking squads coming through the ranks. Let’s take a look at the teams who have the highest potential this year for bets.
- Portugal – In what could Ronaldo’s last tournament ever, he will be looking to perform and finish his career on a high. They have had a good run of form in recent tournaments with Euro 2016 wins and the nation’s cup last year, but have they still got the calibre? Especially, with a fairly out of form Ronaldo at Juventus, it might be too much for them to reclaim the title.
- Germany – Previously the force to be reckoned with, they were actually massively disappointing at the World Cup and didn’t really show they had regained any of the magic in qualifying. While, of course, they will always be a favourite, maybe they haven’t re-built enough yet to take home this title.
- England – After an impressive World Cup and Nation’s league campaigns and showing the ability to be able to score goals for fun during these is an England team like we haven’t see before. Add into that an impressive qualifying campaign, England’s young team could be a surprise winner this year. Although they have flaws in defence and still struggle against bigger teams which have let them down in the past, they could still be worth a punt and one that could be lucrative if it came home.
- Netherlands – The runners-up in the nation’s league, The Netherlands, are making a comeback in recent years. Like England, quite young and show some weaknesses against the bigger teams, but they still have a lot to prove but at this competition, though they might just be able to show everyone what they are made of.
- France – France didn’t blow anyone anyway in qualifying but with an easy group, they didn’t need to. The world-champions are definitely going to be in it to win it June and they just might.
- Belgium – Belgium is definitely one of the favourites this year. They have shown strong campaigns at the World Cup, have an experienced squad and smashed their way through qualifying. They could definitely take home the title this year.
Best Odds and Predictions on the Euro 2020
Best odds per country
The Euros are officially postponed until the summer of 2024 but this doesn’t mean that you can’t have an early bet on the winner. We recently gave you our list of early favourites. England, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany and Portugal will all still be looking to lift the trophy.
The Netherlands to Win: 7/1 at Betway
Germany to Win: 8/1 at Paddy Power
Portugal to Win: 16/1 at SkyBet
Predictions from the Tipsters
We’ve researched the top tipsters from around the sports betting industry and picked out the best predictions and bets available at the moment.
It’s still a few months to go until the 2020 Euros, but this also brings the chance to jump on some high-value betting odds, so let’s take a closer look:
2020 Euros Outright Winner
Bet Source: Bwin News – Belgium to Lift the Trophy at odds 7/1 with 888 Sport
The tipsters at Bwin are backing the Belgians to come through and claim the trophy in the summer of 2024, it’s not hard to see why either.
You can find high-quality players in all positions and another years’ experience will only help the younger players to grow and adapt. Lukaku, Hazard and De Bruyne will all still be at the forefront of the Belgian attack and this line-up holds more than enough threat to break through any defence. Backing them at 7/1 with 888sport seems like a huge price considering the overall quality of the team.
Bet Source: PremierLeaguePress.com – England to Lift the Trophy with 888sport at 11/2
The guys over at PremierLeaguePress.com don’t have the full predictions out yet, but they have put together some solid reasoning behind backing England to finally end their long wait for a tournament win. The bookies are all backing England as favourites at the moment and even though there are over 12 months to go before the start, the fact that England will play all their group games at home, as well as the semi’s and final both being played at Wembley will give them a huge boost.
2024 Euros Top Goalscorer
Bet Source: SportsGambler.com – Romelu Lukaku to Win Top Goalscorer with SkyBet 8/1
If you fancy placing a bet on the top goalscorer market then there are two obvious choices to look at. Harry Kane will always get goals and providing that he is fit, he should be in with a chance.
However, we like the look of the tip found at SportsGambler.com with Romelu Lukaku being backed as the tournament top scorer. Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne will both provide Lukaku with plenty of opportunities to find the back of the net throughout the tournament and if they go far, as they are predicted to do, Lukaku should get enough goals to take the top goalscorer title.
