Germany Croatia Game was the biggest football match in Betfair History Visit Betfair Save For Later Posted by James Smith 13 Jun 2008 Tweet Related Articles See all Betfair newsEuro 2008: Croatia slashed after win over Germany Share it Pin It When asked, back in November, how will the absence of the home nations affect Euro 2008 turnover, one bookmaker replied: “I'd expect it to be down at least 40 per cent.” That comment was proved mere pie in the sky as Betfair report that last night’s match between Germany and Croatia saw an unbelievable £22,948,364.46 traded on the 90-minute market alone. That made it the biggest football match in Betfair’s eight-year history, by some distance. The previous biggest football match odds market on the exchange was the Argentina-Mexico game in the 2006 World Cup, which saw £21,238,326.48 in traded volume. But, despite an early evening, midweek kick-off, and a relatively low-key match where the lead didn’t change hands, last night’s Germany-Croatia game, won 2-1 by the underdogs, produced unheard of figures on the betting exchange. Betfair spokesman Tony Calvin observed: “It could well be that, given that the absence of the home nations, that some UK-centric bookmakers levels of turnover are indeed markedly down. But, given our extensive and growing worldwide client base – one in two of our new customers are non UK-based – Betfair were always confident of a vibrant Euro 2008. “However, it must be said that we have been slightly taken aback by the huge interest in the tournament, and to see our biggest-ever market eclipsed so early in the tournament is phenomenally exciting for our football product. “If Betfair is any barometer of the industry turnover, then this is set to be the biggest football tournament in betting history.” Click here to go to Betfair's Euro 2008 Offer page Read our Betfair review £20 risk-free bet plus £1000 cashback Like Like Post to wall 403 Reads All Betfair News Recent Betfair Articles Betfair iPad app launched01 May 2012Betfair has released the latest version of its iPad app, with a host of new features including the Befair new Bet In-Play platform launched10 Mar 2011Befair is launching its new Bet In-Play platform with a range of enhanced features to make it a mor Olympiacos Arsenal Betfair tips08 Dec 2009Zico's pragmatism may just be enough to frustrate Wenger's idealism. Liverpool v Man Utd Betting: Over 2.5 Goals or Under 2.5 goals?23 Oct 2009Fernando Torres is currently rated 50/50 to play against Manchester United on Sunday and his presen Arsenal v Celtic Betfair tips18 Aug 2009Arsenal's 6-1 thrashing of Everton was arguably THE performance of the first day of the Premier Lea British Open Picks15 Jul 2009Tiger to roar back to major winning style, Norman to storm the seniors, McIlroy to make no bones an More Stories Recent Articles Premier League Snooker 2012 Venues Announced23 May 2012The full schedule for snooker's 11-week road show event - the Premier League - has been confirmed, Manchester United 2/1 to sign Luka Modric23 May 2012BetVictor believe Manchester United will win the race to sign want-away Tottenham playmaker Luka Mo State of Origin betting - big gamble on New South Wales upset23 May 2012Punters with online bookmaker Sportsbet.com.au are warming to a New South Wales upset at the Etihad Francesca Schiavone v Mirjana Lucic - WTA Strasbourg live stream23 May 2012Francesca Schiavone will take on Mirjana Lucic on Wednesday for a place in the quarter-finals of Marion Bartoli v Urszula Radwanska - WTA Brussels live stream23 May 2012Marion Bartoli will face the challenge of Urszula Radwanska in the second round of the 2012 Brussel Dominika Cibulkova v Yanina Wickmayer - WTA Brussels live stream23 May 2012Dominika Cibulkova will meet home favourite Yanina Wickmayer in round two of the 2012 Brussels Open More Stories Tags Betfair