From June 14 to July 14, the final stage of the European Football Championship will be held in Germany. 24 teams will participate in it. On the eve of the main football event of this summer, GIVEMESPORT published a rating of teams that have the highest chances of winning the championship.
According to the publication, Georgia and Slovenia have the least chances. Ukraine is only in 16th place. And Hungary and Denmark, although they did not grab a place in the top 10 favorites of the championship, still received the title of “black horses”, from which you can expect pleasant surprises.
10 best teams of Euro 2024
Austria
The team is led by former Manchester United coach Ralf Rangnick. Since he took charge of the team in the last two years, they have beaten Croatia, Italy and Germany. In addition, this team has many successful Bundesliga players who are very familiar with the Euro 2024 stadiums. True, there are also disadvantages: the Austrian national team may be left without its leader David Alaba, a Real Madrid player who may miss the Euro due to injury.
Croatia
This team reached the Euro quarterfinals twice. In 2022, this team reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup, and in 2018, the final. All these achievements ensured this team 10th place in the ranking of the best teams in the world according to FIFA. Nobody expects Croatia to win Euro 2024, but they will play great football thanks to the ultra-experienced Mateo Kovacic and the super-talented Luka Modric.
Netherlands
This team lost only two games in qualifying. But both times – to a talented French team. The current Orange squad is the perfect mix of experienced leaders such as Virgil van Dijk and Stefan de Vrij, as well as dangerous young players such as Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo, Xavi Simons and many many more. The quarterfinalists of the 2022 World Cup have every chance of reaching the quarterfinals of Euro 2024.
Italy
This is a commando mystery. On the one hand, these are the current European champions, and on the other, they did not qualify for the World Cup. The team’s coach is Luciano Spalletti, who led the Napoli club to its first title in a long time. Italy’s recent form has been impressive. But defeats to England and Spain have raised questions about whether Spalletti’s side are truly up to the level of the heavyweights. Will this team win? Probably not.
Belgium
The era of the golden generation of this team is now coming to an end. Euro 2024 will likely be the last great hope for Romelu Lukaku, Jan Vertonghen and the rest of the squad to lift Europe’s top trophy. However, with names as big and prospects as exciting as Manchester City’s Jeremy Doku, reaching the final shouldn’t be written off.
Spain
The three-time Euro winners are an absurdly talented team this time around, including midfield master Rodri, extremely capable youngster Lamin Yamal and Pedri. But Gavi’s absence due to injury is a big loss for La Roja. There are still plenty of reasons why Spain could be a potential finalist this summer. A run of six straight wins in 2023 against the likes of Italy, Croatia and Norway shows they can handle some of the best teams in Europe.
Germany
The hosts of the championship also lifted the Euro Cup three times. As usual, they can boast about their quality of play. Leroy Sane is exceptional and Jamal Musiala is capable of creating an individual moment of brilliance that can bring them results. But this is hardly enough to win the championship. This team lost a record six games in 2023. The appointment of Julian Nagelsmann as coach should give impetus to the team’s recovery. And it brought results: a 2-0 victory over France and a 2-1 victory over the Netherlands in March.
Portugal
The team turned Group J into their playground during qualifying, scoring a staggering 36 goals and conceding just two to take all 30 points. Of course, they may not have had the most difficult group. But not losing a single point and conceding just two goals in over 900 minutes of football is incredible.
Of course, you have to take into account that they have one of the two best scorers in history leading the way. He’s 38 now, but Cristiano Ronaldo still has the same goal-scoring ability he had over a decade ago. Even his coach Roberto Martinez says the striker has the same hunger as he did when he was 18 years old. Between Bruno Fernandes, Joao Cancelo, Bernardo Silva and even more firepower, the Euro 2016 winners could be in line for a second triumph of the tournament.
England
Gareth Southgate’s side have been prone to underachieving performances and have a shaky defensive line that has been further weakened by the absence of Harry Maguire. However, the fourth best team in the world now has a lot of prospects. Only one defeat (from Brazil) since their elimination at the World Cup from France, leadership in their group pe with a six-point lead and only two draws. Moreover, the team is filled with talent.
Harry Kane remains one of the best center forwards in the world, Jude Bellingham is the brightest player after a superb debut season at Real Madrid, and other incredible talents such as Bukayo Saka and Phil Foden add even more depth. Although they were eliminated by eventual finalists France in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup. The Three Lions reached the Euro 2020 final and the 2018 World Cup semi-finals, demonstrating their ability to penetrate deep into major tournaments under Southgate.
France
Only a 2-2 draw with Greece in the final round prevented Didier Deschamps’ team from achieving eight wins from eight qualifying games. But this small blow did not hinder them at all. This team was so close to winning a second World Cup in a row in Qatar. They failed the final hurdle of Argentina on penalties – the cruelest way to lose a final.
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In the world rankings they are second only to Argentina. The French team does not rely solely on Mbappe. Olivier Giroud continues to lead the line superbly, Antoine Griezmann is back to his best and the likes of Warren Zaire-Emery are also on the way. William Saliba, one of the Premier League’s best centre-backs, is struggling to earn a place in the starting line-up.