The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship,
commonly referred to as Euro 2008, will take place in Austria and Switzerland, from 7 to 29 June 2008. It is the second in a series of three successful joint bids in the competition's history, alongside the UEFA Euro 2000, hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands and the 2012 competition in Poland and Ukraine.
A total of 16 teams will participate in the tournament. Austria and Switzerland will automatically qualify as hosts; Austria will be making its first appearance in the tournament. The remaining 14 teams will be determined through qualifying matches which started in August 2006. The winner of Euro 2008 will represent the UEFA at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Oddsmakersare suggesting that these countries are the favorites expected to win the UEFA Euro 2008 include:
Italy: 6/1
Netherlands: 7/1
Germany: 11/2
France: 15/2
Spain: 15/2
Portugal: 10/1
Czech Repubpc: 16/1
England: 20/1
Switzerland: 20/1
Croatia: 20/1
Sweden: 25/1
Greece: 25/1
Romania: 25/1
Austria: 50/1
Poland: 66/1
Norway: 66/1
Turkey: 80/1
Scotland: 80/1
Serbia: 100/1
Bulgaria: 500/1
Finland: 750/1
Denmark: 750/1
Northern Ireland: 1000/1