The 2024 European Championship group stage came to an end on Wednesday night, seeing teams secure their place in the knockout stages of the tournament as the real push to become champions is set to begin with the round of 16.
Having been able to watch all of the teams in the opening three games, there has been a shift in the favourites to go on and win the competition, and in this article, we’re going to be taking an updated look at who are the favourites to come out victorious:
England to win Euro 2024, 4.85
Despite an underwhelming opening three matches for Gareth Southgate’s side, England remain favourites to go on and win the entire competition for a number of reasons.
Not only is their squad widely accepted as one of, if not, the best in the tournament with a host of players able to produce the spectacular out of nowhere, but England have also shown that they improve in the knockout rounds in recent tournaments.
They were similarly underwhelming in the previous Euros but went on to impress as they made it to the final before ultimately losing to Italy, and many people still believe they will get their revenge this year by lifting the trophy.
Spain to win Euro 2024, 5.50
On the other hand, Spain have been extremely impressive in the opening three games and have solidified their place as one of the major contenders for the trophy.
Spain are the only team in the entire competition yet to concede a single goal despite playing in what many deemed to be the ‘group of death’ as they had to face Italy, Croatia and Albania. They have also been extremely dominant in these games and scored the third-most of any team with five.
For these reasons, it is understandable why Spain are now among the favourites to win their first major trophy since winning three in a row from 2008 to 2012.
Germany to win Euro 2024, 6.75
Germany’s strong opening performances have similarly seen them rise in the rankings and they are now the third favourites to lift the trophy in front of their home fans.
No team has scored more than Germany’s eight goals during the group stage and their utter dominance is clear to see with an average possession of 69.5% across the three games. A depth of attacking talent that includes superstars such as Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala among many others, as well as an extremely strong defensive system means that Germany are rightfully among the favourites to lift the Euro trophy.
France to win Euro 2024, 7.50
France’s poor opening three games have seen them drastically fall away from the original odds of 4.90 to win the competition before the tournament initially began, now coming in with odds at 7.50 to be victorious. Finishing second in their group has also seen their path to the final become extremely difficult.
They scored just two times across their three matches, one being an own-goal from Austria’s Maximilian Wober and the other being a Kylian Mbappe penalty against Poland. While they have looked lacklustre in attack, their defence has been extremely strong with just one goal conceded in the group.
Their phenomenal squad is arguably the best in the entire competition and with Mbappe in your ranks, it is hard to ever bet against France going on to win the tournament.
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