Draw results for UEFA Euro 2008 announced
{{Date|December 2, 2007}}

The draw for [[w:UEFA Euro 2008|UEFA Euro 2008]] was held today in [[w:Lucerne|Lucerne]], [[Switzerland]]. The tournament will be held in [[Austria]] and Switzerland, beginning on 7 June 2008.

Austria and [[Poland]], both making their debuts in the European Championships, were drawn against [[Germany]] and [[Croatia]] in Group B. Co-hosts Switzerland will open the tournament with their match against the [[Czech Republic]] in Group A, which also includes [[Portugal]] and [[Turkey]].

World Champions [[Italy]] will play [[France]] in a repeat of the [[w:2006 FIFA World Cup Final|2006 FIFA World Cup Final]] while the [[Netherlands]] and [[Romania]] join them in Group C. [[Greece]], the defending champions, were drawn against [[Sweden]], [[Spain]] and [[Russia]] in Group D. 

Italy and France had already played each other in the qualifying rounds, as did Netherlands and Romania, also in Group C, and Sweden and Spain in Group D.
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!colspan="1"|Group A
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|[[File:Flag of Switzerland.svg|border|20px]] [[w:Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]
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|[[File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg|border|20px]] [[w:Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]]
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|[[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|border|20px]] [[w:Portugal national football team|Portugal]]
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|[[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|border|20px]] [[w:Turkey national football team|Turkey]]
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!colspan="1"|Group B
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|[[File:Flag of Austria.svg|border|20px]] [[w:Austria national football team|Austria]]
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|[[File:Flag of Croatia.svg|border|20px]] [[w:Croatia national football team|Croatia]]
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|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|border|20px]] [[w:Germany national football team|Germany]]
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|[[File:Flag of Poland.svg|border|20px]] [[w:Poland national football team|Poland]]
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!colspan="1"|Group C
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|[[File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|border|20px]] [[w:Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]
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|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|border|20px]] [[w:Italy national football team|Italy]]
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|[[File:Flag of Romania.svg|border|20px]] [[w:Romania national football team|Romania]]
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|[[File:Flag of France.svg|border|20px]] [[w:France national football team|France]]
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!colspan="1"|Group D
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|[[File:Flag of Greece.svg|border|20px]] [[w:Greece national football team|Greece]]
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|[[File:Flag of Sweden.svg|border|20px]] [[w:Sweden national football team|Sweden]]
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|[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|border|20px]] [[w:Spain national football team|Spain]]
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|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|border|20px]] [[w:Russia national football team|Russia]]
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== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7123700.stm
 |title=Big trio in tough Euro 2008 group
 |author=
 |pub=BBC Sport
 |date=December 2, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/news/kind=1/newsid=631046.html
 |title=Draw sets up heavyweight contests
 |author=
 |pub=UEFA
 |date=December 2, 2007}}

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[[fr:Football : Tirage au sort de l'Euro 2008]]
The draw for UEFA Euro 2008 was held today in Lucerne, Switzerland. The tournament will be held in Austria and Switzerland, beginning on 7 June 2008.

Austria and Poland, both making their debuts in the European Championships, were drawn against Germany and Croatia in Group B. Co-hosts Switzerland will open the tournament with their match against the Czech Republic in Group A, which also includes Portugal and Turkey.

World Champions Italy will play France in a repeat of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final while the Netherlands and Romania join them in Group C. Greece, the defending champions, were drawn against Sweden, Spain and Russia in Group D. 

Italy and France had already played each other in the qualifying rounds, as did Netherlands and Romania, also in Group C, and Sweden and Spain in Group D.

Group A

20px Switzerland

20px Czech Republic

20px Portugal

20px Turkey

Group B

20px Austria

20px Croatia

20px Germany

20px Poland

Group C

20px Netherlands

20px Italy

20px Romania

20px France

Group D

20px Greece

20px Sweden

20px Spain

20px Russia


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