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Euro 2012 Qualifying Draw Explained
Goal.com takes a look at the upcoming draw for the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign and explains what can be expected...
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Feb 5, 2010 10:30:00 AM
By Stefan Coerts
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With Egypt having won the African Nations Cup earlier this month and the 2010 World Cup still relatively far away, the focus of the football world will be on the draw for the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign this weekend.
The draw will take place in Warsaw, Poland, on Sunday 7 February at 1200 CET and 51 of the 53 UEFA member associations will take part. Hosts Poland and Ukraine qualify automitcally for the tournament.
The 51 teams will be divided into six groups of six teams and three groups of five teams. The teams in each group will play one another on a home and away basis, with qualifying matches scheduled according to the international match calendar between September 2010 and November 2011.
The winners of the nine groups and the best runner-up qualify directly for the final tournament. The eight remaining runners-up will have to battle it out in play-off matches to decide which teams grab the remaining four tickets for Poland/Ukraine.
For the draw, the 51 teams are allocated into the following six pots:
The sides are classified on the basis of the UEFA national team rankings on completion of the qualifying games for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, meaning that the UEFA rankings on 18 November were decisive. As a result, all the 'big sides' are to be found in pot 1.
However, Turkey, semi-finalists at Euro '08, are not among the top seeds and find themselves in pot 2. Furthermore, Russia and Croatia have been placed in pot 1, despite missing out on the 2010 World Cup, while teams such as Slovakia, Denmark, Serbia, Switzerland and Greece have to settle for a place in pot 2.
- Join Goal.com for live commentary of the draw this Sunday at 1200 CET
With Egypt having won the African Nations Cup earlier this month and the 2010 World Cup still relatively far away, the focus of the football world will be on the draw for the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign this weekend.
The draw will take place in Warsaw, Poland, on Sunday 7 February at 1200 CET and 51 of the 53 UEFA member associations will take part. Hosts Poland and Ukraine qualify automitcally for the tournament.
The 51 teams will be divided into six groups of six teams and three groups of five teams. The teams in each group will play one another on a home and away basis, with qualifying matches scheduled according to the international match calendar between September 2010 and November 2011.
The winners of the nine groups and the best runner-up qualify directly for the final tournament. The eight remaining runners-up will have to battle it out in play-off matches to decide which teams grab the remaining four tickets for Poland/Ukraine.
For the draw, the 51 teams are allocated into the following six pots:
| Pot 1 Spain Germany Netherlands Italy England Croatia Portugal France Russia |
Pot 2 Greece Czech Republic Sweden Switzerland Serbia Turkey Denmark Slovakia Romania |
Pot 3 Israel Bulgaria Finland Norway Ireland Scotland Northern Ireland Austria Bosnia & Herzegovina |
| Pot 4 Slovenia Latvia Hungary Lithuania Belarus Belgium Wales FYR Macedonia Cyprus |
Pot 5 Montenegro Albania Estonia Georgia Moldova Iceland Armenia Kazakhstan Liechtenstein |
Pot 6 Azerbaijan Luxembourg Malta Faroe Islands Andorra San Marino |
The sides are classified on the basis of the UEFA national team rankings on completion of the qualifying games for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, meaning that the UEFA rankings on 18 November were decisive. As a result, all the 'big sides' are to be found in pot 1.
However, Turkey, semi-finalists at Euro '08, are not among the top seeds and find themselves in pot 2. Furthermore, Russia and Croatia have been placed in pot 1, despite missing out on the 2010 World Cup, while teams such as Slovakia, Denmark, Serbia, Switzerland and Greece have to settle for a place in pot 2.
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