UEFA confirm seedings for Euro 2012
2009-11-20 - Added by
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UEFA have confirmed the seedings for the Euro 2012 qualification stages, with the draw itself set to take place on the 7th February 2010.
Amongst the top seeded teams include holders Spain as well as a myriad array of European powerhouses, including Germany, Portugal, Holland, Italy and Irish heart-breakers France.
England are also included amongst the top seeds despite having failed to qualify for the last Euro adventure in 2008.
Former European champions Greece are in pot two, alongside the likes of Sweden, Turkey, Denmark and the Czech Republic, who are replaced by Croatia in pot one.
Scotland's dismal World Cup qualifying campaign has seen them remain in pot three alongside the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Wales remain stranded in pot four, while the continent's whipping boys such as Albania and the Faroe Islands are in pot five and six respectively.
Here is the full seedings classification:
Pot One: Spain, Germany, Holland, Italy, England, Croatia, Portugal, France, Russia.
Pot Two: Greece, Czech Republic, Sweden, Switzerland, Serbia, Turkey, Denmark, Slovakia, Romania.
Pot Three: Israel, Bulgaria, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Finland, Scotland, Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Northern Ireland.
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.