Three charts assess England’s chances of winning the Euros 2024
Bookmakers’ odds may not tell the whole story
YOU HAVE to hand it to English football fans. Their unshakable bullishness about their team’s prospects belies 58 years of heartbreak in major tournaments. England are heading into the Euros, which kick off on June 14th, as the bookmakers’ favourites. Their odds of 7 to 2 imply that they have a 22% chance of winning the tournament. France are second (20%), followed by the hosts, Germany (15%).
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