Watkins Winner Seals $187K Euro 2024 Semi Final Double

Although this bet was a double (a two-leg parlay) because of the combo element, it had four components that needed to come together for the wager to win. 

In the first semi-final on Tuesday evening, Spain played France. The opening goal came on 9 minutes when Randal Kolo Muani put France ahead. 12 minutes later, and a moment of magic from Spain’s 16-year-old sensation Lamine Yamal, made the game 1 - 1. 

That was the ‘both teams to score’ part of the bet won. In the 25th minute, Dani Olmo gave Spain the lead. From there, they controlled most of the game and saw out a 2 - 1 victory.

The second semi-final started in a similar way, with Xavi Simons scoring for the Netherlands after 7 minutes and Harry Kane equalizing for England from the penalty spot 11 minutes later.

At this point, England were on the front foot, and the $5,050.00 wager was looking good. But the Dutch managed to hold England off and as the match went into the second-half, both teams were canceling each other out.

As the clock ran down, it appeared as though the bet was slipping away. The Stake customer needed England to win without the match going to extra time. It was in the 90th minute when substitute Ollie Watkins received a pass from Cole Palmer. Having turned his man, Watkins found half a yard (of space) and rifled the ball into the bottom corner. 

England erupted when the final whistle was blown a few minutes later, and Stake paid out $187,456.00 on the winning bet.

The showpiece event of Euro 2024 will be held on Sunday 14 July in Berlin and you can bet on it at Stake.com. 

I recommend new customers take advantage of our exclusive Stake Sports promo code. This will get you a 200% matched deposit bonus, worth up to $3,000, which will light up your betting action on this match.

In this article, which I wrote a few days ago after Spain won their semi-final, I urged bettors not to bet on the Spanish in the outright market at that time. As they were in the final, with the other semi not yet played, Spain’s odds were 1.62. 

I said to wait because you’d get more value nearer the match, and so it has proved that Stake is now offering 2.48 on Spain, which is a huge increase. They are still the favorites, with England coming into the match at 3.40.

The Spanish have been the team of the tournament, so the betting odds are fair. However, England have the quality to beat them if they perform to the best of their ability. You can use your Stake bonus to bet on the team you think will win.