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(Slovenia, Romania) at the tournament. There\u2019s no question the Red Devils are the class of the<\/p>\n\n\n\n
group, but don\u2019t forget, they crashed out of Qatar 2022 by finishing third and not advancing out<\/p>\n\n\n\n
of the group stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Group Winner: Belgium -275<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This may be the golden generation\u2019s final opportunity to win Belgium\u2019s first international trophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since taking over as manager, Domenico Tedesco\u2019s side has been impressive going unbeaten<\/p>\n\n\n\n during qualifying. Romelu Lukaku netted a Euro qualifying record 14 goals but is also joined by<\/p>\n\n\n\n some young stars up front in J\u00e9r\u00e9my Doku and Johan Bakayoko. Belgium, ranked #4 in the<\/p>\n\n\n\n world, should have no problem winning this group, but when it comes to winning it all, the road<\/p>\n\n\n\n ahead won’t be easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Key player: Kevin De Bruyne<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Kevin De Bruyne is the engine for this side and has the most assists of any player in Europe\u2019s<\/p>\n\n\n\n big five leagues in all competitions since the start of last season. De Bruyne has dealt with<\/p>\n\n\n\n recent injuries but if he\u2019s conducting things on the pitch, Belgium will have a shot against all<\/p>\n\n\n\n comers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Group Winner: Romania +600<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Romania returns to the dance after failing in qualification in 2020. They were well organized in<\/p>\n\n\n\n their matches staying undefeated with 6 wins and 4 draws. Romania\u2019s coach is more about<\/p>\n\n\n\n defense and if this squad plays well in the final third, they could cause some problems. This<\/p>\n\n\n\n defense surrendered just 5 goals in qualification and will rely heavily on center-back Radu<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dragusin, who is considered the nations best player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Group Winner: Ukraine +650<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite what\u2019s happening politically in the country, Ukraine qualified for a fourth straight Euro<\/p>\n\n\n\n tournament but had to do it the hard way, going through a playoff. And what was even more<\/p>\n\n\n\n impressive, Ukraine had comeback wins against Bosnia and Iceland to secure their spot. If they<\/p>\n\n\n\n can get results against the lower ranked Romania and Slovenia, Ukraine should go through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Winning the group won\u2019t be easy but an upset here, and they could get that top spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Group Winner: Slovenia +1000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Slovenia makes its second appearance at the European Championships, 24 years after making<\/p>\n\n\n\n its debut. Slovenia looks to make history advancing past the group stage for the first time ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They were eliminated in 2000 and two World Cup tournaments in the first round. They do have<\/p>\n\n\n\n some momentum winning seven of ten qualifying games in a competitive group and are led by<\/p>\n\n\n\n Benjamin Sesko who netted 5 goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Belgium lucked out with the draw for Euro 2024 facing the two lowest ranked teams in the world (Slovenia, Romania)…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":25029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[141],"tags":[207],"class_list":["post-25028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer","tag-euro-2024"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t