Euro 2012 'group of death' beckons for France
Republic of Ireland's Robbie Keane (R) hugs Manager Giovanni Trapattoni (L) as they celebrate defeating Estonia during the second leg a Euro 2012 play-off in Dublin
UEFA today confirmed the seedings for the 2012 European Championship, raising the spectre of a 'group of death' including Spain, Germany, Portugal and France.
One of the outcomes of the qualifying play-offs that ended yesterday was that France, European champions in 2000, dropped into the bottom pool of seeds.
It did mean, however, that France cannot be drawn alongside the Republic of Ireland, who they beat in controversial circumstances in a 2010 World Cup play-off after an infamous handball by Thierry Henry.
Ireland, Croatia, the Czech Republic and Portugal booked their places at Euro 2012 via the play-offs.
The top pool of seeds features world and European champions Spain, beaten World Cup finalists the Netherlands and co-hosts Poland and Ukraine.
The draw will take place in Kiev on December 2.
Seedings:
Pool 1
Poland (co-hosts)
Ukraine (co-hosts)
Spain
Netherlands
Pool 2
Germany
Italy
England
Russia
Pool 3
Croatia
Greece
Portugal
Sweden
Pool 4
Denmark
France
Czech Republic
Republic of Ireland
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Efrem Galea
Nov 16th 2011, 18:23
sorry for that comment, just now i've seen the press release by uefa