France take on Italy in a repeat of the 2006 World Cup Final with the prize being survival. Both teams know that anything other than a victory will signal the end of their campaign and neither side want to return home as failures after a disappointing Euro 2008. With so much at stake for each team, now could be an ideal time to take advantage of the free bets available from Betfair and Skybet. France have been bitterly disappointing in the championships so far, having been held to a goalless draw against Romania and then losing 4-1 to a brilliant Dutch team. The French will need to up their game against Italy, as anything other than a win would be a disaster for the former World Champions. They will need to draw on every ounce of experience in their squad if they are to bounce back from their heaviest ever defeat in the European Championships. Despite struggling for form, there is not a football fan out there who would entirely write off the French’s hopes due to the sheer quality of their squad.

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Current World Champions Italy have been equally poor in their opening two games of Euro 2008 having only scored a single goal and conceded four times. If they go out in the first round, it will be the first time that any reigning World Cup holder from Europe has failed to at least reach the final of the following European Championships. If ever there was a time for the Italians to come together and reproduce the form that took them to World Cup glory then it is now, as anything other than a victory against France would see them finish bottom of Group C, which would have been unthinkable as little as six months ago. Whilst the world prepares for a quarterfinal that will be missing either France or Italy, Betfair and Skybet are preparing to give away free bets for the epic encounter. The free bets can be used on who will progress to the next stage, first and last goal scorers, number of corners or number of yellow cards issued to name but a few of the wide range of betting options available.