Diary
Jonathan Wilson's Diary - June 29, team of the tournament
Jonathan gives us a little insight into life as a football writer: they all gather around and discuss who's going to make the team of the tournament. Anyway, here's his...... Read more
Jonathan Wilson's Euro 2008 Diary: Weary Jonathan on the eve of the final
Our diarist is in need of fourty winks after a hectic tournament. Catch up with him on the last leg of his European voyage.... Read more
Jonathan Wilson's Diary June 27: In praise of Uefa ponchos, brittle brilliance and very good Spain
With the freshness of the new Euro powers gone, Jonathan Wilson is grateful for his mac as the tournament erupts into a famailiar finish.... Read more
Valencian drummer in Vienna wouldn't change for all the tea in China
Jonathan Wilson's cosmopolitan diary update from Vienna. Read his views on giant hailstones, Valencian drumming legends and moronic football fans of all nations.... Read more
World Record Billboard at Euro 2008 - Betfair has Guinness World Record with biggest-ever advert
British online betting company Betfair have been ploughing their efforts into catching the eye of football fans flying into Vienna for the closing stages of Euro 2008 - by growing the world's biggest ever billboard.... Read more
The "expertise" of Steve McClaren and Berti Vogts
Jonathan Wilson was bemused enough to hear Steve McClaren being described as an "expert"... until he heard that Berti Vogts was as well. Jonathan takes the opportunity to consider Vogts' career and throws in a few anecdotes about the man... Read more
Bureaucracy, narcissistic fans and Italy's exit
Jonathan Wilson updates us with his latest movements at Euro 2008... Read more
'Arshavin The Unplayable' lifts Russia to rare heights
Russian football expert and enthusiast Jonathan Wilson on the Arshavin-led conquering of the Dutch... Read more
Hiddink's Russia show a shift in eastern European football power
Russia supplied just two of the first XI in the Euro 88 final, there are a few more than that in Jonathan Wilson's fantasy Soviet Union first team... Read more
Hats off to the mullets
Jonathan Wilson is relieved to find some ridiculous haircuts and wonders if the next Chelsea manager is developing a turnip complex.... Read more
Will you please be quiet about Ron... please?
Speculation ahead of tonight's quarter-final is hardly total football but Jonathan Wilson's mouth is already watering over the prospect of an attacking feast on Saturday.... Read more
Bern is the capital of Holland but there's no bating the natives
Our man in the Bern pit cautions that, while the Dutch have maintained momentum, only one nation have managed to win every game since 1980. And look what happened to them last night...... Read more
Decision day for France and Italy
There may be no day and no night for Jonathan Wilson but a date with destiny is dawning in the group of death.... Read more
A very noisy championship
Wild Turkish delight, 26 trucks of turf, four hours sleep: the omens for German victory are gathering with the rain clouds, says Jonathan Wilson.... Read more
As Holland tore France apart I'm glad I can say "I was there"
Jonathan Wilson wonders whether Ruud Van Nistelrooy's spinning double drag-back to set up Holland's second against France will be mentioned in the same breath as the Cruyff turn in years to come. At present though, Holland are looking the real... Read more
Delusion, Defeat, Despair: Poland are the new England
Watching Poland's tournament fall apart gives Jonathan Wilson a sense of deja vu.... Read more
Whatever happened to Lee Dong-Gook?
Here in the Betfair bunker, deep in the underbelly of a crime-riddled London, we're so envious of Jonathan Wilson, winding his way through the Swiss Alps with European dignitaries on a train resembling the Orient Express.... Read more
Introduction
Euro 2008 on betting.betfair.com - what you can look forward to
Five different previews for each match including the expert analysis of Eurosport's Dave Farrar, betting.betfair.com regulars TQ and Alister Morgan and master number-cruncher "Magical" Matthew Walton; a daily diary from our man out at the tournament and much more. You've... Read more
Euro 2008 Betting - Group A - Classy Portugal and resilient Switzerland to progress
Portugal may not go all the way but they should prove too good for their Group A opponents and we'll be seeing the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Richard Quaresma in the knock-out stages. And Switzerland may be the ones... Read more
Euro 2008 Betting: Group B - Germany to boss the group, Austria to fall by the wayside
Feizal Rahman isn't believing all the hype surrounding Croatia and fancies Poland to qualify ahead of them. Germany? Too good for this lot but too short a price to win the tournament.... Read more
Euro 2008 Betting Guide: Group C - Group stages are as far as Holland and Romania will go this summer
Feizal Rahman has reservations about Italy winning the tournament but sees France as a value bet. Both will definitely progress, he says, meaning it will be Holland and Romania who get left behind in the "Group of Death".... Read more
Euro 2008 Betting Guide: Group D - Russia to join Spain in the knockout stages
Spain should have little trouble getting out of Group D and Russia should join them but the quarters are as far as Luis Aragones' perennial underachievers can expect to go. And there's no chance of Greece replicating their Euro 2008... Read more
Euro 2008 on Betting.Betfair
Ever lost a packet after you banked on England to win on penalties? If the answer's yes, you're a fool. But Feizal Rehman has the answer, so get ready to punt on a major tournament with no home nations.... Read more
Featured Articles
Euro 2008: Alsy hands out the awards for the outstanding performers
On the eve of the final, Alister Morgan looks back at four weeks of great football in a memorable tournament but who do the Morgan awards go to?... Read more
Euro 2008 Final Betting: The showdown of the men between the posts
In a game where there could be a lot of chances, the custodians of the nets could provide a crucial edge with some key saves. Ben Lyttleton has had plenty of opportunity to analyse the performance of both of the... Read more
Euro 2008 Betting: Loew loving every minute of buld-up to final
The Germany manager believes the pressure is off now that his side have got over their semi-final block.... Read more
Euro 2008 Betting: Wenger tips his boy Fabregas to go on and win Euro 2008
Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger did not look particularly twitchy when he was spotted deep in conversation with Zinedine Zidane during Spain's quarter-final win over Italy, but he admitted to some nerves when Cesc Fabregas, Arsenal's 21-year-old midfielder, stepped up to... Read more
Six players who could decide Euro 2008
Six teams remain in the hunt for the biggest prize in European football and Ben Lyttleton identifies the key players who could bring that trophy home... Read more
Group winners be warned
Momentum has been the buzzword for top teams this week but history does not favour group winners, says Ben Lyttleton... Read more
Euro 2008 Betting: Injuries and their impact
Ben Lyttleton reminds us that five teams have lost their captains to injury so far in the competition and looks at how their sides have coped without them.... Read more
Euro 2008 Betting: Striking while the iron is hot - how are the different tournament favourites lining up in attack?
Ben Lyttleton looks at the merits of a 4-6-0 formation, asseses the chances of David Villa finishing as top scorer and tells us why he doesn't expect Cristiano Ronaldo to score as freely as he does for Man Utd.... Read more
Betfair Big Interview: BBC commentator Jonathan Pearce speaks ahead of Euro 2008
Okay, so England and none of the other home nations made it to Euro 2008 but we´ll all end up becoming experts on the rest of European football in the next fortnight. Betfair talked exclusively to BBC commentator Jonathan Pearce... Read more
Euro 2008 Bets: Platini's heroics, Van Basten's goals and this year's contenders
"Mystical" Mike Norman recalls Platini's legendary performances in 1984, Van Basten coming off the bench to lead Holland to Euro 88 glory and Shearer raising a whole nation's hopes before a missed penalty put an end to it all.... Read more
Euro 2008 Bets: England's absence will allow me to enjoy the tournament even more
The BBC's David Croft isn't impressed by England's absence from Euro 2008 but takes time out to reflect about the benefits that brings, including a decrease in stress levels and a claerer head when it comes to betting on it...... Read more
Euro 2008 Bets: Group C - Don't expect goals, do expect Romania to put up a fight
Ben Lyttleton looks at the so-called "Group of Death", Group C, where the Netherlands may come up short, goals will be at a premium and Romania may be outsiders worth backing to progress... Read more
Euro 2008 Betting: The importance of...fresh legs
Ben Lyttleton tells us why France won't be able to excuse fatigue as an excuse if they crash out early doors and why Italy's players go into the tournament with some pretty tired legs.... Read more
Bet Facts
Euro 2008 Semi-final Russia v Spain: Favourites Spain pass their way into the final
Cesc Fabregas is the architect of a superb second-half display as Spain dispose of Russia.... Read more
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Spain finally make last four as world champions are shown exit door
Fabregas scores decisive penalty to take Spain through... Read more
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Turkey pull off the impossible to shock backers, layers and everyone!
Croats backed at [1.01] for six figures before Turkish come back from the dead... Read more
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Germany the Euro 2008 favourites again after 3-2 win over Portugal is matched at 85
Germany are the Euro 2008 favourites at 3.75 having become the first side to book their passage to the semi-finals after being matched at 3.6 to beat Portugal in the quarter finals over 90 minutes.... Read more
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Defeated France cement unwanted title as unexpected victims of the 'Group of Death'
Defeat to Italy leaves France rock bottom of Group C and out of Euro 2008... Read more
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Spain matched at 18 to beat Sweden as Villa strengthens his position to be top scorer
Spain were matched at odds of [18.0] on Betfair to beat Sweden before a last-gasp David Villa strike won them the match by a 2-1 score line, matched at odds of [12.5].... Read more
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Portugal go through as Turkey are matched at 16.5 before "delighting" their backers
Fans of Switzerland may well be cursing their luck tonight after an injury-time goal knocked them out of their own tournament, but those who backed Turkey on Betfair at odds of [16.5]...... Read more
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Full house for David Villa as Spain striker nets hat-trick
Forward's treble lands bet at [80.0]... Read more
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Team Talk
"It's a very French thing to write off the team before it's all over, but we need to hold our fire until it's mathematically impossible for them to get through" says David Ginola
When the Euro 2008 draw was made last December, Group C was the stand-out group and the fixture that leapt out was a repeat of the 2006 World Cup final between France and Italy.... Read more
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Euro 2008 Players: Six "relative unknowns" to keep an eye on
We all know about the Cristiano Ronaldos and Franck Riberys of Euro 2008, but what do you really know about the likes of Dani Guiza and Dorin Goian? Not much? Worry not, Dave Farrar certainly knows a thing or two... Read more
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Euro 2008 Betting Guide: How Germany could do with Klinsmann, the player not the manager
Nik Wardle feels Germany's chances are seriously hindered by the absence of a world-class striker despite the squad containing the names of Klose, Podolski and Gomez. How they could do with a certain Jurgen Klinsmann...... Read more
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Euro 2008 Bets: Sweden -The Larsson factor
Ben Lyttleton tells us why the shock call-up of Henrik Larsson seriously improves Sweden's chances in more ways than one. Apart from anything else, it will ensure no funny business from a certain Mr Ibrahimovic... Read more
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Market Under The Microscope
Euro 2008 Betting Preview: What are the chances of seeing a penalty shootout this summer?
Morgan in the driving seat - Allsy recalls Gareth Southgate's penalty heartbreak in 1996 and Vassell and Beckham also missing from the spot eight years later. But which other big names have also folded under pressure and what are the... Read more
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Euro 2008 Betting Guide: "Super Mario" is a super bet for top goalscorer
Dave Farrar dispels the myth that the top goalscorer of the competition must come from the winning side and tells us why he's including Mario Gomez, Karim Benzema and the enigmatic Antonio Cassano amongst his selections... Read more
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Betting Advice Euro 2008: Which Group will see the most goals?
"Knowledgeable" Nik Wardle talks us through the "Group with the most goals" market and argues a case for Group B, where Austria can concede a hatful and Germany can score freely... Read more
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Group A
| P | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 6 |
| Turkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Group B
| P | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Austria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Poland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Group C
| P | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| Italy | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Romania | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
Group D
| P | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Greece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
Match Calendar
19/06/2008Portugal v Germany
20/06/2008Croatia v Turkey
21/06/2008Netherlands v Russia
22/06/2008Spain v Italy
25/06/2008Germany v Turkey
26/06/2008Russia v Spain