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The playoff draw for UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying has been made, with a rematch between Bosnia-Herzegovina and Portugal highlighting the fixtures.
UEFA conducted the draw for the Euro 2012 qualifying playoffs early on Thursday in Krakow, producing a couple of extremely intriguing ties and a seemingly easy road for the Republic of Ireland. Giovanni Trappatoni's boys drew Estonia, who surprisingly finished ahead of both Serbia and Slovenia, and will be heavy favorites. The Czech Republic will also be heavy favorites against Montenegro, but the other two ties are complete toss-ups.
Euro 2012 Qualifying playoffs
Turkey vs. Croatia
Estonia vs. Republic of Ireland
Czech Republic vs. Montenegro
Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Portugal
The first legs will take place on November 11 and 12, with the exact dates not yet set for the games. All four of the second legs will take place on November 15. The Bosnia-Portugal and Turkey-Croatia ties are certainly much more intriguing than the other two, which appear fairly lopsided. Both Turkey and Croatia appeared in Euro 2008, while Bosnia-Portugal is a rematch of a World Cup 2010 qualifying playoff that Portugal won 2-0.
UEFA Euro 2012: Seeding And Pots For The European Championships
by Ryan Rosenblatt
The field for UEFA Euro 2012 is almost set with 12 of the 16 teams for next summer's tournament in Poland and Ukraine having already booked their places. Eight others are still battling for a place and will play in two-legged playoffs on November 11/12 and 15 to fill out the field prior to the final draw on December 2. When all is said and done, the teams will be split into four pots of four each with one team from each pot being put into each of the for groups of the tournament.
Pot 1 is already set with the hosts, Poland and Ukraine, being joined by the defending champions, Spain, and the next highest team ranked in the UEFA coefficient, Netherlands. So we know Pot 1, but what about the rest of the pots and what juicy match ups await us?
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Oct 13 2:42p