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Euro 2008 Draw: a Bit Potty
Euro 2008 Draw: a Bit Potty
The Euro 2008 draw was made this morning, and UEFA’s quite literally potty system produced an odd result. Before the draw in Lucerne, hosts Austria and Switzerland and holders Greece were in Pot 1 along with Holland, meaning the four nations were the top seeds and would definitely be in separate groups. Meanwhile, minnows like France, Italy, Spain and Germany had no such guarantees. ...
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Euro Draw ‘08: Conspiracy Theories and the Group O’Death
The Offside — ... if you’d like to see how it all went down. And you should also check out Daryl’s thoughts over at our sister site World Cup Blog . GROUP A Switzerland Czech Republic Portugal Turkey GROUP B Austria Croatia Germany Poland GROUP C Netherlands Italy Romania France GROUP D Greece Sweden Spain Russia

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