Euro 2012 Football Betting - Spain looking to retain title
The European Championships is arguably the second biggest tournament in football as it brings together some of the best football nations in the world. It always creates a huge interest due to the quality of football, the intense competition and the multitude of global superstars on show. The 2012 tournament will see Spain aiming to retain to trophy they won for the first time back in 2008.
The 2012 European Football Championships will take place in the nations of Ukraine and Poland between 8th June - 1st July 2012. Both countries have promised a spectacular showpiece and one that will long live in the memory.
This site provides a comprehensive guide to just about everything you could wish to know about the Euro 2012 Championships, including in-depth coverage of all 16 teams, a guide to the eight venues and cities hosting all 31 Euro 2012 matches, as well as the latest Euro 2012 Betting and exclusive Euro 2012 Free Bet Offers.
Euro 2012 Group Draw
The Euro 2012 Group Draw produced four interesting groups, with this year's 'Group of Death' most certainly Group B, which contains Netherlands, Denmark, Germany and Portugal.
- Group A: Poland, Greece, Russia, Czech Republic
- Group B: Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Portugal
- Group C: Spain, Italy, Republic of Ireland, Croatia
- Group D: Ukraine, Sweden, France, England
The opening match of the tournament will be between Poland and Greece on Friday 8th June 2012 at the National Stadium, Warsaw.
Euro 2012 Teams
Defending champions Spain head into the tournament looking to retain the title they won back in 2008. Managed by Vicente del Bosque, Spain are widely considered the best team in the world, and it comes as no suprise that they are most people's favourites to win. However, they will face stiff competition from Germany who are always a threat in major tournaments, while Holland, France and Italy will also be gunning for glory.
England, so often underachievers in major tournaments, will be looking to prove that they can at last channel the huge expectation and pressure into positive energy in what will be Fabio Capello's final bow as manager. The Three Lions have assembled a decent combination of youth and experience but the absence of star player Wayne Rooney for the first two matches could ultimately prove costly.
Portugal, Russia and Greece are all a threat on their day, as are Sweden and co-hosts Poland and Ukraine who will both be looking to put on a strong performance on home soil.
European Championship Odds
Euro 2012 will be the 14th European Championships since the tournament was first played in 1960 in France. Spain are the warm favourites in the Euro 2012 Odds to retain their title and win what would be their third major tournament in succession.
As always Germany feature strongly in the betting as do rivals Holland. Both countries have fallen victim to Spain in major tournament finals of late and will be desperate to go one step better this time round. France and Italy are also in contention, while England and Portugal will be hoping to add their name to the list of European Championship Winners.
Euro 2012 Format
The competition kicks off in the summer of 2012, with the games being played across eight venues in the host countries of Poland and the Ukraine - with each country having four host stadiums. The number of matches to be played in each country will all be equally shared between the two neighbours.
The 16 teams have been split into four groups (A-D) consisting of four teams. The two best teams in each group will progress through to the quarter-finals and so on. Take a look at our Euro 2012 Format page for more information, dates and fixtures.
All matches will be shown Live On TV with the games split between the BBC and ITV.
Euro 2012 Tickets
Tickets are currently on sale for supporters of the 16 participating national associations.
Euro 2012 Venues
The Euro 2012 is being held by both the Ukraine and Poland meaning the countries will equally split the Euro 2012 Venues between them. Each nation will showcase their four best stadiums and then the matches will be allocated accordingly, with Ukraine due to host 16 games and Poland 15. Follow the above link to take a look at the different stadiums to get an idea of where the matches will be played and in front of what capacity.
The Euro 2012 Final is due to be played on 1st July 2012 at the magnificant Olympic Stadium in Ukraine's capital Kiev.
