The supercomputer of the statistics network "Opta" revealed its predictions for the team that will win the UEFA Euro 2024 championship, prior to the start of the Round of 16 matches. "Opta" conducted 10,000 simulations based on the strengths and weaknesses of each team according to their performance in the group stage and their overall historical performance, as well as each team's path to the final.
The results indicate that the England team is the top contender for the Euro 2024 title, despite the poor impression left by coach Gareth Southgate's squad in Group C, where they secured only one victory and scored just two goals in three matches. According to the statistics, England has a 19.12% chance of winning its first major tournament since 1966 when they won the World Cup, noting that the "Three Lions" have never won the European Championship.
The host nation, Germany, ranked second among the contenders with a 16.09% chance, having performed well in the group stage by earning seven points. The Spanish team, which was the only team to win all three of its matches in the group stage of Euro 2024, came in third with a 15.41% chance.
The remaining spots in the top five contenders according to "Opta" were held by France and Portugal, who are positioned on the same side of the draw leading to the Euro 2024 final.
