The thrilling journey of the Euro Championships is coming to a close. The four-week football tournament of 24 teams has been narrowed down to the last two, England and Spain. 

If you are a sports betting fan, you must be updated about the two finals teams. 

In this article, you will learn about the two teams' journey to the finals, history and predictions for the finals.

Journey to the finals

England were the pre-tournament favourites coming into Euro 2024. However, their journey through the tournament started with underwhelming performances. Additionally, clinching a finals spot was from a last gasp goal against the Netherlands in the semi-finals.

England drew or went to extra time for five of its six matches. 

Spain overtook England as favourites on the way to the finals. They have had a more convincing journey to the finals with four wins, one draw and one loss. 

Spain beat France in their semi-final, 2-1, in Munich. 

Both finalists combined for nine wins, three draws, scoring 20 goals and conceding seven goals. 

England's journey to the finals: 

• Group C: 1-0 vs Serbia (Bellingham 13), 1-1 vs Denmark (Kane 18; Hjulmand 34) and 0-0 vs Slovenia

• Round of 16: 2-1 after extra time vs Slovakia (Bellingham 90+5, Kane 91: Schranz 25)

• Quarter-finals: 1-1 after extra time 5-3p vs Switzerland (Saka 80; Embolo 75)

• Semi-finals: 2-1 Netherlands (Kane 18p, Watkins 90+1; Simons 7)

Spain's journey to the finals: 

• Group B: 3-0 vs Croatia (Morata 29, Fabián Ruiz 32, Carvajal 45+2), 1-0 vs Italy (Calafiori og 55), 1-0 vs Albania (Ferran Torres 13)

• Round of 16: 4-1 vs Georgia (Rodri 39, Fabián Ruiz 51, Williams 75, Olmo 83; Le Normand og 18)

• Quarter-finals: 2-1 vs Germany aet (Olmo 51, Merino 119; Wirtz 89)

• Semi-finals: 2-1 vs France (Yamal 21, Olmo 25; Kolo Muani 9)

Euro history of both teams

England has never won the Euro Championship while Spain has won it three times. The latter team last won the tournament in 2012 although the current squad has barely won any football hardware. 

Despite not winning the tournament, England appeared in the last Euro Championships finals against Italy in Euro 2020. 

On the other hand, Spain has won the tournaments three times. 

However, going into the finals, had the last laugh when both teams last went head-to-head in Seville. England beat Spain 3-2 in the Nations League. 

During the head-to-head meetings between the two teams, England has won 14, Spain has won 10 and they have drawn 3. 

Euro 2024 finals venue and lineups

The Date and Venue of the finals are:

• Date: Sunday 14 July 

• Time: 21:00 CET kick-off

• Venue: Olympiastadion, Berlin

The expected lineups of both teams:

• Spain: Simón; Carvajal, Le Normand, Laporte, Cucurella; Ruiz, Rodri, Olmo; Yamal, Morata, Williams

• England: Pickford; Walker, Stones, Guéhi; Saka, Mainoo, Rice, Shaw; Bellingham, Foden; Kane

Odds for the Euro 2024 Finals

If you use online betting to place bets, here are some of the betting odds for the winner of the Euro 2024 finals from five popular betting sites:

• BetMGM: Spain 8/13, England 6/5

• BetUK: Spain 8/13, England 6/5

• Bet365: Spain 4/6, England 6/5

• Betfair: Spain 8/13, England 5/4

• Boyle Sports: Spain 4/6, England 13/10

Conclusion 

Besides offering the best odds, the best sports betting casinos provide live betting that allows players to make bets during the game. Additionally, after learning the information in this article, you should learn about the best betting strategies to increase your chances of placing good bets.