Euro 2012 co-hosts Ukraine feature in the last day of the first round, as they take on Sweden on Monday in Group D.

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Ukraine are hosting an international tournament for the first time, and the weight of expectancy has grown since the decision was made. The eastern European nation have recorded some friendly wins over smaller teams, but have not played any competitive football in quite some time, which may see them slightly rusty this summer. The older guard have slowly but surely started to call it a day, with talented youngsters including Andriy Yarmolenko having the country’s hopes resting on their shoulders. Veteran defensive midfielder Anatoliy Tymoschuk will lead the team from the centre of midfield. Bwin have Ukraine at odds of 2.45 to get a victory first time out.

Sweden have an unpredictable element to them, as a number of their players are promising youngsters from the domestic league that are yet to shoot into the public eye in mainstream Europe. The Scandinavian nation finished runners up to Netherlands in their qualifying pool, but did beat the highly-fancied Oranje 3-2 is the last game. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the nation’s big-name, and on his day the AC Milan forward is one of the most-accomplished attackers in the game. The Swedes will look to get something from the game and claim a scalp against France and/or England to qualify. Sweden are at odds of 2.85 to win with Bwin.

This will be a close game, with an eager home crowd backing their side to overcome a difficult opponent. My Euro 2012 football betting tip is a 0-0 draw, which Bwin have at 7.25.

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