Punters can look ahead to a busy summer of football betting with Euro 2024. Twenty-four nations will be competing for the prize of being crowned the champions in Germany, with England and France among the front-runners to win outright in Euro 2024 odds.
Many of the world's leading players will be in action for their country. From the opening foray in the tournament’s first fixture to the last kick of the Euro 2024 Final, it’s going to be a memorable summer. Here’s your comprehensive guide to all things Euro 2024.
The opening match of Euro 2024 and therefore the first taste of live betting, is on June 14th when hosts Germany meet Scotland in Munich. It will be a party atmosphere, but Germany will be under pressure as favourites to deliver maximum points in the fixture.
Ten cities combine to host the action, with the final set for July 14th at the Olympiastadion, Berlin.
The hosting duties for Euro 2024 came down to a vote between Germany and Turkey. In the 2018 ballot, Germany won with 12 votes to 14 with one abstention.
There are 24 teams to size up for Euro 2024 odds. Nineteen of those nations, including the likes of Germany, Belgium, France, England and reigning champions Italy, participated in Euro 2020.
From the regular Euro 2024 qualification campaign, 20 teams automatically booked their place in the line-up by securing a top-two finish in their qualification group. Those joined hosts Germany, who didn’t have to go through the qualification process.
That left three spots open at Euro 2024 which were decided by a qualification playoff system, for which the participating teams were decided by their performances in the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League. Poland, Ukraine and Georgia were the benefactors of their second-chance opportunities, each winning their qualification play-off path to Euro 2024.
Here is a list of qualified teams in Euro 2024 betting, including what appearance it will be for each nation in the European Championships:
At Euro 2024 Georgia will make history by appearing in their first European Championship tournament. They defied some underdog Euro 2024 odds in the qualification playoff, by defeating former champions Greece.
Georgia’s effort continued the trend of there having been at least one team making their European Championship debut in every edition.
The top team in qualification was Portugal, the only nation to record a 100% record on the path to Euro 2024. Five other teams managed to get across the finish line without suffering a loss without taking a 100% record - England, Belgium, Hungary, Romania and France.
Among the biggest nations not to make it through to Euro 2024 were Sweden, Wales and Russia.
Italy are the reigning champions, although they are 16/1 underdogs in Euro 2024 winner odds. The Italians won Euro 2020 in dramatic style, beating host nation England in a tense penalty shoot-out at Wembley Stadium. That was Italy's second European Championships crown after first making their breakthrough in 1968.
The Azzurri had their struggles in Euro 2024 qualification, a 0-0 draw away against Ukraine in their final match getting them second-place in their group on the head-to-head record against Ukraine. Remarkably they have been to three of the last six European Championship Finals and despite those qualification problems, may still make a dark horse option in Euro odds.
However, title defences in major tournaments, which are commonly on a four-year cycle, are not easy. It’s only ever been done once in the history of the European Championships, by Spain.
There has been little to split England and France in the Euro 2024 winner odds market in the build-up to the tournament, with both around the 3/1 mark. England, runners-up in the last edition, have a big clutch of talented youngsters operating alongside one of the world’s leading goalscorers Harry Kane. The Three Lions are expected to make a big bid for their first European Championship title.
France had a poor Euro 2020, falling in the Round of 16. But they bounced back to reach the final of the 2022 World Cup and boast one of the world’s greatest stars in the shape of Kylian Mbappé. Les Blues are two-time European Championship winners but haven’t tasted success since 2000.
Germany had a difficult 2023, falling foul of some poor form and some upheaval with a managerial change with Julian Nagelsmann only taking over in September last year. Because of appearing as hosts, Germany have not played competitive football for a long time, but will that be negated by home advantage?
Germany are third-favourites in Euro 2024 winner odds and expected to piece things together as they look for their fourth European Championship title. Spain, level with Germany on three previous wins, are among the leading pack of contenders in the football betting outright, along with their Iberian neighbours Portugal who still have Cristiano Ronaldo going strongly for them
A seeding system was used for the Euro 2024 draw. One team from each pot were drawn into each of the six groups that make up the first stage.
The top-seeded teams in the draw were Germany, Portugal, France, Spain, Belgium and England, meaning that they are kept separate for the opening stage.
Germany are the outright favourites To Win Group A in Euro 2024 odds. There’s little in the To Qualify market between Switzerland and Hungary, leaving Scotland as the long-priced group outsiders in Euro odds to get through.
The most competitive and difficult group on paper at Euro 2024 is Group B. Former Champions Spain are favourites to win the section. But this could be a tight group with both Croatia, who have finished in the top four at the last two World Cup editions, and reigning European champions Italy in the mix. Albania have drawn the short straw in landing in such a tough group.
As one of the tournament favourites, England are expected to dominate proceedings in Group C. There should be an interesting battle to see who joins them in the knockout phase, with Denmark slight favourites ahead of Serbia in the To Qualify Euro odds.
France are favourites to land the top spot in this section, but there are no easy games here. Austria finished just a point behind Belgium in their qualification group, while the Netherlands were runners-up to France, with the latter favourites To Qualify automatically. Poland make up the numbers having come through the playoffs, but could be a tricky opponent for all.
Belgium are favourites to win Group E in Euro betting, but there could be a very evenly-matched battle for the other automatic qualification spot. Romania won their qualification section, while Slovakia were runners-up to Portugal. Ukraine are not out of the running, despite only squeezing into the draw through the playoffs.
Of the leading teams in Euro 2024 winner odds, Portugal perhaps received the kindest draw. They are strong favourites to lock in the top spot in this section. While debutants Georgia are the group outsiders in Euro betting, there’s little to choose between the Czech Republic and Turkey.
The top two teams from each group automatically qualify for the Round of 16. They will be joined at that stage by the four best third-placed teams. Group winners will remain separated for the Round of 16 draw, a potentially huge advantage.
Pencil in the big day for the Euro 2024 Final on July 14th. Who will be lining up in the prestigious fixture and feature in the match live betting? Only in one of the last five European Championship finals have both teams scored. That was in the most recent Euro 2020 Final which ended in a 1-1 draw between Italy and England.
Four of the last seven European Championship Finals have gone to extra time, which is another interesting betting trend. Spain are the only nation to win back-to-back Finals in 2008 and 2012 and only they and Germany have ever made back-to-back Finals before.
Germany are the only nation to reach three consecutive Finals in 1972, 1976 and 19980, a loss to Yugoslavia in 1976 sandwiching two victories
Besides a forecast on the winning team in Euro 2024 odds, another of the popular football betting markets of the tournament is the Top Goalscorer. Some familiar faces are back among the list of leading contenders in this area:
Other contenders on the list include the likes of Olivier Giroud, Romelu Lukaku, Patrik Schick and Antoine Griezmann. In the last seven editions of the European Championships, an average of five goals has been enough to win the Golden Boot.
Germany and Spain are the joint most successful teams in the history of the European Championships. The inaugural edition back in 1960 was won by France, one of ten nations so far to have claimed the European Championship title.
There are just three nations that have made it to a European Championship Final before, but have failed to get their hands on the title. Those are England, Belgium and Serbia, with the latter having lost two finals.
There is plenty to explore for Euro 2024 betting, with the Outright Winner market being the most popular with punters. Making a forecast on whom the champions will be can be done pre-tournament, or at any stage during the competition as the number of teams remaining gets whittled down round by round.
The To Reach Final market is a popular alternative, which is backing a team just to make it to the showcase match. There are also options in the Name The Finalist market, where a pair of teams are selected to meet in the big finale.
Group Winner and To Qualify betting markets are common picks for the first stage of the competition, while further options like the Top 2 Finish, Not To Qualify and To Finish Bottom can also come into play. Looking further down the line, the Stage of Elimination market for teams, like a Quarter-Final or Semi-final exit can be selected.
Then there is all the match betting for Euro 2024 odds. There are 51 games in total at the European Championships, and each of those matches will have all the usual staples like the Match Winner, Correct Score, Over/Under 2.5 Goals, Draw No Bet and Both Teams To Score.
Further exploration of betting for Euro 2024 can be found in the live betting markets, which are active for all fixtures from the summer tournament. That allows punters to put in-play live betting strategies together across markets like Match Winner, Next Team To Score, Over/Under and Final Result.
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