European Championship Betting

The passion. The pride. The skill. The superstars. The agony. The ecstasy. The European Championship 2008 will have it all. From the qualifying rounds that kick off in 2006 to the Euro 2008 Final two years later Betfair can offer you a superb choice of European Championship betting opportunities, often offering 20% better odds than traditional bookmakers.

So whether your European Championship betting strategy revolves around the overall winner, the winning nation, the winner of the golden boot or the outcome of an individual match, Betfair can accommodate your chosen betting angle.

The current European Championship bears little resemblance to the inaugural event in 1960. Originally known as the Nations Cup it was conceived by French Football secretary Henri Delaunay who invited several nations to take part but countries like Britain and Germany refused. Eventually 16 countries took part and the final in Paris was won by the Soviet Union who were crowned the first champions of Europe. The tournament captured the imagination of fans and the international football betting community and has since gone from strength to strength. It takes place every four years and has been hosted by Spain, Italy, Belgium, Yugoslavia, Italy France, West Germany, Sweden, England, Holland and Portugal.

For Euro 2008 ten groups of five teams will play in pre qualifying groups with the top team from each group qualifying and the runners up playing for one of 5 play off positions. The host nation doesn’t have to qualify. So the European Championship betting starts two years before the finals.

The European Championship will be shared between Austria and Switzerland and will have excellent TV coverage enabling Betfair to offer the largest range of in-play football betting markets in the whole world. These range from conventional European Championship betting odds to the popular under/over 2.5 goals market, correct scores and the slightly more eclectic markets such as total corners in the game and what time the first goal will be scored. European Championship games traditionally generate a massive volume of Euro bets.

After the stunning triumph of Greece in 2004 it will be more of a challenge formulating a betting strategy for Euro 2008. They’ve done it once, why not twice? After all, their league season finishes earlier so they should have more stamina. Then again France has won it twice and have the players to make them a popular choice for European Championship betting. England hasn’t won a major tournament since 1966 and have arguably the strongest league in Europe at present. So they are expected to figure strongly in the European Championship betting too.

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