EURO 2012

…play in Group A and will face Greece, the Czech Republic and our representation of Poland. Dick Advocat’s team won in the qualifying rounds in a quite easy group with, inter alia, Ireland, Armenia and Slovakia, scoring 23 points in ten games. In addition to a set-back and a loss at home with the team from Slovakia, the Russians were playing well, winning seven matches…

The Republic of Ireland, 1/1 with bet365 not to qualify for Euro 2012, have been seeded for next month’s two-legged play-offs.

UEFA will make the draw for the play-offs on Thursday when Giovanni Trapattoni’s men are 14/5 to be paired with Turkey.
Kevin Doyle will miss the first leg after being sent off against Armenia on Tuesday when Ireland booked their place in the play-offs with a 2-1 victory in Dublin.
They could also play Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro or Estonia in a two-legged …

… both teams will be waging battle – some internally.

Group B
Armenia v Slovakia
Andorra v Macedonia
Ireland v Russia

Game to Watch: Ireland v Russia

There are a number of similarities between this game and CR v …

Slovakia is obviously a footballing nation on the rise, but Ireland could crack out a massive 9 points in 3 … a distinct possibility.

Group C
Serbia v Estonia
Northern Ireland v Italy
Slovenia v Faroe Islands

Group D
Luxembourg …

…), Alexeev, 85 (4-1)

Azerbaijan – Belgium – 1:1
Goals: Simons, 55 (0-1), Aliyev, 86 (1-1)

Andorra – Armenia – 0:3
Goals: Pizelli, 35, Kazarian, 75, Mkhitaryan, 90

Russia – Macedonia – 1:0
Goal: Semshov, 41

Turkey – … Ronaldo, 35, 82, Hugo Almeida, 85, Danny, 90

Wales – Montenegro – 2-1
Goals: Morison, 29, Ramsey, 50, Jovetić 71

Ireland – Slovakia – 0-0

Northern Ireland – Serbia – 0:1
Goals: Pantelic 67

Albania – France – 1:2
Goals: Benzema, 11, Mvilla, 18, Bogdan, 46

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8
6
24
-18
4

Group B

#
Team Name
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
PTS

1
Russia
10
7
2
1
17
4
13
23

2
Ireland
10
6
3
1
15
7
8
21

3
Armenia
10
5
2
3
22
10
12
17

4
Slovakia
10
4
3
3
7
10
-3
15

5
FYR Macedonia
10
2
2
6
8
14
-6…
5
1
4
15
14
1
16

3
Serbia
10
4
3
3
13
12
1
15

4
Slovenia
10
4
2
4
11
7
4
14

5
Northern Ireland
10
2
3
5
9
13
-4
9

6
Faroe Islands
10
1
1
8
6
26
-20
4

Group D

#
Team Name
P
W
D
L…

… gets the four remaining places.

Euro 2012 qualifying draw:

Group A: Germany, Turkey, Austria, Belgium, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan
Group B: Russia, Slovakia, Republic of Ireland, Macedonia, Armenia, Andorra
Group C: Italy, Serbia, Northern Ireland, Slovenia, Estonia, Faroe Islands
Group D: France, Romania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Belarus, Albania, Luxembourg
Group E: Netherlands, Sweden,…

…
Basket 2: Greece, Serbia Sweden Switzerland Czech Republic Turkey Denmark Slovakia Romania
Basket 3: Israel Bulgaria Finland Norway Ireland Scotland Northern Ireland Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basket 4: Slovenia Hungary Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Belarus Belgium Cyprus Wales
Basket 5: Montenegro, Albania Estonia Georgia Moldova Armenia Iceland Kazakhstan Liechtenstein
Basket: Azerbaijan Luxembourg Malta Faeroe Islands San Marino, Andorra

… 1 7 5 Azerbaijan 4 1 0 3 3 13 -10 3 6 Kazakhstan 5 0 0 5 0 14 -14 0 Group B # Team Name P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Slovakia 5 3 1 1 5 4 1 10 2 Russia 5 3 1 1 6 3 3 10 3 Ireland 5 3 1 1 9 6 3 10 4 Armenia 5 2 2 1 9 4 5 8 5 FYR Macedonia 5 1 1 3 5 6 -1 4 6 Andorra 5 0 0 5 1 12 -11 0 Group C # Team Name P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Italy 5 4 1 0 11 1 10 13 2 Slovenia 6 …