Match Betting: Euro 2012 Knockout Stages Odds

Euro 2012, the European championships for the continent's best football teams, enters the quarter-final stage this week, with Spain and Germany emerging as the leading odds betting contenders from amongst the eight remaining teams.

The quarter-finals kick off on Thursday night, where 888sports is offering 1/3 odds on Portugal qualifying for semi-finals in their match against Czech Republic, 9/4. The next night, Germany, 1/9, plays Greece, 1/5. Spain, 1/3, is favoured to advance ahead of France, 9/4. And in the closest game, England, 10/11, faces Italy, 4/5.

Germany have taken the lead in Euro 2012 title betting, commanding 2/1 odds from 888sports (and similar at other leading bookmakers like William Hill and bet365). Following them are Spain, 9/4, Portugal, 7/1, Italy, 8/1, England, 17/2, France, 11/1, Czech Republic 40/1, and Euro 2004 title winners Greece, 50/1.

888sports is the place to go for Euro 2012 sports betting promotions, with everything ranging from their Euro multi-ladder, winning streak challenge, extra time casinos bonus, multiple betting mayhem, and of course the popular 88th minute moneyback special - which rewards you for late goals.

With the extra-time promo, 888sports and casino customers are invited to deposit at least £/€/$10 during promotion hours using the code displayed on the home page, any time between now and July 1. The reward is that you will receive a £/€/$10 casino bonus, regardless of whether your team wins or loses the football.

Bet365 is one of the places to go live betting and viewing action. This online betting operator has live streaming of Euro 2012 games, and in addition provides you updated odds during the games so that you can either increase your winnings or win back some compensation if your original pick is losing.