With all the preliminary group stages of Euro 2008 betting now over, it has been determined that Germany is going to face Portugal in the first Euro 2008 quarterfinal betting matchup.  Each team of the 2008 European Cup will be eager to come out and show what they are made of.  In the preliminary Euro 2008 round, Portugal seemed to have dominated group A.  They started off the Euro 2008 Cup nicely with a 2-0 win over Turkey.  They then continued to roll and handed the Czech Republic a 3-1 loss, which secured their spot in the Euro 2008 quarterfinals.  They will be poised and hungry to win on Thurday. Oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com have all your Euro 2008 betting odds heading into tomorrows quarterfinal matchup.

Germany on the other hand did not have such an easy time advancing.  They are the favorites to win this year’s Euro Cup.  They were in group B and also managed to start off the Euro Cup on a good note.  They beat Poland 2-0 as Lukas Podolski had both goals.  Their next match against Croatia did not fair well for them.  They lost this match 2-1, which meant they had to either draw or win their next game against Austria.  It was a tough match with Germany eventually taking it 1-0 and advancing on to the quarterfinals.  They will have to cope with some injuries as they head towards the game.  Torsten Frings is a major doubt to play as he suffered two broken ribs in the last match.  They also may be without their leading goal scorer, Lukas Podolski who is having calf problems.  Currently Oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com have Germany has slight +210 Euro 2008 betting underdogs heading into tomorrows game.

Germany and Portugal have met each other on 15 occasions.  The Germans hold a big edge with 7 wins to Portugal’s  3.  They have also tied 5 times.  Both these countries have met in the Euro Cup before.  In 2000, Portugal managed to defeat Germany 3-0, as Sergio Conceicao had a hat trick.  In the 1984 Euro Cup, the match ended up in a scoreless 0-0 draw.  The most recent and last meeting between the two nations was at the 2006 World Cup.  Germany won this game 3-1.  Expect and entertaining and exciting game tomorrow as they match could go either way.

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