France V England Betting Review.
17th June 2008, by
The England v France European football match was one of the most anticipated confrontations of the Euro 2004 group matches. Early betting odds on the winner of the Euro 2004 title placed defending champions France as top favourites closely followed by Italy and then England. This match was played on 13 June 2004 in Lisbon. We also provided punters a full 2004 European Championships football betting schedule so you could plan your bets.
Euro 2004 Qualifying
The qualifying phase of Euro 2004 saw France performing better than all other teams, achieving eight wins against Slovenia, Israel, Cyprus and Malta. England proved unbeatable in the qualifiers against their rivals, Turkey, Slovakia, Macedonia and Liechtenstein.
Betting On England At Euro 2004
Those betting on England against France had their winning hopes centred on a trio of key players including skipper David Beckham, striker Michael Owen and midfielder Steven Gerrard. If they could find their best form then English fans could bet on some exciting football. England also needed to hope that their hooligan fans wouldn't repeat their bad behaviour in Portugal and risk the English team being sent home after only one game.
England's coach, Sven-Goran Eriksson has an impressive coaching record and has turned around the English team of 'no-hopers' into the 2002 World Cup quarter-finalists. He has agreed to an extension of his contract to take him up to Euro 2008.
The French coach Jacques Santini was in the enviable position of having numerous world class players to choose from in both defence and attack. The most well known being Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira who both play for Arsenal.
Latest European Football Betting Odds From Centrebet
Centrebet began offering Euro 2004 odds some time ago on the winner of each group, and the final Euro2004 tournament winner. Early favourites are France followed by Italy, England and Portugal. Once the Euro 2004 competition commenced there were a range of betting options available on all matches, including the finals. Centrebet offered more exotic bets and margins on these matches to cater for our dedicated soccer fans and punters.
We have also provided betting previews of three other stand-out European Championships matches: Netherlands v Germany, Spain v Portugal and a Euro 2004 Denmark v Sweden match betting preview.
Centrebet also offers a online sports books on a wide range of European events, including Tour de France 2004 cycling odds. Centrebet also covers all major European football competitions, including English Premier League football odds and Danish Superliga odds. Centrebet also offers UEFA Champions League betting, and UEFA Cup odds for season 2003-2004. Books for these events are now open for Centrebet customers. In order to bet on these sporting events, you first need to register to bet with Centrebet on our secure bet site. You can check our online sports betting calendar for more information on upcoming events.
last update : 17th June 2008 17:11