Euro 2024 Preview, Prediction and Outside Bets
Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F
Turkey
Turkey produced an impressive Euro 2024 qualifying campaign as they ousted the group favourites, Croatia, into top spot following just one defeat throughout the group stage which was at home to Croatia but the Turks avenged that earlier defeat with a 1-0 win away in Osijek.
Five wins in their eight group games proved to be enough to send Vincenzo Montella's side to Germany for the Euro 2024 finals but since qualifying, Turkey have been handed back-to-back defeats in international friendlies against Hungary and Austria, the latter being a 6-1 demolition and The Crescent-Stars have just two further friendlies to steady the ship before their opening game against Georgia.
Georgia
Georgia are something of a 'wild-card' in this Euro 2024 finals in Germany as they finished in fourth place in their qualifying Group A behind Spain, Scotland and Norway but Willy Sagnol's side nevertheless qualified for the final via a circuitous route via their previous success in the Nations League.
Georgia were promoted up to League B in the Nations League which earned them a place in the play-offs where they registered a 2-0 win against Luxembourg before winning a penalty shoot-out against Greece to achieve their first ever appearance in a major international tournament.
However, a gulf may still exist between Georgia and the stronger European nations following 7-1 and 3-1 losses to Spain during qualification.
Portugal
Portugal fairly romped through the qualification process for the upcoming Euro 2024 finals in Germany as the Selecao were the only nation to achieve a 100% winning record throughout all of the qualifying groups, winning all 10 of their matches, scoring a total of 36 goals and conceding just twice in reply.
This is likely to be Cristiano Ronaldo's final major tournament and as captain and all-time leading goalscorer with 128 goals, he alone will be desperate for Portugal to progress deep into this upcoming tournament.
With Portugal's plethora of riches in attacking personnel, it could boil down to which nation concedes the least goals against them!
Czech Republic
Czech Republic finished runners-up behind winners Albania in their qualifying Group E but only by goal difference as they suffered just the single defeat throughout the campaign along with picking up four wins and three draws.
However, Czech Republic will head into this tournament under the guidance of head coach Ivan Hasek who replaced former coach Jaroslav Silhavy who announced his resignation immediately after qualification was achieved.
A relatively new coach along with doubts over the fitness of star striker Patrik Schick could prove to be troublesome for Czechia as they look to get the better of their main rivals in this group, Turkey.
Group F Predictions
Portugal's attacking firepower should see them finish top of Group F with ease while Turkey and Czech Republic look the most likely to join Selecao into the knockout rounds but defensive prowess may just win the day for Turkey.
Therefore, our main bet will be Georgia fail to qualify from Group F @ 1.57
Other side bets:
Czech Republic fail to qualify from Group F @ 2.00
