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| Euro 2012 Betting and Preview |
Euro 2012 Betting PreviewHere we look at past winners of the European Championships to help us find the Euro 2008 winner.
Euro Championship WinnersBelow are the winners and runners up of the Euro championships since 1960.
| Year | Host | Winner | Runner Up | | 1960 | France | USSR | Yugoslavia | | 1964 | Spain | Spain | USSR | | 1968 | Italy | Italy | Yugoslavia | | 1972 | Belgium | West Germany | USSR | | 1976 | Yugoslavia | Czechoslovakia | West Germany | | 1980 | Italy | West Germany | Belgium | | 1984 | France | France | Spain | | 1988 | West Germany | Netherlands | USSR | | 1992 | Sweden | Denmark | Germany | | 1996 | England | Germany | Czech Republic | | 2000 | Belgium and Netherlands | France | Italy | | 2004 | Portugal | Greece | Portugal | | 2008 | Austria and Switzerland | Spain | Germany |
Euro Winner TrendsThree of the home nations have won the European Championships over thirteen tournaments. That is a decent return and means the host nations should be given extra consideration. The home advantage is not quite as strong as in the World Cup where countries are playing outside of their continent which places them at a further disadvantage.
Euro Championship HostsAt Euro 2012 the hosts are Poland and Ukraine, two sides who would be in the bottom half of the betting in most international tournaments. Both should be able to proceed from the groups and Ukraine in particular should be capable of shaking up a few of the so called bigger nations.
World Champions at the Euro ChampionshipOnly France in 2000 won the European Championships as World Champions. That is the only time even a World Cup finalist has gone on to win the European Championships two years later. The winners and runners up of the 2010 World cup should be opposed according to this stat.
2012 Euro Championship WinnerThe likes of Italy and France are not the forces they once were and that same sentiment applies to Germany in some respects who are probably looking at a semi final place at best. That rules out half the favourites and leaves us with the likes of Spain, England, Portugal and Holland. Portugal don't quite have the strength in depth and Holland often flatter to deceive so stick with Spain and England to make Euro 2012 a profitable one. Both have a good mix of youth and experience and have players of very high quality in all of the key positions.
Back Spain To Win Euro 2012
at 6/1 with Boylesports.
Back England To Win Euro 2012
at 10/1 with Boylesports.
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| Euro 2008 Betting |
Below are some of the best outright betting opportunities at Euro 2008
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