Everyone loves the excitement of a major international football tournament, so we’ve put together a guide for punters on how to bet on Euro 2020. Club loyalties will be put to one side as elite-level players don their national shirts for this summer’s delayed showpiece.
Czech Republic could do with a boost ahead of Euro 2020 after being hammered by Italy last week but Albania can be stubborn opponents. The visitors have only lost to England in their last nine outings and held Wales to a goalless draw in Cardiff on Saturday.
England will finish off their preparations for Euro 2020 by facing Romania in Middlesbrough and a professional win is expected. The Three Lions are on a run of five straight victories, with only one goal conceded, whereas their opponents have lost four in a row.
Scotland have had an encouraging build-up to Euro 2020 and will be keen to maintain the momentum when facing Luxembourg. Their opponents have shown some improvement in recent years but have lost friendlies to Liechtenstein, Austria, Qatar and Norway over the past 10 months.
Any debate about which nation will win the European Championship will naturally centre around the relative strengths and weaknesses of each squad and their key players. However, an often-overlooked factor is the Euro 2020 draw itself.
Italy have built up a lot of momentum heading into Euro 2020 and will no doubt want to maintain that by beating Czech Republic in Bologna. Their opponents have also qualified for this summer’s spectacular but an inconsistent run of results has tempered expectations.
England are favourites to beat Austria in Wednesday’s Euro 2020 warm-up match but may be worth taking on in Middlesbrough. A large number of Gareth Southgate’s squad were involved in the Champions League final between Chelsea and Man City and Man Utd’s Europa League decider.
Netherlands have established themselves as one of the contenders for Euro 2020 glory and can see off Scotland in Wednesday’s warm-up match. The Scots have played with great spirit under Steve Clarke to also reach this summer’s big event but they do have limitations.
To celebrate the return of the European Championships this summer, our analysts have devised a fiendish Euro 2020 quiz based on the history of the competition to date. There are only 10 questions, making it the ideal challenge for a coffee break or half-time interval.
If good things come to those who wait then fans of international football are in for a treat this summer at Euro 2020. The tournament was postponed due to the continent being in lockdown last year but on June 11 it is finally set to kick off. In anticipation we have looked back at how each of the 24 Euro 2020 teams qualified for the tournament.
With the UEFA Nations League now on hold until the summer, the England national team can turn its attention to the qualifying campaign for Euro 2020. Ahead of the first matches kicking off later this week, we’ve analysed data on every qualifying campaign since Euro 96 to see what might be in store for Gareth Southgate’s young side.