Oddsmakers consider England the side most likely to win all of its games in Group C of Euro 2024, and despite losing their most recent friendly at home against Iceland, the Three Lions come into the tournament as the favorite to win it all. France, though, is listed as co-favorite at some sportsbooks.
England faces Denmark, Serbia and Slovenia — all talented, but none deep as England — in Group C action that kicks off Sunday.
Euro 2024 Group C odds: England the prohibitive favorite
Here are odds to win Group C at Euro 2024 in Germany from top sportsbooks:
England is rightfully favored, but there’s value in Denmark since it has thrived on the international stage and reached the semifinals in Euro 2020, which was delayed a year due to the pandemic. Slovenia is listed as the team most likely to bring up the rear in Group C, coming in at -135 at DraftKings to finish fourth. Serbia could shake things up since it has England up first.
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Euro 2024 Group C team-by-team analysis
England
Coach Gareth Southgate intends to step down if England doesn’t win the title. He’s been at the helm since 2016 and will coach his 100th match if he reaches the quarterfinals. The Brits have reached multiple semis and finals under his guidance but have yet to break through with a championship.
Goalie Jordan Pickford is underrated, young midfielders Jude Bellingham, Kobbie Mainoo and Trent-Alexander-Arnold are undeniably skilled, and nobody in the country had a better season than Manchester City’s Phil Foden. One issue to watch early on is that defender John Stones was sick leading up to the opener, while counterparts Luke Shaw and Joe Gomez were nursing a few knocks. If all are good to go, England should be formidable.
Denmark
The Danes were one of the last four standing three years ago and emerged as a global darling since they overcame captain Christian Eriksen suffering cardiac arrest in the group stage. He’s made a full recovery and scored the winner on June 5 vs. Sweden in the same stadium he collapsed in.
Denmark also defeated Norway in the buildup to this tourney and is 9-2-1 over its last 12. Kasper Hjulmand’s squad disappointed in the World Cup but has a talented keeper in Kasper Schmeichel, strong defenders in Simon Kjaer and Andreas Christensen, and skilled options up front in Yussuf Poulsen, Jonas Wind and Manchester United standout Rasmus Hojlund.
Serbia
Serbia followed up a troubling 2-1 home loss to Austria with a 3-0 win at Sweden, easing some concerns that they’ll be ready to thrive in Germany. This is the team’s first European Championship since 2000, where they reached the quarterfinals.
Eight of Serbia’s last 10 matches have featured at least three goals, and its strength is an offense featuring midfielders Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Filip Kostic and Sasa Lukic in addition to Luka Jovic, Dusan Vlahovic and captain Aleksandar Mitrovic up front.
Slovenia
Luka Doncic’s home country has lost just once in its last 12 matches and has scored in 19 of its past 20, so emerging as one of Euro 2024’s biggest surprises is within the realm of possibility. It beat Armenia and drew with Bulgaria earlier this month and needs to remain productive on offense while getting a brilliant tournament from goalie Jan Oblak, who is coming off a down season at Atletico Madrid but has been considered one of the world’s top keepers.
Head coach Matjaz Kek is in his second stint heading up Slovenia and has been in charge for 12 of the past 18 years. Striker Benjamin Sesko could emerge as a breakout star and spurned Arsenal, among others, to stay at Germany’s Leipzig.
Euro 2024 Group C game-by-game predictions
- Denmark 2, Slovenia 1
- England 3, Serbia 1
- Serbia 3, Slovenia 2
- England 1, Denmark 1
- Denmark 3, Serbia 1
- England 3, Slovenia 1
Denmark will look to upset England in Frankfurt on June 20 in the match most likely to decide Group C’s winner. Since 2020, each team has beaten the other once and played to scoreless draw. Harry Kane delivered the winner in added extra time in the last meeting, back in Euro 2020’s semifinals.
Euro 2024 Group C best bet
Don’t be surprised if Group C is ultimately the highest scoring of the six groups, which you can wager on at +400 odds at DraftKings. Expect England and Denmark to emerge as the top two, though it may not be in the order that most expect.