England draws Wales in EURO 2012 qualifying
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02/07/2010 -
Warsaw, Poland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - England will take on Wales in qualifying
after the two nations were placed in the same Euro 2012 group.
Switzerland, Bulgaria and Montenegro were also drawn in Group G alongside
England and Wales ahead of the tournament in Poland and Ukraine.
England last played Wales in a World Cup qualifier in Cardiff five years ago
with the Three Lions running out 1-0 winners.
"I think the worst groups were group A and group G and we got group G," said
England coach Fabio Capello after the draw in Warsaw.
"It's a tough group because each game will be strong games to play."
Capello also refused to answer questions on John Terry following his decision
to strip the Chelsea defender of the international captaincy in the wake of
the lurid allegations about his private life.
Meanwhile, Scotland have been handed a tough test after being drawn in a group
which also contains holders Spain and the Czech Republic.
The Republic of Ireland have been drawn in Russia's group, while Northern
Ireland must face reigning world champions Italy.
The qualifying games will begin in September and the nine group winners will
all progress to the finals alongside the runners-up with the best records.
(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)
Group A Group B Group C
Germany Russia Italy
Turkey Slovakia Serbia
Austria Rep. of Ireland Northern Ireland
Belgium FYR Macedonia Slovenia
Kazakhstan Armenia Estonia
Azerbaijan Andorra Faroe Islands
Group D Group E Group F
France Netherlands Croatia
Romania Sweden Greece
Bosnia-Herz. Finland Israel
Belarus Hungary Latvia
Albania Moldova Georgia
Luxembourg San Marino Malta
Group G Group H Group I
England Portugal Spain
Switzerland Denmark Czech Republic
Bulgaria Norway Scotland
Wales Cyprus Lithuania
Montenegro Iceland Liechtenstein
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