England the big winners after Euro 2012 draw with bookies as Spain remain favourites
The Three Lions' chances for a first trophy since 1966 have been given a boost by William Hill who have cut their odds from 11/1 to 7/1 after the draw in Kiev.
2 Dec 2011 18:30:00
By Jim Knight
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| Euro 2012 Odds (William Hill) | |||
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| Team Spain Germany Holland Italy England France Portugal Russia Ukraine Ireland Croatia Sweden Greece Poland Denmark Czech Rep |
Pre-Draw 5/2 10/3 6/1 10/1 11/1 11/1 16/1 20/1 33/1 33/1 40/1 50/1 50/1 50/1 50/1 66/1 |
Post-Draw 9/4 7/2 7/1 14/1 7/1 12/1 18/1 16/1 40/1 50/1 40/1 66/1 40/1 40/1 100/1 40/1 |
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British bookmaker William Hill have shortened England's price after they were handed a date with France, Sweden and co-hosts Ukraine in Group D.
Hill's spokesman Graham Sharpe said, "England have been handed a decent draw and we have cut their odds from 11/1 pre-draw to 7/1."
Fabio Capello's side have already beaten Sweden in a friendly but did lose to France in their most recent meeting. Although confidence may be high amongst the England camp, the possibility of facing Spain in the knock-out stages remains a possibility.
The defending champions remain firm favourites to become the first country to retain the trophy and their price has tumbled to 9/4.
Germany have seen their price drift from 10/3 to 7/2 but are still second favourites while Holland are now 7/1 to win a second European crown.
Denmark and Portugal resume hostilities after the Danes' victory in the final round of qualifying matches forced Paulo Bento's men into a play-off with Bosnia-Herzegovina. Cristiano Ronaldo's Seleccao have gone from 16/1 to 18/1 while the Real Madrid superstar has drifted in top goalscorer market to 12/1.
Punters who fancy a longshot can back Denmark to repeat their Euro 1992 heroics at 100/1.
The action gets underway on June 8th with Poland taking on Greece in Warsaw.
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