European Championships 2012 draw today

[Bender]

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Seeding pots
Pot one: Spain (holders), Germany, Netherlands, Italy, England, Croatia, Portugal, France, Russia

Pot two: Greece, Czech Republic, Sweden, Switzerland, Serbia, Turkey, Denmark, Slovakia, Romania

Pot three: Israel, Bulgaria, Finland, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Pot four: Slovenia, Latvia, Hungary, Lithuania, Belarus, Belgium, Wales, FYR Macedonia, Cyprus

Pot five: Montenegro, Albania, Estonia, Georgia, Moldova, Iceland, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein

Pot six: Azerbaijan, Luxembourg, Malta, Faroe Islands, Andorra, San Marino

Euro 2012 qualifying draw
Venue: Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw Date: Sunday, 7 February Start: 1100 GMT Coverage: BBC 5 live & BBC Sport website

[javier_monsterano]

Have poland and ukraine managed to get their stadiums etc sorted?

[Bender]

Have poland and ukraine managed to get their stadiums etc sorted?

No all their builders are working in the uk :haha: sorry sorry no offence menat by that ...still working on them .......
Poland Soccer Euro 2012 National Stadium Pictures & Photos
Workers are working of construction on the new national stadium in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009
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[javier_monsterano]

Lazy fockers.

[MrsB]

Now that looks inviting.

[SlovenianKopite]

hoping for: Croatia, Slovakia, Austria, and Liechtenstein

probably gonna get: Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Azerbaijan


Have poland and ukraine managed to get their stadiums etc sorted?

i don't think the stadiums were the biggest issue, it was the state of their public trasport infrastructure

[Exiled_red]

I remember there was an appeal a while back to get some of the Polish builders to return to Poland and help build the stadia and associated infrastructure, because a lot of the builders had moved abroad and there was a shortage there.

[SlovenianKopite]

I remember there was an appeal a while back to get some of the Polish builders to return to Poland and help build the stadia and associated infrastructure, because a lot of the builders had moved abroad and there was a shortage there.

i think the point in the migration of the work force is that there's always a cheaper option avaliable from somewhere else. polish workers are cheap for the english employers, and so workers from somewhere else (belarus, russia,..) might be cheaper for polish employers. you can always find someone to exploit, and work virtually for free.

[Mike]

John Hartson in the studio for sky :rock: looking very well, great to see.

[spud_gun]

:haha:

Those 'zany' Europeans and their musical tastes

[spud_gun]

Draw and musical gubbins prior to the draw is on Eurosport if anyones interested.

[Joey Jones]

John Hartson in the studio for sky :rock: looking very well, great to see.

:handshake:

[SlovenianKopite]

what a moronic "boy-band":haha:

[Mike]

Come on San Morino!!!

[Bender]

Group I: Spain, Czech Republic, SCOTLAND Lithuania, Liechtenstein

Group G: ENGLAND, Switzerland, Bulgaria, WALES, Montenegro

Group C: Italy, Serbia, NORTHERN IRELAND Slovenia, Estonia, Faroe Islands
Group B: Russia, Slovakia, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, FYR Macedonia, Armenia, Andorra

[JohnDoe]

The good news is that England and Spain were drawn into five nation groups, which means less games.

[Chris]

They'll just play crappy friendlies instead

[lickedlollipop]

oh slovenia vs serbia :rolleyes:

[Exiled_red]

That should be an easy group for England, in fairness it probably couldn't be much easier, the Wales games could interesting and due to being a "home-nations derby" could be a little more difficult, but They should still qualify comfortably.

[javier_monsterano]

Must get ticket to Spain and Scotland match:rock:

[kingfunk]

Group B: Russia, Slovakia, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, FYR Macedonia, Armenia, Andorra

Some serious ass licking going on there after Heny the Scumbag!!!

[EwarWoo]

Don't think we could have got an easier draw there, nice early qualification followed by Gerrard getting a groin strain for the following matches one would hope.

Bit more work for our spanish contingent but :/