Euro 2012 Draw Gets Bookies On The Ball

The qualifying groups have been announced for the Euro 2012 soccer showdown. Poland and Ukraine are the luckiest of the lot as they are already through as host nations.

In the meantime, 51 teams have been divided into 9 groups for the preliminary play-offs. England is especially happy with their "dream draw". The English have been pitted against low-seeded sides such as Switzerland, Montenegro and Wales.

Once the show is finally on the road, Gdansk will be hosting a decent slice of the action, with three group matches and a quarter final.


EURO 2012 Qualifying Groups: Group A: Germany, Turkey, Austria, Belgium, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan

Group B: Russia, Slovakia, Republic of Ireland, FYR Macedonia, Armenia, Andorra

Group C: Italy, Serbia, Northern Ireland, Slovenia, Estonia, Faroe Islands

Group D: France, Romania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Belarus, Albania, Luxembourg

Group E: Holland, Sweden, Finland, Hungary, Moldova, San Marino

Group F: Croatia, Greece, Israel, Latvia, Georgia, Malta

Group G: England, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Wales, Montenegro

Group H: Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Cyprus, Iceland

Group I: Spain, Czech Republic, Scotland, Lithuania, Liechtenstein (ANI)