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UEFA have announced the seedings for the Euro 2012 qualifiers,
with the draw for the qualifying stage set to take place on
February 7 next year.
Despite missing out on Euro 2008, England remain in Pot One
alongside champions Spain and current World Cup holders Italy.
Portugal and France are also among the top seeds after scraping
through their World Cup play-off matches.
Euro 2004 champions Greece are in Pot Two alongside the likes of
the Czech Republic and Turkey, while Scotland's dismal World Cup
qualifying campaign sees them in Pot Three. Although Slovenia have
reached next year's World Cup finals at the expense of Russia, they
remain in Pot Four.
Montenegro will make their bow in the European Championships
qualifying stage, having finished fifth in their World Cup
qualifying group. Zoran Filipovic's side are among the teams in Pot
Five, with the continent's minnows in Pot Six.
Euro 2012 qualifying seedings:
Pot One: Spain, Germany, Holland, Italy, England,
Croatia, Portugal, France, Russia.
Pot Two: Greece, Czech Republic, Sweden,
Switzerland, Serbia, Turkey, Denmark, Slovakia, Romania.
Pot Three: Israel, Bulgaria, Finland, Norway,
Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Austria,
Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Pot Four: Slovenia, Latvia, Hungary, Lithuania,
Belarus, Belgium, Wales, FYR Macedonia, Cyprus.
Pot Five: Montenegro, Albania, Estonia, Georgia,
Moldova, Iceland, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein.
Pot Six: Azerbaijan, Luxembourg, Malta, Faroe
Islands, Andorra, San Marino.