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Euro 2012 Betting Guide & Tips
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The European Football Championship is the top football competition for the men`s national football teams. The
tournament is held every 4 years and it was first established in 1960.
53 teams compete in the qualification stage for the 16 places in the
final tournament. From those 16 teams, one or two, depending of the
situation, will be automatically qualified for hosting the final
tournament. The next year, in 2012, the tournament will be hosted in
Poland and Ukraine, and also 2012 is the last year with 16 teams in the
tournament, in the next tournament in 2016, 24 teams will compete for
the trophy.
12 teams are already qualified for the
final tournament next year: Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece,
Italy, Netherlands, Poland (co-hosts), Russia, Spain, Sweden and Ukraine
(co-hosts). For the rest 4 places, 8 teams will play one against other
in 4 eliminatory double legs.
Winning the
European Championship is the
highest accomplishment in European inter-country football. From the beginning
of this competition, 13 editions have been played, the next year`s
tournament in Poland and Ukraine being the 14th.
The most
successful national team in the history of European Championship is
Germany with 3 titles, followed by Spain and France with 2 winner titles
each.
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Euro 2012 Betting page
The Euro 2012
Betting page can be found among other football events taking
place in the same period. Many of the bookmakers will display on their
front page a link or a section dedicated to the Euro 2012 events.
In the Euro 2012 section, you will find the list of fixtures there as
soon as the draw for the final tournament is over, and the outright odds for the winning of
this competition. |
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Betting stake
The betting stake will be the amount of cash you are
willing to bet on an event to happen.
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Placing a bet
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Outcome: The bet is places on how the game will end after
the 90 minutes. A win for the host, a draw, of a win for the visitors
Double chance: The bet covers the outcome of the game,
but the bet is places on home team who win or draw, visitor team to win
or draw, or either of the two teams to win.
Correct score: A bet that is placed on the exact
correct score of the game after 90 minutes.
Half-time/Full-time: This bet is placed on the outcome
of the game both at half-time and at after the 90 minutes.
Under/Over: This bet will be placed on the total number
of goals scored to be under or over a specified number at the time the
betting was placed.
Scorer: A bet on who will open the score, or score anytime
during the match. If player will not participate in the match, the
stakes are returned. If the player is on the field at least once during
the game (even as a substitute or if replaced), the ticket is valid and
can be lost if the player doesn`t score any goals. Own goals do not take
account.
Score cast:
A special bet commonly found in England and is a combo of two bets (who
can individual may be placed in a multiple ticket for the same match):
first scorer and final score of the match.
First Team scores: Predict which team will first score the first goal
of the match. Own goals are considered as goals for the opposing team.
If neither team scores, the bets are canceled.
More Goals in Which Half: Predict in which half there will be more goals
scored. (goals scored by both teams). If the number of goals is equal
bets are void.
Goals Difference:
Intuition goal difference between the two teams based on the outcome.
Also marks / not to score: Indicate the team will not get any goals or even
one that will achieve victory at zero.
Corners: A bet on the total number of corners in a match.
Bookings: A bet on the yellow/red cards shown in a game.
Cards shown after the final whistle or cards shown to coaches,
substitutes on the bench
or members of the staff are not counted.
Bet no draw:
bet on any team to win the match. This option excludes bet equality and
all bets will be refunded if the match ends as a draw.
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Euro 2012
betting tips
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Here are the fixtures of the play-off phase of the
Euro 2012 tournament. |
Euro 2012 Outright
betting tips
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Team |
Logo |
Details |
Odds to win the competition |
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SPAIN |
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Spain are the current World and
European Champions. Everyone will expect them to perform as well
as before next summer in Poland and Ukraine. They won Group I in
the qualification stage with an impressive 8 games, 8 wins, 26
goals scored and 6 goals against. They are still a dominant
force in the World and European football and they will surely
show that next year as well. |
3.75
- Spain is the top favorite according to the bookmakers.
Excellent style of play, great players, everyone expects to see
them at least in the final for this tournament. |
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GERMANY |
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Germany is one of the most
successful teams in international competitions. They won the
World Cup three times and the European Championship also three
times. As Spain, they clearly dominated their qualification
group, Group A. 10 games played, 10 wins, 34 goals scored and 7
against. This makes them a true force in the European football
and a strong candidate for the title next year. |
5
- Brilliant performance in the qualification stage. They proved
they are a force in the European Football, and their objective
on every tournament will be the trophy. Second favorites
according to the bookmakers. |
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NETHERLANDS |
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Netherlands is another of the top
national football teams from Europe. Without impressing, they
easily won their qualification group, Group E with 9 wins and 1
loss from the 10 games they have played. The loss came in the
last game against Sweden, thus making Sweden the best runner up
from all games and granted them direct qualification to the
final tournament. Netherlands displayed a very good form in the
last World Cup tournament, eliminating Uruguay and Brazil, and
getting in the final, loosing the final after extra time against
Spain. They still remain one of the strongest football team in
Europe and the world. |
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- Finalists in the last World Cup tournament, they proved they
have the strength to fight for every trophy on final
tournaments. Good team, very organized, great players. Last in
bookmaker`s top 3. |
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ENGLAND |
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England is the oldest football
national team, along with Scotland. They played the first game
against each-other in 1872. England won qualification Group G
without defeat, with 5 wins and 3 draws from the 8 games played.
Their highest performance in the European Championship
tournaments was reaching the semi-finals in 1968 and 1996.
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- England starts every final tournament with high hopes, but
they end up feeling a bit disappointed. They want this trophy
and they will work hard to get it. Fourth place in bookmaker`s
favorites top. |
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FRANCE |
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World Champions in 1998 and
European Champions in 2000, France managed to get in the final
of the World Cup tournament in 2006. Since then, France hasn`t
managed to get anymore notable performances. The last tournament
performance in 2010 was considered disastrous and this thing led
to a major reconstruction in the federation and also the
national football team. Former international Laurent Blanc was
appointed as manager. France won qualification Group D with 6
wins, 3 draws and 1 from 10 games. |
14
- France badly needs to redeem their name after the shameful
elimination in the group stage last year in South Africa. A new
coach, some new players, but the team still struggles sometimes.
Only 5`th place on the favorites list. |
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ITALY |
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After winning the European
Championship in 1968, Italy was able to get only in the final in
2000 as the highest performance. They lost the final to France
after extra time. They won qualification Group C with 8 wins and
2 draws in 10 games played, and they hope to have a good
tournament next year. |
15
- Italy seems so be suffering from an aging problem. Some of the
players got close to the end of their career and the younger
players don`t have yet the experience necessary. Only sixth
place on the favorites list. |
Euro 2012
Top Strikers
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Player |
Photo |
Current club |
Details |
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Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |
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Schalke 04 |
Top goalscorer
in the Euro 2012 qualification stages with 10 goals, Huntelaar
became a must have player in the Netherlands teams. If he can
stay away from injures, he will be one player that will pose
serious problems to opponents defense. |
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Miroslav Klose |
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Lazio |
Miroslav Klose
doesn`t need ant introduction. Top German player, now playing in
Italy for Lazio Rome, remains a very agile and powerful striker,
always able to scores a lot of goals. |
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David Villa |
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Barcelona |
Barcelona`s
striker, David Villa is a very important asset for the Spanish
National team. Pure striker, lightning speed and reflexes, with
powerful kicks from long distance, but also fine and subtle
dribbles, Villa will be one of the contenders to the Euro 2012
best goalscorer trophy. |
Euro 2012
Top Coach
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Coach |
Photo |
Team |
Details |
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Vincente del Bosque |
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Spain |
With del Bosque
as head coach Spain has an impressive record of 42 wins, 1 draw
and only 5 losses. 8 wins out of 8 games in the qualification
stage, and del Bosque proved he is a top coach that could lead
Spain to win another European Champions trophy. |
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Joachim Löw |
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Germany |
Germany`s coach
since 2006, Joachim Löw has a record of 52 wins, 12 draws and 10
losses. He managed to lead his team into 10 victories from 10
games in the qualification stage and he could lead Germany to
get the trophy next year. |
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European Championship past
winners
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Year |
Team |
Score |
Runner up |
Location |
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2008 |
Spain |
1-0 |
Germany |
Austria & Switzerland |
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2004 |
Greece |
1-0 |
Portugal |
Portugal |
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2000 |
France |
2-1 (on sudden death) |
Italy |
Belgium & Netherlands |
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1996 |
Germany |
2-1 (on
sudden death) |
Czech Republic |
England |
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1992 |
Denmark |
2-0 |
Germany |
Sweden |
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1988 |
Netherlands |
2-0 |
Soviet Union |
West Germany |
| We sincerely hope that this EURO
2012 betting guide
will help both beginners in online betting as well experienced betters decide on
how to place money on bets and win money. |
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