Soccer Euro 2012 – The Favorites

There are 16 teams vying for a good slot in the Euro 2012 soccer competition. The games are to be played on fields in the Ukraine and Poland in the new year, and the teams will fall into two groups of elimination. Once the first games begin on June 8, 2012, the race starts.

Germany

The Germanic football team takes one of the top slots for being an early favourite in the competition. Germany boasts a well-skilled outfit and a team that has maximum flexibility and flow in its style of play. This makes the country a dangerous contender since it can adapt easily to changing conditions on the soccer field. Germany only sees Spain as its main competition.

Spain

Naturally, the next favourite is the one that keeps getting Germany’s attention, Spain. Stacked with exceptional players that keep adding to the Spanish stable, the team carries an 8-0-0 record in qualifying stages. That said, Spain recently had trouble with both Italy and England, losing matches to both.

The Netherlands

The Dutch caused a lot of angst at the previous FIFA World Cup, being contributors in Germany not seeing the valuable trophy on its home turf. As a result, they continue to represent a potential winner. However, Germany smashed the Dutch in the qualifying rounds badly, making it clear the Dutch were not a current match.

Italy

The Italians are showing themselves in 2012 to be up-and-comers, with a respectable 8-0-2 qualifying record. While they didn’t win every game, they made sure they shut down the point net as much as possible, far better than many other contenders. Since defence is half the game, this fact is critical for their future. That said, the team and management know more improvement is needed.

Other Parties

Portugal is still poking its nose around having made at least 6 wins in the qualifying rounds, it receives a respectable nod. And surprisingly, especially in light of some countries that did worse like England, Russia is now starting to appear as a possible, young contender. The former Soviet country is arriving into the Euro 2012 with a very weak elimination group, so they have a good chance to make the quarterfinals.

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