Every four years the European Soccer Championship takes place and 2012 will see the action being hosted by Poland and Ukraine. The tournament kicks off on June 8th and wraps up with the final game on July 1st. The event is known as Euro 2012 and FIFA sanctions it. This will be the 14th edition of the popular tournament and fans all over Europe are eagerly anticipating a grand spectacle. We can recommend a visit to the official Euro 2012 site here.
The inaugural European Championship was held back in 1960. This year’s event will see 16 teams battling it out for European supremacy and it will be the last time ever as the Euro tournament will expand to 24 teams in 2016. There are 12 nations that have just qualified for Euro 2012 and they’re currently preparing for the group clashes.
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The qualification rounds are done and we are now awaiting the Group games. You can find previews of all games and groups here at EuroBetting.co. Ukraine and Poland have qualified automatically as the host countries. Each nation will host games in four different cities. The qualifying teams will be placed into groups of four and each team will play the other three in their group once with the top two moving onto the knockout stage of Euro 2012.
The Euro competitions are always popular with sports enthusiasts and this can be seen by the amount of wagering that takes place during the events. Germany has been crowned the champions of Europe three times with France and Spain hosting the cup twice. Spain is the current holders as they won Euro 2008. They’re also the world champions after being victorious at the World Cup in 2010. Some of the other favourites at the moment are Holland and England.
Euro 2012 Betting Guide
You’ll find numerous online wagering sites related to Euro 2012 where you can bet on various aspects of the qualifying tournament and Euro 2012 itself. The sports books generally take wagers on a variety of aspects for individual games as well as for the Euro 2012 qualifying tournament and the actual event. Have a look at our betting guide here.
You can make wagers on fulltime and halftime scores as well as the margin of victory and clean sheets, etc. for games. Individually, you can wager on leading scorers for the tournament as well as scorers during specific games, the times of the goals, penalty kick goals and misses, red and yellow cards, the number of fouls, throw-ins and corners, etc.
As for the tournaments, you can wager on which nations will make Euro 2012 and once it gets underway, bet on who will win it all, won their group, or get knocked out etc. There are literally dozens of option to choose from when it comes to wagering on Euro 2012, including live betting.
Where to Bet Online?
We will in the near future state our recommendations for the best online sportsbooks where players can feel safe in a regulated and fair betting environment. Eurobetting.co will surely also be clear on where not to play as this is just as important to clarify.
The European Championship is one of the most popular sporting events in the world, not just Europe. Many people wager on the games and the event for fun, but others are quite serious about it. The games themselves produce a great deal of excitement, tension, and drama, but this can be amplified when you have a wager riding on Euro 2012.