What if you could bet on two of the top soccer teams in the world at bargain prices? Italy, the reigning World Cup champions, were 10-1 at press time to win Euro 2008. The team they beat at the final, France, is even cheaper at 12-1.

Of course, there’s a catch. These two teams play in Group C (the Group of Death) along with Holland and Romania. Italy’s chances of survival plummeted with a 3-0 opening loss to the Oranje. France didn’t do themselves any favors, either, drawing Romania 0-0.

Unless the Romanians (33-1) pull off a monumental upset, one or both of Italy and France will move on to the quarterfinal round. Italy should be able to gain three points on Friday versus Romania; however, beating the Dutch would leave France in the driver’s seat with one more point and (probably) a better goal differential than the Azzurri. You could do worse than buy both at these prices.