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999r
October 14th, 2005, 09:25 PM
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The seeding system for the 2008 European Championship has been revealed by Uefa ahead of next weeks qualification draw.
Euro 2004 winners are among the top group of seeds, but heavyweights Germany, Italy and Spain are not, which could set-up some mighty tough groups.

There will be six groups of seven teams and one of eight, with the top two teams from each group qualifying for the finals, which are being hosted by Austria and Switzerland, who qualify automatically.

Pot 1

Greece
Netherlands
Portugal
England
Czech Republic
France
Sweden

Pot 2

Germany
Croatia
Italy :up2:
Turkey
Poland
Spain
Romania

Pot 3

Serbia and Montenegro
Russia
Denmark
Norway
Bulgaria
Ukraine
Slovakia

Pot 4

Bosnia-Herzegovina
Republic of Ireland
Belgium
Latvia
Israel
Scotland
Slovenia

Pot 5

Hungary
Finland
Estonia
Wales
Lithuania
Albania
Iceland

Pot 6

Georgia
F.Y.R. Macedonia
Belarus
Armenia
Northern Ireland
Cyprus
Moldova

Pot 7

Liechtenstein
Azerbaijan
Andorra
Malta
Faroe Islands
Kazakhstan
Luxembourg
San Marino