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After five years, the UEFA Women’s Euros is back, with the 2022 edition being held in England. The path to the final starts at Old Trafford when England host Austria on Wednesday 6th July.
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Ahead of the tournament, our trading team have scoured the continent to profile each of the 16 teams in the competition, picking out a cheeky best bet for most of the teams in action to boot.
Group A
Hosts England have been drawn against six-time Champions League winner Ada Hegerberg’s Norway, UEFA’s 12th ranked team Austria, and tournament newcomers Northern Ireland.
Read below on why:
- England are 4/1 shouts to lift the trophy
- Norway star Ada Hegerberg is well priced to take home the golden boot
- We think Austria could be party poopers in the opener
- And Northern Ireland are just happy to be there!
Group B
Pre-tournament favourites Spain find themselves in a tricky group with eight-time winners Germany, 2017 runners-up Denmark, and fellow Scandinavian side Finland, in their first major tournament since 2009.
Read below on why:
- We’ve made Spain favourites to go all the way
- German star player Lea Schuller is a good shout for the side’s top goalscorer
- The Danes still have a reasonable chance of making it out of Group B
- And whether Finland can cause any real upsets
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Group C
Group C sees holders Netherlands take on Sweden, the second best side in FIFA’s World Rankings, as well as big outsiders Switzerland and Portugal who are both comfortably third and fourth favourites in this quadruple.
Read below on why:
- Arsenal’s Vivianne Miedema will be key if Netherlands are to retain their crown
- Sweden are dark horses to go all the way despite being sixth favourites for the trophy
- Switzerland could face another group stage exit
- And Portugal are likely to struggle against all three sides
Group D
The final group sees World Cup quarter-finalists France look to progress as they play an Italy side coming in at huge 40/1 tournament winner odds, a Belgium team playing in their second ever major tournament and a potential banana skin in Iceland.
Read below on why:
- 5/1 shouts France must fancy themselves to make it through the group stage
- Italy will be looking to replicate their men’s side and taste Euros success at Wembley
- Belgium are free of expectations as the lowest ranked side in the group
- Iceland have an outside chance of progression as they come into the tournament in good form