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Besides the World Cup, the 2nd largest soccer tourny in the world begins on June 7. European Nations Cup is also played every four years and matches up the best European national teams in the world after a 2 year qualifying process.

The matches will be braodcasted live on the ESPN network and will be intense . Check out the below link ( a great site )for teams, groups, fixtues, history and match schedules.


http://www.na.uefa.com/


Current futures are listed below for news matter only. Two teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals after a round robin process in their respective group.



Euro 2008 - Group A
Team to win in Group A

121 Portugal +155
122 Czech Republic +225
123 Switzerland +380
124 Turkey +680

Team to qualify to the Quarter Finals

127 Portugal -250
128 Czech Republic -155
129 Switzerland +110
130 Turkey +200

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Euro 2008 - Group B
Team to win in Group B

131 Germany -145
132 Croatia +260
133 Poland +800
134 Austria +1400

Team to qualify to the Quarter Finals

137 Germany -800
138 Croatia -225
139 Poland +200
140 Austria +450


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Euro 2008 - Group C
Team to win in Group C

141 Italy +185
142 France +210
143 Netherlands +275
144 Romania +1280

Team to qualify to the Quarter Finals

147 Italy -225
148 France -200
149 Netherlands -120
150 Romania +350


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Euro 2008 - Group D
Team to win in Group D

151 Spain +115
152 Greece +450
153 Sweden +450
154 Russia +475

Team to qualify to the Quarter Finals

157 Spain -450
158 Greece +130
159 Sweden +130
160 Russia +130


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Euro 2008 - Odds to win the cup

101 Germany +415
102 Italy +740
103 France +860
104 Spain +625
105 Netherlands +1250
106 Portugal +800
107 Croatia +1300
108 Czech Republic +1400
109 Switzerland +2800
110 Greece +2800
111 Russia +2500
112 Romania +4500
113 Sweden +3300
114 Turkey +4000
115 Poland +4000
116 Austria +8000



Post you selections on daily games, winner of each group, teams to advance and the ultimate winner of the trophy.

I always pull for Holland (Netherlands) because I grew up there as a teen. My next favorites are France and Italy in that order. It's sad that they are all placed in the "group of death".

Also look for the Host nations to make it to the Quarterfinals or even to the semifinals and they are both huge longshots. FIFA has a way to help the host nation(s) make it to the 2nd round. I mean give me a break, if Japan and S. Korea can make it there in the World Cup it should tell you something.

My favorite Euro teams of alltime: Holland 1976( the best team ever not to win any trophy ), France 1984, Holland 1988 and France 2000.


I'm looking forward to your thoughts and selections. Remember that four years ago Greece won the whole thing as the longshot by beating the host nation Portugal in group play and again in the Final.

Underdog Rules!

I like Germany over Poland today.

I'm so happy that Holland beat Italy. I have bet on them in the Eurpean Cup and the World Cup since 1990 and had not won the money once. 0-8 vs the money in 18 years. What a relief. They looked damn good too.


On Wednesday I like Switzerland against Turkey in a must win game. Unload!!!!!

I love Portugal on Wednesday, I love em so much I bet em on Monday. LOL

I'll take the Czech Republic since I'm a Bohemian. I was devastated in 1990 World Cup when Czech played Germany and got beat 1-0. Germany went on to win the World Cup that year against Italy I believe. Been awhile since Czech has been that good. It was pretty intense soccer as we has a college student exchange thug from England that transferred to Kearney NE of all places. Maybe I am glad in the long run because Czech would have played England in the Final Four if they beat Germany. I remember being at the bar and my British thug friend hanging the England flag below the TV. We had a blast until England lost and thought there was going to be a brawl. That got me into World Cup soccer.

Nice Euro 2008 website Freak.

I just noticed Portugal is playing Czech Wed.

Good luck on your wager. Who is favored by the way and at what price?

I had Portugal -120 easy winner. Sorry husker !

Good pick Freak. Very easy winner indeed. Keep it going!!!

I like Germany -145 tomorrow, I expect at least a 2 goal German victory.

Where are all the soccer fans....

The first big upset of Euro2008. I underestimated Crotia or I overvalued Germany's win over Poland. If Poland wins today, then it is Crotia I underestimated.

Big match between Czech and Turkey today. Winner gets Crotia.

Anybody know the line on this game?

The goal line was PK -160 on Czech.

I likes under 2.5 but had to lay -170, so I passed. Under 2 goals at -110 didn't work for me either.

I played Switzerland a couple days ago and lost.

I played Holland at +180 and won.

I got a brutal beat yesterday and had the draw in the Spain game and they scored on a long pass with 1:52 in injury time. 1:08 left in regulation. That hurt! A bogus goal..

You can still play the Turkey/Czech game in progress. Several places have it up for most of the game. I play at the Greek.

What a game!! One for the ages. March madness style..

On Monday 6/16 I like Austria +1 (+160) vs Germany.

No question ramins!! What a Czech collapse. You don't see that kind of soccer game very often. I am lost for words.

Pushed with Austria +1.

The unders have been solid in game 3 matches.

Although Austria and Switzerland were bad teams, I fully expected at least one of them to make it to the 2nd round, but neither did!

Germany was the favorite to win the cup. They were +415, followed by Spain at +625.

One more game left and Germany is at +210 and Spain is at +120 (in regulation). Spain to lift the cup is -155. I maybe reading too much into this, but I like Spain to lift the cup.