An update on the Euro 2012 qualifying games, right here.
51 teams are participating in the Euro 2012 qualifying games, and there have been some really good games that have been played so far. The way things have gone, it seems those that did well in the previous FIFA World Cup, like the Netherlands, Spain and Germany, are doing well here too at the Euro 2012. Italy, who crashed out in the first round of the World Cup, are also on the top of their group, and they will be looking to erase the embarrassment of the world cup in these Euro games. At the start of the qualifiers, France seemed to continue their bad form of the world cup into this tournament too, but have picked up from a slow start to get to the top of their group. Here is the latest standings in qualifying for the Euro 2012 finals next year.
2012 Euro Qualifying Standings
GROUP A COUNTRY
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
GROUP B COUNTRY
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Germany
10
10
0
0
34
7
27
30
Russia
10
7
2
1
17
4
13
23
Turkey
10
5
2
3
13
11
2
17
Rep of Ireland
10
6
3
1
15
7
8
21
Belgium
10
4
3
3
21
15
6
15
Armenia
10
5
2
3
22
10
12
17
Austria
10
3
3
4
16
17
-1
12
Slovakia
10
4
3
3
7
10
-3
15
Azerbaijan
10
2
1
7
10
26
-16
7
Macedonia
10
2
2
6
8
14
-6
8
Kazakhstan
10
1
1
8
6
24
-18
4
Andorra
10
0
0
10
1
25
-24
0
GROUP C COUNTRY
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
GROUP D COUNTRY
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Italy
10
8
2
0
20
2
18
26
France
10
6
3
1
15
4
11
21
Estonia
10
5
1
4
15
14
1
16
Bosnia
10
6
2
2
17
8
9
20
Serbia
10
4
3
3
13
12
1
15
Romania
10
3
5
2
13
9
4
14
Slovenia
10
4
2
4
11
7
4
14
Belarus
10
3
4
3
8
7
1
13
Northern Ireland
10
2
3
5
9
13
-4
9
Albania
10
2
3
5
7
14
-7
9
Faroe Islands
10
1
1
8
6
26
-20
4
Luxembourg
10
1
1
8
3
21
-18
4
GROUP E COUNTRY
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
GROUP F COUNTRY
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Netherlands
10
9
0
1
37
8
29
27
Greece
10
7
3
0
14
5
9
24
Sweden
10
8
0
2
31
11
20
24
Croatia
10
7
1
2
18
7
11
22
Hungary
10
6
1
3
22
14
8
19
Israel
10
5
1
4
13
11
2
16
Finland
10
3
1
6
16
16
0
10
Latvia
10
3
2
5
9
12
-3
11
Moldova
10
3
0
7
12
16
-4
9
Georgia
10
2
4
4
7
9
-2
10
San Marino
10
0
0
10
0
53
-53
0
Malta
10
0
1
9
4
21
-17
1
GROUP G COUNTRY
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
GROUP H COUNTRY
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
England
8
5
3
0
17
5
12
18
Denmark
8
6
1
1
15
6
9
19
Montenegro
8
3
3
2
7
7
0
12
Portugal
8
5
1
2
21
12
9
16
Switzerland
8
3
2
3
12
10
2
11
Norway
8
5
1
2
10
7
3
16
Wales
8
3
0
5
6
10
-4
9
Iceland
8
1
1
6
6
14
-8
4
Bulgaria
8
1
2
5
3
13
-10
5
Cyprus
8
0
2
6
7
20
-13
2
GROUP I COUNTRY
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Spain
8
8
0
0
26
6
20
24
Czech Rep
8
4
1
3
12
8
4
13
Scotland
8
3
2
3
9
10
-1
11
Lithuania
8
1
2
5
4
13
-9
5
Liechtenstein
8
1
1
6
3
17
-14
4
qualified for finals
qualified for playoffs
Teams that have directly qualified for the Euro 2012 finals are Germany, Russia, Italy, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Greece, England, Denmark, and Spain. The teams that have advanced to the playoffs are Turkey, Republic of Ireland, Estonia, Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro, Portugal, Czech Republic,
The Euro 2012 qualifying games have now reached the stage of the playoffs, which are scheduled for November 11 and 15. More updates will be appearing here as and when they happen. Stay tuned!
