Euro 2012 Outright Winner Betting

The biggest and most popular betting market at any of the major football championships is the outright tournament winner. Euro 2012 will be no exception so which nation will you be putting your hard earned cash on? Even with just a 16 team group and knockout event it's not always as easy to pick the winning nation as it may initially seem!

The current favourite in the Euro 2012 outright winner betting is the reigning European and World Champions Spain. At first glance it's almost impossible to look past the Spanish lifting the Henri Delaunay trophy once again in Kiev on July 1st but with odds around 5/2 there really is not much value to be had in such a competitive tournament.

If we look away from the Spanish then there are several nations who may offer better punter value in the Euro 2012 Winner betting market. World Cup 2010 finalists Holland have the squad to challenge the Spanish and with odds around 7/1 could be very interesting but a lot will depend on how they come out of their group match against Germany. Speaking of Germany, you know they always go deep in the major tournaments and their odds around 7/2 reflect a young and exciting team featuring the likes of Ozil, Muller, Kroos and Gomez. Will England be able to end years of hurt at the major championships or will they be on the early plane home once again? With odds ranging from 10/1 to 12/1 it seems the bookies are happy to lay England in the Euro 2012 Winner market but we're not so sure. England have the talent to mount a serious challenge but luck will need to be on their side!

It's also well worth remembering the European Championships have thrown up a few shocks over the years. At Euro 1992, 50/1 rank outsiders Denmark went all the way and beat Germany 2-0 in the Final! At Euro 2004, 66/1 shots Greece stunned the tournament hosts Portugal 1-0 thanks to a single Angelos Charisteas goal in the final in Lisbon!

Other popular betting markets that we would encourage you to check out are Euro 2012 Group Betting, Name the Euro 2012 Finalists and Euro 2012 Golden Boot Betting!