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Portugal are no longer considered the most likely of the eight Euro 2012 play-off contenders to make it to the finals in Poland and Ukraine after being drawn against Bosnia.

Despite the fact that Paulo Bento's side progressed at Bosnia's expense for the World Cup, winning both legs of their make-or-break showdown 1-0, the Euro 2004 finalists have drifted to 1.48 to find a way through from 1.36 pre-draw.

The tie is bad news for Edin Dzeko and co too, who were close to earning their spot as Group D winners before a Samir Nasri penalty denied them victory in France on Tuesday, as they have flown out from 2.2 to 2.9 to qualify.

One of the biggest movers in the opposite direction are Republic of Ireland after Giovanni Trapattoni's men received the draw that most of the seeds were secretly hoping for against surprise package Estonia, with the second leg at the Aviva Stadium to boot.

Estonia, who will also be fairly pleased themselves having dodged Portugal and are in to 3.15 from 4.1, beat Northern Ireland twice in Group C, and the Republic have lost four of their previous five play-offs, but the Boys in Green are 1.4 to put that right this time.

Croatia will have to overcome their Euro 2008 quarter-final conquerors Turkey [2.22] if they are to reach a third straight European Championship, with odds of 1.78 on them delivering hinting that more play-off heartache could await Guus Hiddink.

Czech Republic, the least impressive of the four seeds in the group stage, were punished by being the only ones forced to undergo the home leg first, though they won't be too dissatisfied about being paired with an out-of-form Montenegro team.

The Czechs are 1.48 to maintain their perfect qualification record, with their England-troubling opponents rated 2.96 outsiders to participate for the first time.

The matches:
Turkey v Croatia
Estonia v Republic of Ireland
Czech Republic v Montenegro
Bosnia v Portugal

The first legs take place on November 11-12, with the return encounters on November 15

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