We appeared to drawing ever nearer to the European championships, that were set to take place later this year. It will be the 16th edition of the competition, with anticipation continuing to build ahead of one of the major sporting events. However, it has now been postponed due to the current pandemic and will now take place next year. Despite this, punters have continued to support the markets using the betfred promo code that is available, as England head in as the favourites. So here we cover the last five winners of the competition and their chances of success next year.
2016 – Portugal
The current champions are Portugal, following their victory at the 2016 edition of the tournament that was held in France. This was their first major title and an incredible result for the country. This saw them beat France in extra-time 1-0, and they will now be looking to follow up on this victory. They have progressed through to the finals, following finishing second in Group B behind Ukraine. Portugal are now a best priced 20/1 to win the championships.
2012 – Spain
Spain landed the competition for the second championships in succession with their 2012 victory. This was their fourth major title, following three victories at the European championships and their one title at the World cup back in 2010. Spain beat Italy 4-0 in the final, with the tournament being held in Poland and Ukraine. They have progressed through to next year’s competition, following topping Group F, ahead of Sweden and Norway. They are also now amongst the favourites for the title and can be supported at 8/1.
2008 – Spain
This was the first success for Spain, before they went on to win a further two big competitions in succession. At the time, this was their second European championship victory, in which they beat Germany 1-0 in the final, with the tournament being hosted across Austria and Switzerland.
2004 – Greece
One of the biggest shocks in sporting history was the 2004 success of Greece at the European championships. The tournament was held in Portugal and Greece continued to overachieve before reaching the final to beat the hosts 1-0. This was also there only victory to date. Greece have failed to qualify for the finals next year, which is the third consecutive major tournament that they will not be competing in.
2000 – France
This was a second European victory for France, following on from their 1984 victory. The tournament was held between Belgium and the Netherlands, as France progressed through to the finals to take on Italy. They eventually picked up the trophy, beating Italy 2-1 in extra-time. France head into the competition off the back of their World Cup victory in Russia and are the team to beat. They were also impressive in qualification but have a difficult looking group against Portugal and Germany.
