UEFA set up pots before the draw for Euro 2012 qualifiers
UEFA announced the allocation of national teams in pots that will be drawn for qualification to Euro 2012, which will take place in Poland and Ukraine. Drawing ceremony will be held on 7 February 2010 in the Congress Hall in Warsaw.
This time the new rules already applied in the distribution of the pots. The rating incorporates the results of the elimination of the World Cup 2006, Euro 2008 and 2010 World Cup finals and World Cup 2006 and Euro 2008 (previously ranking only includes eliminations). Poland and Ukraine as hosts of the tournament have guaranteed participation in Euro 2012.
The division into pots by the UEFA rankings:
1st pot
Spain 39 964 points
Germany 38 294
Netherlands 37 821
Italy 35 838
England 34 819
Croatia 33 677
Portugal 33 226
France 32 551
Russia 32 477
2nd pot
Greece 31 268
Czech Republic 871 30
Sweden 30 695
Switzerland 30 395
Serbia 29 811
Turkey 29 447
Denmark 29 222
Slovakia 28 228
Romania 28 145
3rd pot
Israel 28 052
Bulgaria 27 198
Finland 26 827
Norway 26 210
Ireland 25 971
Scotland 25 646
Northern Ireland 24 518
Austria 24 381
Bosnia and Herzegovina 24 365
4th pot
Slovenia 24 221
Latvia 23 303
Hungary 23 048
Lithuania 22 071
Belarus 21 515
Belgium 21 426
Wales 21 274
Macedonia 19 409
Cyprus 18 791
5th pot
Montenegro 18 751
Albania 18 319
Estonia 17 792
Georgia 15 819
Moldova 15 734
Iceland 15 404
Armenia 15 164
Kazakhstan 14 730
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This time the new rules already applied in the distribution of the pots. The rating incorporates the results of the elimination of the World Cup 2006, Euro 2008 and 2010 World Cup finals and World Cup 2006 and Euro 2008 (previously ranking only includes eliminations). Poland and Ukraine as hosts of the tournament have guaranteed participation in Euro 2012.
The division into pots by the UEFA rankings:
1st pot
Spain 39 964 points
Germany 38 294
Netherlands 37 821
Italy 35 838
England 34 819
Croatia 33 677
Portugal 33 226
France 32 551
Russia 32 477
2nd pot
Greece 31 268
Czech Republic 871 30
Sweden 30 695
Switzerland 30 395
Serbia 29 811
Turkey 29 447
Denmark 29 222
Slovakia 28 228
Romania 28 145
3rd pot
Israel 28 052
Bulgaria 27 198
Finland 26 827
Norway 26 210
Ireland 25 971
Scotland 25 646
Northern Ireland 24 518
Austria 24 381
Bosnia and Herzegovina 24 365
4th pot
Slovenia 24 221
Latvia 23 303
Hungary 23 048
Lithuania 22 071
Belarus 21 515
Belgium 21 426
Wales 21 274
Macedonia 19 409
Cyprus 18 791
5th pot
Montenegro 18 751
Albania 18 319
Estonia 17 792
Georgia 15 819
Moldova 15 734
Iceland 15 404
Armenia 15 164
Kazakhstan 14 730
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