Black Wizard Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 The draw for the Qualifying stages of the 2012 European Championships in Poland and Ukraine take place tomorrow at 11am GMT in Warsaw at the Palace of Culture and Science (pretentious?). This year is the fiftieth anniversary of the first ever European Championships which the USSR won and the ceremony (which I'm sure will be riveting) will be themed around this topic.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8500038.stmThe seedings are as follows (important teams in bold):Pot one: Spain, 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 :P My dream draw for Scotland would be: Croatia, Slovakia, Scotland, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, San Marino. I'd rather not get England, considering the way they've been playing recently.Qualifying starts in September and I'll probably be gutted come the end of it. (Twelve years and counting...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball07 Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 I don't want Slovakia, I'd prefer the Czech Republic honestly. Don't want Cyprus...ever again, Lithuania would be nice from Pot 4.England and France wouldn't be too bad, at least we'd be motivated, I do not want Spain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 My dream draw for Scotland would be: Croatia, Slovakia, Scotland, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, San Marino. I'd rather not get England, considering the way they've been playing recently.It might not be too bad to get England, since by the time of qualifying they'll no doubt be dispirited by their inevitable penalty shoot-out loss in the quarter finals of the World Cup (or, if you're feeling optimistic about their prospects, their penalty shoot-out loss in the semi-finals of the World Cup). At least this time Scotland can't be drawn in the same group as both France and Italy, unlike the last qualifying campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padraig Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Hmm. Forgot about this. I suppose Croatia are the easiest pool 1 team right now. I don't want Spain either. Or Italy either. Not because I fear the latter but we just played those. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datepalm Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 The draw for the Qualifying stages of the 2012 European Championships in Poland and Ukraine take place tomorrow at 11am GMT in Warsaw at the Palace of Culture and Science (pretentious?). This year is the fiftieth anniversary of the first ever European Championships which the USSR won and the ceremony (which I'm sure will be riveting) will be themed around this topic.http://news.bbc.co.u...all/8500038.stmOh my god, its like having a second eurovision. I actually really like the palace of culture building. Sure, its a somewhat awful thing to have in the middle of a city that people live in, but it would look great on the cover of a fantasy novel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Wizard Posted February 7, 2010 Author Share Posted February 7, 2010 Oh my god, its like having a second eurovision. I actually really like the palace of culture building. Sure, its a somewhat awful thing to have in the middle of a city that people live in, but it would look great on the cover of a fantasy novel.It looks like a more imperious Big Ben. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Mongoose Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Group I: Spain, Czech Republic, SCOTLAND Lithuania, LiechtensteinGroup H: Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Cyprus, IcelandGroup G: ENGLAND, Switzerland, Bulgaria, WALES, MontenegroGroup F: Croatia, Greece, Israel, Latvia, Georgia, MaltaGroup E: Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Hungary, Moldova, San MarinoGroup D: France, Romania, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Belarus, Albania, LuxembourgGroup C: Italy, Serbia, NORTHERN IRELAND Slovenia, Estonia, Faroe IslandsGroup B: Russia, Slovakia, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, FYR Macedonia, Armenia, AndorraGroup A: Germany, Turkey, Austria, Belgium, Kazakhstan, AzerbaijanEngland vs Wales! And a decent group for Republic of Ireland. Very tough for Scotland and Northern Ireland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman of the North Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 I'm not quite sure what Portugal and Cyprus is doing competing for the Scandinavian championship, but whatever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Mongoose Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 I'm not quite sure what Portugal and Cyprus is doing competing for the Scandinavian championship, but whatever...Shame they couldn't have worked Sweden in there somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Wizard Posted February 7, 2010 Author Share Posted February 7, 2010 Absolute nightmare. :stunned: I didn't want Spain...Group A: Germany, Turkey, Austria, Belgium, Kazakhstan, AzerbaijanGroup B: Russia, Slovakia, Republic of Ireland, FYR Macedonia, Armenia, AndorraGroup C: Italy, Serbia, Northern Ireland, Slovenia, Estonia, Faroe IslandsGroup D: France, Romania, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Belarus, Albania, LuxembourgGroup E: Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Hungary, Moldova, San MarinoGroup F: Croatia, Greece, Israel, Latvia, Georgia, MaltaGroup G: England, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Wales, MontenegroGroup H: Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Cyprus, IcelandGroup I: Spain, Czech Republic, Scotland, Lithuania, LiechtensteinOnce again England get an easy draw, the toughest test for them will be away to Bulgaria, assuming Berbatov is fit when that match comes around. Northern Ireland's is too bad but they won't qualify anyway and the Republic have a fairly good chance. Wales won't get through their group. I liked the look of Scotland's group until the Czech Republic came out, although they may be beatable. We'll find out if they were in March when the come to Hampden for a friendly. Spain are going to destroy Scotland though. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman of the North Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Shame they couldn't have worked Sweden in their somehow.There must be some class... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon AS Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 I'd say Scotland have a fair chance to beat the Czechs. They aren't what they used to be etc.Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan for Germany? The DFB will be amassing plenty of frequent traveller miles (though having two direct neighbours in there will help to offset that). Both are quite beatable though, as are Belgium and Austria. Leaving Turkey as the one truly tough opponent, but there is no doubt Germany are clear favourites to win this group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lessthanluke Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Wales get England again. Fun times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball07 Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Not a bad draw for us. Slovakia and Russia are both good sides, but at least it's not Spain. And we missed out on Cyprus...YES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuroishi Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Romania, again :uhoh:The rest of the group is beatable but could become painful...Not too bad a group in the end.As for the group of England, I wouldn't dismiss Switzerland too fast, they can be quite a pain to play.So the 1st of each group and the best 2nd (without counting the matches against the 6th of 7-team groups) are directly qualified, and the rest of the 2nd will have to play play-offs. Yuck, I'll be glad when we get to the 24-teams Euro... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon AS Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Oh yeah, two of Germany's opponents are coached by Germans and Belgium's Dick Advocaat also speaks German. This means that only press conferences with the Turks and Austrians will require translators. What a money saver! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renasko Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Fuck this. WC isn't over yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kve Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 In group A I think Germany are untouchable but for second place, while the turks are favourites, I can see us and Austria mount a challenge. Though I must say I don't know how good Austria is, Belgium managed to get a 1-1 in Turkey and won 2-0 at home in the EC qualifications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Wizard Posted February 7, 2010 Author Share Posted February 7, 2010 Norway, Denmark and Iceland in the same group. Back to the days of old Cnut eh? That's a right Viking love-in there and I suppose they won't need translators either, the languages are practically the same.Apparently this is the third Euro consecutive qualifying that Scotland have drawn Lithuania, who are essentially Heart of Midlothian. I'm sure Mormont will be torn. :P Scotland have never played Lietchenstein before so if Levein decides to call up Kris Boyd again then he should play at home to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padraig Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 I was happy enough with Ireland's draw. Not so long since we were in Russia's group but they are very inconsistent, so we have a chance there.No group of death either really. Which is fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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