One of the biggest sporting event in 2008 is set to start in July. There are sixteen teams participating in the tournament. Austria and Switzerland is two host teams that didn’t play qualifying matches. Rest of fourteen teams have played their qualifying group matches during 2007 and first quarter of 2008. Teams are divided into four groups.
Group A
Czech Republic
Switzerland
Portugal
Turkey
Group B
Austria
Croatia
Germany
Poland
Group C
Netherlands
Italy
Romania
France
Group D
Greece
Sweden
Spain
Russia
A flash-based version Euro 2008 groups is avaliable at UEFA’s web site. First match is scheduled for Saturday 7 June. It will be played between Switzerland and Czech Republic at 6.00PM local time. Second game is on the same day at 8.45PM and it will be played between Portugal and Turkey. Final match is scheduled for Sunday, 29 June. You can access the full fixture for Euro 2008 at UEFA’s web site.
Only eight days left until UEFA Champions League. This year’s final is going to be little different. Both of the finalists are from Britain, making it an all English team club final in the history of Champions League for the first time. Also the place where it’s being played is different as well, last couple of years UEFA is trying out new cities. They started going east by selecting Istanbul in 2005. So far, Moscow is the furthest east they UEFA went to hold this prestigious game.
