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EURO 2008 INFO

Defending Champions: Greece

Host Nations: Austria and Switzerland

EURO 2008 COMPETING NATIONS

UEFA's 53 member associations competed in a series of mini-leagues with the top two nations in each league qualifying for the Euro 2008 finals in Austria and Switzerland in summer 2008. The following nations competed to qualify from this stage of the competition:

Qualifying group stages nations:

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

QUALIFYING FIXTURES, RESULTS AND LEAGUE STANDINGS

Qualifying group stages fixtures, results and league tables: Group A, Group B, Group C, Group D, Group E, Group F, Group G

EURO 2008 FINALS NATIONS

Poland, Portugal, Italy, France, Greece, Turkey, Czech Republic, Germany, Croatia, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Romania, the Netherlands and the joint hosts Austria and Switzerland.

EURO 2008 FINALS - NATION PREVIEWS - EURO HISTORY, ROAD TO EURO 2008, COACHES AND PLAYERS TO WATCH

Poland preview, Portugal preview, Italy preview, France preview, Greece preview, Turkey preview, Czech Republic preview, Germany preview, Croatia preview, Russia preview, Spain preview, Sweden preview, Romania preview, the Netherlands preview and the joint hosts Austria preview and Switzerland preview.

EURO 2008 FINALS FIXTURES, RESULTS AND LEAGUE STANDINGS

Finals fixtures, results and league tables:

Group A, Group B, Group C, Group D

Quarter Finals, Semi Finals, Final

EURO 2008 VENUES

SWITZERLAND

1. St. Jakob-Park, Basel (Switzerland's 3 group matches (including Euro 2008 opening match), 2 quarter-finals, semi-final)
2. Stade de Suisse Wankdorf, Berne (3 group matches)
3. Stade de Genève, Geneva (3 group matches)
4. Letzigrund Stadion, Zurich (3 group matches)

AUSTRIA

1. Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna (Austria's three group matches, two quarter-finals, semi-final and final)
2. Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt (3 group matches)
3. Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Salzburg (3 group matches)
4. Tivoli-Neu Stadion, Innsbruck(3 group matches)