When will the final stage of Euro 2008 begin?

The 2008 European Football Championship will be held in Switzerland and Austria. From September 2006 to June 2007, 5438+ 10, 50 teams will compete for the qualification of the final stage. They will be divided into 7 groups, including 6 groups and 7 teams, 1 group 8 teams. The top two in each group will be qualified. This 14 team will play the last match with two hosts, so there will be no play-offs in this European Championship qualifier.

The following are the specific lottery results:

Group A: Portugal, Poland, Serbia and Montenegro, Belgium, Finland, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan;

Group B: France, Italy, Ukraine, Scotland, Lithuania, Georgia, Faroe Islands;

Group C: Greece, Turkey, Norway, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Moldova and Malta;

Group D: Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia, Ireland, Wales, Cyprus and San Marino;

Group E: England, Croatia, Russia, Israel, Estonia, Macedonia and Andorra;

Group F: Sweden, Spain, Denmark, Latvia, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Liechtenstein;

Group G: Netherlands, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Albania, Belarus and Luxembourg;

The 50 teams are divided into 7 grades. Greece, the champion of the European Championship in 2004, automatically qualified for the seed team. However, they may still meet two strong opponents in the group. England, France and the Netherlands are all likely to meet strong rivals like Germany, Italy and Spain. The draw will start from the 7th grade team, the first team will enter the position of A8, then the drawn teams will be sorted from B7 to H7, and finally the team of A7 will be drawn. From the sixth grade, the team draws lots from the normal order of group A to group H until the draw of 1 seed team ends.

Attachment: Team rating:

Grade 1: Greece, Netherlands, Portugal, England, Czech Republic, France, Sweden;

Grade 2: Germany, Croatia, Italy, Turkey, Poland, Spain, Romania;

Level 3: Serbia and Montenegro, Russia, Denmark, Norway, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Slovakia;

Grade 4: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ireland, Belgium, Latvia, Israel, Scotland, Slovenia;

Level 5: Hungary, Finland, Estonia, Wales, Lithuania, Albania, Iceland;

Level 6: Georgia, Macedonia, Belarus, Armenia, Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Moldova;

Level 7: Liechtenstein, Azerbaijan, Andorra, Malta, Faroe Islands, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, San Marino;