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Euro 2008 draw revealed

Euro 2008 draw revealed


Euro 2008 draw revealed

The draw for the Euro 2008 finals was declared in Lucerne, Switzerland, on Sunday. The tournament will be jointly held from June 7-29 in Switzerland and Austria.

Group A: 1. Switzerland, 2. Czech Republic, 3. Portugal, 4. Turkey.

Group B: 1. Austria, 2. Croatia, 3. Germany, 4. Poland.

Group C: 1. Netherlands, 2. Italy, 3. Romania, 4. France.

Group D: 1. Greece, 2. Sweden, 3. Spain, 4. Russia.

World Cup finalists Italy and France have been drawn together again in what is unquestionably the Euro 2008 "group of death" for next summer's tournament in Switzerland and Austria.

Italy edged France to World Cup glory in Germany last year, although France since gathered a measure of revenge with four points from their two head-to-head qualifying games.