England head to the Euro 2024 Championships in Germany after an unbeaten campaign in the group stage, the Three Lions shared a group with Italy, Ukraine, North Macedonia and Malta, despite being football betting favourites to qualify, doing so without losing a game is always a good confidence boost when heading into a major tournament.
Outright Winner - England
After topping the group, England have been put into Group C for Euro 2024 this summer, where they will meet Slovenia, Denmark and Serbia. It’s a group you’d expect Gareth Southgate’s men to navigate through without too many issues, given the talent he has at his disposal.
Many believe this could be Gareth Southgate’s last tournament as England manager if he doesn’t get them over the line and bring home their first major trophy since their 1966 World Cup win.
He led the Three Lions to the Euro 2020 final in London (played in 2021), but despite the game being played at Wembley Stadium and having the home advantage, it still wasn’t enough for Southgate’s men, coming up short on penalties to Italy. It was a game that England should have won in all honesty, a defensive approach didn’t help England and you feel that was a missed opportunity.
After that defeat in the Euro 2020 final, 18 months later in Qatar, England had a chance to show the world that they were capable of winning a major tournament, although that didn’t go to plan either.
After topping their 2022 World Cup group, England beat Senegal 3-0 in the round of 16, whilst Spain and Portugal had both been eliminated on the same side of the draw, many thought England had a real chance of making it to a World Cup semi-final and final, although they’d have to get a victory against France first.
Gareth Southgate’s side played well but once again came up short, Harry Kane blazed his penalty kick over the bar, resulting in France getting the win and progressing through, where they eventually ended up runners up to Argentina.
Predictions For England In Euro 2024
So, can England go one step closer in a European major tournament this time around? I believe they can and I’m not the only one, with the Three Lions currently joint favourite at 7/2 to win the tournament in the latest Euro 2024 sports betting odds.
The depth of talent that Gareth Southgate has to choose from is unbelievable and it’s hard to ignore England in this competition.
The England boss will make his decision on his final 23-man squad in June and at the time of writing, here’s a closer look at who is expected to be heading to the Euros.
Predicting The England Euro 2024 Squad
Goalkeepers
Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal) and Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace).
Defenders
John Stones (Manchester City), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United), Lewis Dunk (Brighton), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), and Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace).
Midfielders
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Connor Gallagher (Chelsea), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) and Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid).
Forwards
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Ivan Toney (Brentford) and Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
England Chances To Win Euro 2024
The Three Lions will kick off their Euro 2024 Championship against Serbia on Sunday 16th June at the Veltins Arena, before meeting Denmark on Thursday 20th June and then finishing their group stage campaign five days later on the 25th June against Slovenia.
Group C Betting - England
England always seem to fall short but with the squad they’ve got, I believe they are up there with the best in Europe and at 7/2 to win the lot, I think that’s a fair price.
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