Euro 2024 begins tonight with the opening match of the tournament between Germany and Scotland. The hosts are one of the bookmakers’ favorites this year, but face stiff competition from countries such as England, France, Belgium and Spain.
Spain enters the tournament under the direction of Luis de la Fuente and a team made up of a combination of experienced players and emerging talents. They have won the competition 3 times, tied with Germany for the most titles, and are certainly not a team to dismiss in this tournament.
Luis de la Fuente took over from Luis Enrique in 2022 and contributed his experience coaching the Spanish under-19 and under-21 teams. After winning the Nations League in 2023, de la Fuente will look to guide his team to their first European Championship victory since 2012. They are certainly a team capable of achieving this and Spain are one of many expert tips of Euro 2024 to go to the end. way this year.
Qualification for Euro 2024
Spain had an impressive qualifying campaign for Euro 2024, finishing top of its group with 21 points out of a possible 24. They won seven of their eight matches, with their only defeat coming at the hands of Scotland, who finished 4 points clear. in Group A of the classification.
Possible winners of the Golden Boot
Spain has a wealth of offensive talent, which became evident during qualifying, where they averaged over 3 goals per game. They have several players who are capable of winning the Golden Boot at Euro 2024 and many of them have somewhat surprising odds of doing so.
Alvaro Morata
Team captain Alvaro Morata is expected to lead Spain’s attack at Euro 2024. The Atletico Madrid striker is 29/1 to win the Golden Boot this summer, which seems like a high price. He has scored 21 goals in 48 games for Atlético this season, in addition to 34 goals in 71 domestic games throughout his career, and is one of the players most likely to score in Spain’s games throughout the Euros. .
Lamina Yamal
At only 16 years old, Lamine Yamal could become the youngest player to play in a European Championship. The Barcelona winger may not be Spain’s top target, but he has certainly shown he can perform at the highest level and will be eager to make a name for himself in his first senior major tournament.
Lamine Yamal is priced up to 71/1 to claim the Golden Boot at Euro 2024.
Joselu
Joselu is an outside option for the Euro 2024 Golden Boot winner at odds of 101/1. The on-loan Real Madrid striker has been in top form this season, scoring 17 goals in 49 appearances. He has also scored 5 goals in 11 appearances for Spain and, if given the opportunity, could be worth backing in every way as top scorer.
Bet on Spain in Euro 2024
Can Spain win Euro 2024?
Heading into the tournament, Spain is the fifth favorite to win Euro 2024 behind England, France, Germany and Portugal. Their combination of experienced players and young talent gives them a balanced team capable of going the distance.
Spain will win Euro 2024: 10/1
Group B bets
Spain is expected to qualify from Group B, but will have to do its best to finish ahead of Croatia, Italy and Albania. The 2/1 odds to top their group are probably fair given Italy and Croatia also have a chance of progressing.
Spain will reach the final
Reaching the final of Euro 2024 is a realistic goal for Spain and their chances will likely be drastically reduced if they reach the last 16. They are 5/1 to be one of the final two playing on July 14, which may be a better option than backing them to go all the way at double those odds.