In less than a month’s time, Germany will welcome the 23 other nations competing for European Championship glory this summer in what is expected to be an enthralling festival of football. The best players in Europe will do battle to lift the trophy in Berlin on 14th July with names such as Kylian Mbappé, Jude Bellingham, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Harry Kane primed to set the football stage alight. There will be plenty of action to keep an eye on but here are a few helpful pointers if you are looking towards the betting markets.

Best Player of the Tournament

Many punters will have an idea of who they are backing to win the tournament, or who will reach the final, but there are longer odds to be found in the individual player markets. The Player of the Tournament award tends to go to a player from the winning nation, or at least a country that makes the final, as seen in the previous two editions with Gianluigi Donnarumma (2020 – Italy, winners) and Antoine Griezmann (2016 – France, runners up) picking up the awards.

In the previous two winners, it is also evident that position is not necessarily a decisive factor. Therefore, looking for the potential top goalscorer is not necessarily the way to go. Instead, anticipating a country that will go far and a highly influential player within that squad might be the way to go.

The four players mentioned above lead the way in this market with many bookmakers, followed by world-class players such as Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka, and Jamal Musiala. Without knowing how countries will truly perform, this market is always tough to predict, but with longer odds, and good form going into the tournament, there are a few standout candidates.

Best Young Player of the Tournament

Akin to the best overall player in the tournament, punters can also back a young gun to shine in Germany. Similar logic to the Best Player of the Tournament applies here, but another angle to explore is looking at the group stage matches. While players that go deeper into the tournament stand a better chance of showcasing their skills, a good haul of goals in the group stage could propel a player into the reckoning. Players like Rasmus Højlund (Denmark) and Jeremy Doku (Belgium) could come into the thinking here.

Top Goalscorer

There are plenty of sharp shooters in European football to pick from here, but as we have seen in the past, determining when a particular goalscorer will do most of their work is the dilemma with Euro 2024 betting in this market. In Euro 2020, Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) and Patrick Schick (Czechia) were tied in first place with five goals but did their goalscoring in the earlier stages of the tournament. Conversely, Antoine Griezmann, winner of the 2016 award with six goals contributed goals throughout the tournament.