EURO draw throws up fascinating group tests
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Holders Spain will face Italy, Republic of Ireland and Croatia in Group C of UEFA EURO 2012 after Friday's final tournament draw at the Palace of Arts in Kyiv, Ukraine.
The draw also threw up a tournament-opening game for Poland against the UEFA EURO 2004 winners Greece at the National Stadium Warsaw on 8 June. Poland, pre-designated the seeded team in Group A, also have the prospect of central and eastern European derbies with the Czech Republic and Russia respectively.
For the other co-host nation, who were seeded first in Group D, there are equally enticing challenges in store in six months' time: Ukraine will take on the might of Sweden, France and England. There also promises to be no quarter given in Group B where three former European champions – the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany – will come up against Portugal, the runners-up in 2004, in what is the toughest-looking section.
Draw
Group A (Warsaw/Wroclaw)
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Poland (co-hosts)
Greece
Russia
Czech Republic
Group B (Kharkiv/Lviv)
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Netherlands
Denmark
Germany
Portugal
Group C (Gdansk/Poznan)
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Spain
Italy
Republic of Ireland
Croatia
Group D (Kyiv/Donetsk)
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Ukraine (co-hosts)
Sweden
France
England
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EDIT:
Euro 2012 Football Betting odds
Spain 5/2
Germany 3
Holland 7
England 11
France 12
Italy 12
Portugal 18
Russia 25
Croatia 33
Ukraine 40
Denmark 50
Republic of Ireland 50
Czech Republic 66
Poland 66
Sweden 66
Greece 66
