While we cannot predict the future or who will win the Euros, we can suggest the top four possibilities.
🇪🇸 Spain- 33% chance
Spain is the team to beat and will likely be the country's biggest competition. Can England imitate that 1-0 victory over the Spanish squad at Wembley, or is it more than likely to end like the World Cup final? A lot of people have predicted a Spain v England final. Spain is in the best position coming into this competition, with a better manager, World Cup and Nations League trophy, and players like Aitana Bonmatí, Alexia Putellas, Salma Paralluelo and Claudia Pina, to name a few. However, they have just one clean sheet in 13 build-up games, so they are possibly weak defensively, but to counteract, they have a strong forward selection. Their top scorer, Jenni Hermoso, who has 57 goals, was not part of the Euros squad.
🏴 England- 20% chance
This balances on their ability to make it out of the group of death with France and the Netherlands. They still hope to retain their title if they can manage that feat. They are constantly pipped to be in the final, which might be English optimism. While they won it in 2022, other countries have made leaps and bounds since then to meet the standard they set. Without Mary Earps, Fran Kirby and Millie Bright were key players last time around. Players like Lauren Hemp, Georgia Stanway, Alex Greenwood, and Lauren James are all recovering from injuries. Only time will tell if they have what it takes to beat the big sides like Spain. England have the balance of experience in Lucy Bronze and Beth Mead, for example, but fresh talent like Hannah Hampton (this will be her first international tournament she will play in) and Michelle Agyemang.
🇩🇪 Germany- 17% chance
They have the European record-breaking 8 times; however, they have not won a trophy since 2013 after losing the last Euros 2-1 to England. However, they are going through a regeneration process with new players coming in. They are in top form and are a substantial goal-scoring threat, but they have injuries like Lena Oberdorf. They will use what they learnt when they got Bronze at the Olympics last summer in this Euros. Germany scored 24 goals in 5 warm-up matches, an average of 4.8 goals/ game, and scored a high-scoring game in 10 consecutive matches.
🇫🇷 France- 17% chance
France is the likely underdog. They have beaten the likes of England on home soil and have that depth in attack through Mari-Antontte Katito and Sandy Baltimore. However, they have historically underachieved at the Euros and are without Dani and Renard, who were not selected for this tournament, which was a big shock.
- 🥇 Spain is the top bet to lift their first Euros, backed by odds, form, and stats.
- 🥈 England has strong chances to defend but must navigate a brutal group.
- 🥉 France and Germany remain serious threats with tournament-winning potential.
- For surprise packages, keep an eye on Sweden and the Netherlands
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