A new edition of the Euro Cup will start tomorrow Friday June 13when Germany and Scotland They face each other in the opening match. The “Old Continent” tournament, which began to be played in 1960, will have 24 teams that will go in search of the title that has been elusive for several years for powers such as Germany and France, for example. They are divided into six groups of four teams each. The first and second in each zone will qualify for the round of 16, plus the four best third parties.
The Euro 2024 groups:
Group A:
- Germany
- Scotland
- Hungary
- Swiss
B Group:
- Spain
- Croatia
- Italy
- Albania
Group C:
- Slovenia
- Denmark
- Serbia
- England
Group D:
- Poland
- Netherlands
- Austria
- France
Group E:
- Belgium
- Slovakia
- Romania
- Ukraine
Group F:
- Türkiye
- Portugal
- Czech Republic
- Georgia
Euro 2024 is just around the corner and the excitement of meeting the champion is already palpitating in the air. After Italy’s victory in the 2021 edition, artificial intelligence predicted who will win this one. Bookmakers and soccer experts are considering a list of favorites that includes the always powerful England, Germany, Spain and France, without ruling out surprises from teams like Holland or Portugal.
In the information age, artificial intelligence (AI) could not be left behind in the search for the winning forecast. An AI has analyzed millions of possible scenarios, taking into account factors such as recent performance, each team’s potential and possible matchups.
To the surprise of many, the AI has designated England as the main favorite to win the title, with a 34.4% probability. In the final, she would face Mbappé’s France, which is positioned as the second candidate with a 28% chance. Host Germany comes third in the AI predictions, although by a considerably smaller margin at 14.9%.
The news is not so encouraging for other teams that are usually at the top of European football. Spain, seeking its fourth European title, only has an 8% chance of lifting the cup, according to the AI, and would fall in the quarterfinals. Portugal, for its part, has a 10.2% chance, while the current champion, Italy, only has 0.8%, a prediction that reflects its absence at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
It should be noted that AI predictions, although based on complex analysis, are not infallible. Football, due to its unpredictable nature, always has room for surprises and in Germany any result can happen.
Meanwhile, the Argentine presence will be marked by Mateo Retegui, an Argentine forward who has become an Italian national, who will compete in the Eurocup with Italy after overcoming the cut made by technical director Luciano Spaletti. Retegui, 25, earned an important place in the Italian squad, in which he was officially called up for the first time in March of last year. In his debut he scored a goal against England at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples. In seven games with the “Azzurra”, he scored four times. Retegui had an enormous evolution that allowed him to make the leap to Europe to play for Genoa, where in his first season he played 17 games, scored 7 goals and distributed 3 assists.
