Germany went into Euro 08 as one of the favourites in the Euro 08 outright betting with the bookmakers and prove they were right with a comfortable 2-0 win over Poland
Miroslav Klose is the country's main goal threat and a leading runner in the Euro 2008 Golden Boot betting. He should line up in attack alongside Bayern team mate Lukas Podolski.
Germany finished runners up in Euro Qualification Group D, losing one game against group winners Czech Republic and drawing three times.
Germany are a very solid outfit and should give a very good showing however Euro 08 unfolds. It is no surprise they are at the head of the Euro 08 betting.
Germany look as good, if not better than recent major tournament German sides.
Solid qualifying campaign from the team who have won the European Championships in 1996
Miroslav Klose always comes up with the goods in these big International tournaments and Euro 08 should be no different. He is a confident pick to the Germany's top goalscorer. At the time of writing he is 11/10 with Bet 365. Check out his current odds now at Bet 365
Watch The German Goals from Euro 08 Qualifying
We found a video of the goals from the qualifying. Sorry about the music and slow motion!! We'll replace it with Germany's Euro 08 goals and higlights once the tournament has started.
Germany Euro 08 Squad
The full German Squad for Euro 2008 is as follows.
Goalkeepers: Jens Lehmann (Arsenal FC), Robert Enke (Hannover 96), René Adler (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Defenders: Christoph Metzelder (Real Madrid CF), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen), Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern München), Arne Friedrich (Hertha BSC Berlin), Marcell Jansen (FC Bayern München), Clemens Fritz (Werder Bremen), Heiko Westermann (FC Schalke 04).
Midfielders: Michael Ballack (Chelsea FC), Thomas Hitzlsperger (VfB Stuttgart), Simon Rolfes (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Torsten Frings (Werder Bremen), Bastian Schweinsteiger (FC Bayern München), Piotr Trochowski (Hamburger SV), Tim Borowski (Werder Bremen), Jermaine Jones (FC Schalke 04), David Odonkor (Real Betis Balompié), Marko Marin (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach).
Forwards: Miroslav Klose (FC Bayern München), Lukas Podolski (FC Bayern München), Mario Gómez (VfB Stuttgart), Kevin Kuranyi (FC Schalke 04), Oliver Neuville (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach), Patrick Helmes (1. FC Köln)
Germany to Qualify From Group Odds
Germany look almost certainties to qualify from a relatively weak group and even at skinny odds they look a fair bet to qualify from their group.
Germany to win all three of their group matches and finish on 9 points was priced up at just 13/5 with Sportingbet at the time of writing. The odds for each of Germanys matches are at the bottom of the page. You can click on the links there for full match previews.
Latest odds on Germany to qualify from Group
Latest odds on Germany to win group
Latest odds on Germany to finish bottom of group
Germany Total Goals Betting
Germany could rack up a fair few goals in only their group games, then they have the latter stages to score even more. By the time the tournament is over for Germany they may well have eleven or twelve goals, most of which will come from their group games.
Germany Exit Betting
Germany are likely to have a good tournament but might not quite have enough to win. They are likely to reach the semi finals at least and that could be as far as they go. At the time of writing the best odds on Germany to exit at the Semi Final were 7/2 with Sportingbet. The same bookie made the Quarter Final the favourtite for Germany's stage of elimination at just 15/8. Check out the latest odds at Sportingbet now.
Other Germany Euro 08 Betting Opportunities
If Germany's Euro 08 odds are to be justified, they are likely to get at least as far as the semis which should give the Germans enough games to rack up some goals.
Germany Euro 2008 Odds and Tips
