The 2008 Euro has been an exceptional tournament for all soccer fans, I have specially enjoyed the cup, but I honestly have to admit that I never thought that Spain could make it this far. I was expecting Portugal, France, The Netherlands or maybe the Czech Republic to play the finals, I mean, the Spanish Professional Soccer league is positioned among the top three best soccer leagues in the world beside the Premier League and the Calccio (Italian League). However, the Spanish team has a long history of failures and disappointments, including its previous participations in the last Euro and in the World Cup. No matter how many stars the call to play in their National Team, Spain has always cracked vs. more traditional Teams. And talking about traditional teams, Germany’s qualification is not a surprise, after all the Teutonic team is one of the most “traditional” finalist in European competitions, and so far the team proved to have what is takes to be the Champ.

But let’s talk about the probable results and the odds. Most online sportsbetting sites have both teams even with Spain at -160 and Germany +125. Germany is also listed at +205 to win the game, Spain shows +125 and the Draw is listed at +225 with a total of 2 goals (o-160/u+120). Now, f we trust the soccer history and statistics then we would have to pick Germany. But since anything can happen in the Euro (Remember, Greece won the last edition vs. Portugal), however, Germany has defeated two of the most offensive and defensive teams in Europe: Portugal and Turkey. That puts in evidence the German team strength and efficiency, two key ingredients needed to success. But what about Spain? Well, I think Spain has more potential than Germany, Spain’s coach and main strategist Jose Luis Aragones has relied in the team speed and middle field recovery to create a winning formula, however, the Spanish team qualified to the finals defeating Italy in the penalty shoots thanks to the skills of its goalkeeper Iker Casillas.  

I think that if Spain defines a way to neutralize Germany’s physical superiority then they will have more chances. Now, the question is, can Spain survive 90 minutes defending its area? It seems that most online sportsbooks and odd makers believe they can, what I’m not really sure about is if they took the decision based on the fact that Spain has “better” players and that they should win only because of that. No matter who wins, the final match will be a hell of a game, If I had to pick a team right now I would probably get Germany only because of the odds, more experience gamblers and sports betting experts won’t probably agree with my pick, however, I’m not sure if Spain can get rid of its “curse”. I’m not been superstitious, after all there is more pressure on Spain and that is an extra weight the team will have to carry on during the 90 minutes of the game.