2012 European Championship Qualifying

July 3rd, 2010 | View Comments

   

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Such is the world of modern football, that as soon as the World Cup ends, and teams go back to their clubs, they have to immediately think about the first round of qualifying for Euro 2012. Here is the schedule for European Championship Qualifying, with links to more on each qualifying group.

Fixture Dates:
3/4 and 7 September 2010
8/9 and 12 October 2010
25/26 and 29 March 2011
3/4 and 7 June 2011
2/3 and 6 September 2011
7/8 and 11 October 2011

51 teams entered qualification, divided into 9 groups (6 of six teams each and 3 of five teams each). Group winners qualify automatically, as does the top-ranked second-placed team. The remaining eight second-place teams will enter a playoff round.

Qualification Groups:
Group A: Germany, Turkey, Austria, Belgium, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan
Group B: Russia, Slovakia, Ireland, Macedonia, Armenia, Andorra
Group C: Italy, Serbia, Northern Ireland, Slovenia, Estonia, Faroe Islands
Group D: France, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Albania, Luxembourg
Group E: Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Hungary, Moldova, San Marino
Group F: Croatia, Greece, Israel, Latvia, Georgia, Malta
Group G: England, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Wales, Montenegro
Group H: Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Cyprus, Iceland
Group I: Spain, Czech Republic, Scotland, Lithuania, Liechtenstein