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Despite being ranked sixth in Europe (eighth in
the world) by governing body FIFA, England are the favourites to
prevail ahead of Olympic silver medallists Sweden, the study
showed.
If achieved, it would be England's first-ever major tournament
win and would give manager Sarina Wiegman her second successive
European title, after she led the Netherlands to victory in
2017.
However, the most likely Euro 2022 final is Sweden v Netherlands
which has a 7.4% chance of taking place, according to the
simulations.
Gracenote used data from FIFA's world rankings to estimate the
results for every potential match scenario during the
tournament, resulting in about one million simulations.
Germany, France and the Netherlands are also strong candidates
for the title, and there is nearly 80% chance that this year's
European champions will come from this quintet, Gracenote added.
England face Austria at Old Trafford in the tournament opener on
Wednesday.
(Reporting by Anita Kobylinska in Gdansk; Editing by Christian
Radnedge)
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