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Post by Panda on Feb 22, 2014 19:02:07 GMT 1
The draw takes place on Sunday morning, with this being the first tournament to feature 24 teams.
There are 9 groups, with the top 2 in each group plus the best 3rd place team qualifying and the other 3rd placed teams going into the playoffs. Hosts France will be placed into the 5-team group and will play 10 friendlies against that group's teams over the course of qualifying.
The match days will follow a new "week of football" format with six consecutive match days from Thursday to Tuesday and fixtures will be decided by computer, rather than through agreements by the national FAs.
In a move reminiscent of UEFA's smoke and mirrors tricks that it pulls with Champions League draws, Spain, Germany, England, Italy and Holland will avoid being in the 5-team group "for TV reasons".
Teams that will be kept apart:
Armenia and Azerbaijan
Spain and Gibraltar
Russia and Georgia have been kept apart in recent draws but have indicated they will play each other if they are drawn together this time.
Seedings:
POT 1: Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, England, Portugal, Greece, Russia, Bosnia-Herzegovina
POT 2: Ukraine, Croatia, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland
POT 3: Serbia, Turkey, Slovenia, Israel, Norway, Slovakia, Romania, Austria, Poland
POT 4: Montenegro, Armenia, Scotland, Finland, Latvia, Wales, Bulgaria, Estonia, Belarus
POT 5: Iceland, Northern Ireland, Albania, Lithuania, Moldova, Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Cyprus
POT 6: Luxembourg, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Faroe Islands, Malta, Andorra, San Marino, Gibraltar
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Post by Panda on Feb 22, 2014 19:07:14 GMT 1
The person who did the World Cup draw simulator a couple of months ago has done the same for Euro 2016: nurp.se/draws/euro2016q.phpThis is what I got: GROUP A: Portugal, Ukraine, Serbia, Finland, Iceland, Andorra GROUP B: England, Sweden, Slovenia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein GROUP C: Bosnia, Czech Republic, Turkey, Estonia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan GROUP D: Italy, Belgium, Romania, Scotland, Moldova, Faroe Islands GROUP E: Spain, Denmark, Norway, Armenia, Albania, San Marino GROUP F: Netherlands, Ireland, Austria, Bulgaria, Georgia, Luxembourg GROUP G: Russia, Hungary, Poland, Montenegro, Macedonia, Gibraltar GROUP H: Germany, Croatia, Israel, Latvia, Cyprus, Malta GROUP I: Greece, Switzerland, Slovakia, Wales, Northern Ireland |
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Post by Panda on Feb 23, 2014 12:26:21 GMT 1
Draw after Pot 1: GROUP A  Netherlands GROUP B  Bosnia-Herzegovina GROUP C  Spain GROUP D  Germany GROUP E  England GROUP F  Greece GROUP G  Russia GROUP H  Italy GROUP I  Portugal |
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Post by Panda on Feb 23, 2014 12:32:39 GMT 1
Draw after pot 6: GROUP A Netherlands  Kazakhstan GROUP B Bosnia-Herzegovina  Andorra GROUP C Spain  Luxembourg GROUP D Germany  Gibraltar GROUP E England  San Marino GROUP F Greece  Faroe Islands GROUP G Russia  Liechtenstein GROUP H Italy  Malta GROUP I Portugal |
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Feb 23, 2014 12:35:58 GMT 1
Hopefully we avoid poland, ukraine and montenegro. Sick of watching us play the same teams in every qualifying campaign!
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Post by Panda on Feb 23, 2014 12:39:30 GMT 1
Draw after Pot 5: GROUP A Netherlands  Iceland Kazakhstan GROUP B Bosnia-Herzegovina  Cyprus Andorra GROUP C Spain  Macedonia Luxembourg GROUP D Germany  Georgia Gibraltar GROUP E England  Lithuania San Marino GROUP F Greece  Northern Ireland Faroe Islands GROUP G Russia  Moldova Liechtenstein GROUP H Italy  Azerbaijan Malta GROUP I Portugal  Albania |
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Post by Panda on Feb 23, 2014 12:45:35 GMT 1
Draw after Pot 4: GROUP A Netherlands  Latvia Iceland Kazakhstan GROUP B Bosnia-Herzegovina  Wales Cyprus Andorra GROUP C Spain  Belarus Macedonia Luxembourg GROUP D Germany  Scotland Georgia Gibraltar GROUP E England  Estonia Lithuania San Marino GROUP F Greece  Finland Northern Ireland Faroe Islands GROUP G Russia  Montenegro Moldova Liechtenstein GROUP H Italy  Bulgaria Azerbaijan Malta GROUP I Portugal  Armenia Albania |
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Post by Panda on Feb 23, 2014 12:54:00 GMT 1
Draw after Pot 3: GROUP A Netherlands  Turkey Latvia Iceland Kazakhstan GROUP B Bosnia-Herzegovina  Israel Wales Cyprus Andorra GROUP C Spain  Slovakia Belarus Macedonia Luxembourg GROUP D Germany  Poland Scotland Georgia Gibraltar GROUP E England  Slovenia Estonia Lithuania San Marino GROUP F Greece  Romania Finland Northern Ireland Faroe Islands GROUP G Russia  Austria Montenegro Moldova Liechtenstein GROUP H Italy  Norway Bulgaria Azerbaijan Malta GROUP I Portugal  Serbia Armenia Albania |
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Feb 23, 2014 12:55:08 GMT 1
Very kind draw for wales so far. If they get Hungary or someone in the next pot they could qualify!
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Post by Panda on Feb 23, 2014 13:00:35 GMT 1
Full Euro 2016 draw: GROUP A Netherlands  Czech Republic Turkey Latvia Iceland Kazakhstan GROUP B Bosnia-Herzegovina  Belgium Israel Wales Cyprus Andorra GROUP C Spain  Ukraine Slovakia Belarus Macedonia Luxembourg GROUP D Germany  Ireland Poland Scotland Georgia Gibraltar GROUP E England  Switzerland Slovenia Estonia Lithuania San Marino GROUP F Greece  Hungary Romania Finland Northern Ireland Faroe Islands GROUP G Russia  Sweden Austria Montenegro Moldova Liechtenstein GROUP H Italy  Croatia Norway Bulgaria Azerbaijan Malta GROUP I Portugal  Denmark Serbia Armenia Albania |
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Post by Panda on Feb 23, 2014 13:02:15 GMT 1
Was looking really good for Wales until Belgium arrived. I fancy them to make the playoffs though. I fancy Scotland to finish ahead of Ireland and maybe even Poland.
About as good a draw as Northern Ireland could've got but will that be enough for them to make the playoffs?
Great draw for England.
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Post by Panda on Feb 23, 2014 13:06:33 GMT 1
A brand new opponent for England in the form of Lithuania. We've never played Slovenia in qualifying but did meet them at the last World Cup. We played Switzerland in qualifying for Euro 2012 and Estonia for Euro 2008 and we're drawn against San Marino for the second tournament in a row.
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Post by Panda on Feb 23, 2014 13:10:22 GMT 1
Almost inevitably, Gibraltar were drawn to play Spain and had to be moved and the same happened for Armenia-Azerbaijan...
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Feb 23, 2014 13:14:58 GMT 1
Switzerland whilst no world beaters are certainly good enough to give us a game on their day. Apart from belgium that was the one team I was hoping to avoid
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Post by Panda on Feb 23, 2014 13:23:30 GMT 1
Projected qualifiers based on world rankings: HOSTS  France GROUP WINNERS Netherlands Belgium Spain Germany Switzerland Greece Russia Italy Portugal GROUP RUNNERS-UP Czech Republic Bosnia-Herzegovina Ukraine Scotland England Romania Sweden Croatia Denmark BEST 3RD-PLACED TEAM Slovenia PLAYOFF WINNERS Serbia Turkey Austria Hungary PLAYOFF LOSERS Wales Slovakia Norway Ireland |
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Post by Panda on Feb 23, 2014 13:25:21 GMT 1
Switzerland whilst no world beaters are certainly good enough to give us a game on their day. Apart from belgium that was the one team I was hoping to avoid Yes, they're a tough pot 2 team but their world ranking flatters them. But with the new format, we could afford to lose twice against Switzerland and still qualify reasonably comfortably. |
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Post by frag on Feb 23, 2014 13:40:47 GMT 1
A brand new opponent for England in the form of Lithuania. We've never played Slovenia in qualifying but did meet them at the last World Cup. We played Switzerland in qualifying for Euro 2012 and Estonia for Euro 2008 and we're drawn against San Marino for the second tournament in a row. My wife wants to go to Lithuania and Estonia at some point, so if the fixture dates are kind to us, we might arrange a short holiday... Reasonable draw for Poland too, looks like it could be quite an open battle for 2nd - 4th. Group I looks toughest. |
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Feb 23, 2014 13:41:29 GMT 1
Switzerland whilst no world beaters are certainly good enough to give us a game on their day. Apart from belgium that was the one team I was hoping to avoid Yes, they're a tough pot 2 team but their world ranking flatters them. But with the new format, we could afford to lose twice against Switzerland and still qualify reasonably comfortably. true. Looking at pot two and our record v sweden. Probably prefer switzerland. See how they do against france in the world cup, should give us a good idea where they rank. Rest of the group as always is pretty easy. However england rarely do easy very well. I wouldnt rule out a 0-0 draw against san marino after rooney headbutts the ref and gets banned for 6 month |
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Post by Panda on Feb 23, 2014 13:49:55 GMT 1
A brand new opponent for England in the form of Lithuania. We've never played Slovenia in qualifying but did meet them at the last World Cup. We played Switzerland in qualifying for Euro 2012 and Estonia for Euro 2008 and we're drawn against San Marino for the second tournament in a row. Group I looks toughest. Definitely. Albania the lowest-ranked team at 55 (30 in Europe). That's higher than Ireland, who were in pot 2. |
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Feb 23, 2014 13:57:20 GMT 1
Armenia are a very good team aswel. Glad we avoided them, maybe should be in pot 3 looking at their results over the last few year against some decent opponents
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