This article refers to European Championship Qualifiers. Click here for EURO 2012 FIXTURES.
The draw for the Euro 2012 qualifying stages was held today in Warsaw and the resulting groups left us with few possibilities of upsets.
England missed out on qualification last time around but have a relatively easy group to negotiate with the likes of Wales, Montenegro and Bulgaria standing in their way. Switzerland round up the group which will provide for an interesting but relatively straight-forward qualification.
Hosts Poland and Ukraine get a bye to the finals, while European champions Spain have the Czech Republic and Scotland in their group.
Fifty-one countries participated in the draw, forming 6 groups of 6 teams and 3 groups of 5 teams each. The groups will be contested according to a league system on a home-and-away basis, with games scheduled between September 2010 and October 2011.
The nine winners and the runner-up with the best record against the top five sides in their pool qualify directly for the final tournament, the last before the championship is expanded to 24 teams. The eight remaining runners-up go into play-off matches in November 2011 to decide the final four sides to join co-hosts Poland and Ukraine.
Euro 2012 Qualifying Groups
Group A: Germany, Turkey, Austria, Belgium, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan
Group B: Russia, Slovakia, Republic of Ireland, Macedonia, Armenia, Andorra
Group C: Italy, Serbia, Northern Ireland, Slovenia, Estonia, Faroe Islands
Group D: France, Romania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Belarus, Albania, Luxembourg
Group E: Netherlands, 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
Euro 2012 Qualifying Fixtures
GROUP A
03.09.10
Belgium v Germany
Kazakhstan v Turkey
07.09.10
Germany v Azerbaijan
Austria v Kazakhstan
Turkey v Belgium
08.10.10
Kazakhstan v Belgium
Austria v Azerbaijan
Germany v Turkey
12.10.10
Kazakhstan v Germany
Belgium v Austria
Azerbaijan v Turkey
25.03.11
Austria v Belgium
Germany v Kazakhstan
29.03.11
Turkey v Austria
Belgium v Azerbaijan
03.06.11
Belgium v Turkey
Austria v Germany
Kazakhstan v Azerbaijan
07.06.11
Azerbaijan v Germany
02.09.11
Azerbaijan v Belgium
Germany v Austria
Turkey v Kazakhstan
06.09.11
Austria v Turkey
Azerbaijan v Kazakhstan
07.10.11
Azerbaijan v Austria
Belgium v Kazakhstan
Turkey v Germany
11.10.11
Germany v Belgium
Turkey v Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan v Austria
GROUP B
03.09.10
Armenia v Ireland
Andorra v Russia
Slovakia v Macedonia
07.09.10
Ireland v Andorra
Russia v Slovakia
Macedonia v Armenia
08.10.10
Armenia v Slovakia
Ireland v Russia
Andorra v Macedonia
12.10.10
Armenia v Andorra
Slovakia v Ireland
Macedonia v Russia
26.03.11
Ireland v Macedonia
Andorra v Slovakia
Russia v Armenia
04.06.11
Armenia v Russia
Slovakia v Andorra
Macedonia v Ireland
02.09.11
Ireland v Slovakia
Andorra v Armenia
Russia v Macedonia
06.09.11
Russia v Ireland
Slovakia v Armenia
Macedonia v Andorra
07.10.11
Armenia v Macedonia
Andorra v Ireland
Slovakia v Russia
11.10.11
Ireland v Armenia
Russia v Andorra
Macedonia v Slovakia
GROUP C
11.08.10
Estonia v Faroe Islands
03.09.10
Slovenia v Northern Ireland
Estonia v Italy
Faroe Islands v Serbia
07.09.10
Serbia v Slovenia
Italy v Faroe Islands
08.10.10
Slovenia v Faroe Islands
Serbia v Estonia
Northern Ireland v Italy
12.10.10
Faroe Islands v Northern Ireland
Estonia v Slovenia
Italy v Serbia
25.03.11
Slovenia v Italy
Serbia v Northern Ireland
29.03.11
Northern Ireland v Slovenia
Estonia v Serbia
03.06.11
Faroe Islands v Slovenia
Italy v Estonia
07.06.11
Faroe Islands v Estonia
10.08.11
Northern Ireland v Faroe Islands
02.09.11
Slovenia v Estonia
Faroe Islands v Italy
Northern Ireland v Serbia
06.09.11
Italy v Slovenia
Serbia v Faroe Islands
Estonia v Northern Ireland
07.10.11
Northern Ireland v Estonia
Serbia v Italy
11.10.11
Italy v Northern Ireland
Slovenia v Serbia
GROUP D
03.09.10
France v Belarus
Romania v Albania
Luxembourg v Bosnia
07.09.10
Albania v Luxembourg
Bosnia v France
Belarus v Romania
08.10.10
Albania v Bosnia
Luxembourg v Belarus
09.10.10
France v Romania
12.10.10
Belarus v Albania
France v Luxembourg
25.03.11
Luxembourg v France
26.03.11
Bosnia v Romania
Albania v Belarus
29.03.11
Romania v Luxembourg
03.06.11
Belarus v France
Romania v Bosnia
07.06.11
Belarus v Luxembourg
Bosnia v Albania
02.09.11
Luxembourg v Romania
Belarus v Bosnia
Albania v France
06.09.11
Romania v France
Bosnia v Belarus
Luxembourg v Albania
07.10.11
Bosnia v Luxembourg
France v Albania
Romania v Belarus
11.10.11
France v Bosnia
Albania v Romania
GROUP E
03.09.10
Sweden v Hungary
Moldova v Finland
San Marino v Netherlands
07.09.10
Netherlands v Finland
Sweden v San Marino
Hungary v Moldova
08.10.10
Hungary v San Marino
Moldova v Netherlands
12.10.10
Netherlands v Sweden
Finland v Hungary
San Marino v Moldova
17.11.10
Finland v San Marino
25.03.11
Hungary v Netherlands
29.03.11
Netherlands v Hungary
Sweden v Moldova
03.06.11
Moldova v Sweden
San Marino v Finland
07.06.11
Sweden v Finland
San Marino v Hungary
02.09.11
Netherlands v San Marino
Finland v Moldova
Hungary v Sweden
06.09.11
Finland v Netherlands
Moldova v Hungary
San Marino v Sweden
07.10.11
Netherlands v Moldova
Finland v Sweden
11.10.11
Sweden v Netherlands
Hungary v Finland
Moldova v San Marino
GROUP F
03.09.10
Greece v Georgia
Israel v Malta
Latvia v Croatia
07.09.10
Georgia v Israel
Malta v Latvia
Croatia v Greece
08.10.10
Greece v Latvia
Georgia v Malta
Israel v Croatia
12.10.10
Greece v Israel
Latvia v Georgia
Croatia v Malta
26.03.11
Georgia v Croatia
Israel v Latvia
Malta v Greece
04.06.11
Greece v Malta
Latvia v Israel
Croatia v Georgia
02.09.11
Georgia v Latvia
Israel v Greece
Malta v Croatia
06.09.11
Malta v Georgia
Latvia v Greece
Croatia v Israel
07.10.11
Greece v Croatia
Israel v Georgia
Latvia v Malta
11.10.11
Georgia v Greece
Malta v Israel
Croatia v Latvia
GROUP G
03.09.10
Montenegro v Wales
England v Bulgaria
07.09.10
Bulgaria v Montenegro
Switzerland v England
08.10.10
Montenegro v Switzerland
Wales v Bulgaria
12.10.10
England v Montenegro
Switzerland v Wales
26.03.11
Wales v England
Bulgaria v Switzerland
04.06.11
Montenegro v Bulgaria
England v Switzerland
02.09.11
Wales v Montenegro
Bulgaria v England
06.09.11
England v Wales
Switzerland v Bulgaria
07.10.11
Montenegro v England
Wales v Switzerland
11.10.11
Bulgaria v Wales
Switzerland v Montenegro
GROUP H
03.09.10
Portugal v Cyprus
Iceland v Norway
07.09.10
Norway v Portugal
Denmark v Iceland
08.10.10
Portugal v Denmark
Cyprus v Norway
12.10.10
Iceland v Portugal
Denmark v Cyprus
26.03.11
Cyprus v Iceland
Norway v Denmark
04.06.11
Portugal v Norway
Iceland v Denmark
02.09.11
Cyprus v Portugal
Norway v Iceland
06.09.11
Iceland v Cyprus
Denmark v Norway
07.10.11
Portugal v Iceland
Cyprus v Denmark
11.10.11
Norway v Cyprus
Denmark v Portugal
GROUP I
03.09.10
Lithuania v Scotland
Liechtenstein v Spain
07.09.10
Czech Republic v Lithuania
Scotland v Liechtenstein
08.10.10
Spain v Lithuania
Czech Republic v Scotland
12.10.10
Scotland v Spain
Liechtenstein v Czech Republic
25.03.11
Spain v Czech Republic
29.03.11
Czech Republic v Liechtenstein
Lithuania v Spain
03.06.11
Liechtenstein v Lithuania
02.09.11
Lithuania v Liechtenstein
03.09.11
Scotland v Czech Republic
06.09.11
Spain v Liechtenstein
Scotland v Lithuania
07.10.11
Czech Republic v Spain
08.10.11
Liechtenstein v Scotland
11.10.11
Spain v Scotland
Lithuania v Czech Republic
The following dates are reserved for the play-off matches between the remaining eight runners-up:
a) 11/12 November 2011
b) 15 November 2011
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