Full Schedule available here:The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, will take place in Austria andSwitzerland, from 7 to 29 June 2008. (Read full article…)

The look on France coach Raymond Domenech’s face said it all as Les Bleus were the second team drawn in Group C after the Netherlands. Being placed alongside the Dutch was bad enough, but Domenech’s expression of horror signalled the realisation that worse was to come. Romania were next out of the pot, then the hammer blow – Italy. The Group of Death. Every tournament has to have one and UEFA EURO 2008™ has not disappointed with the UEFA EURO 2000™ and 2006 FIFA World Cup finalists scheduled to reprise their rivalry on 17 June in Zurich. The two sides also met in qualifying, as did the Netherlands and Romania, so it was a time to renew acquaintances when the four coaches faced reporters together after today’s draw in Lucerne. “Va bene?” asked a journalist as Roberto Donadoni took his place at the table. The Italy coach shrugged and smiled wryly. Domenech could not hide his disappointment though, admitting he would rather have “avoided these three teams” before leaving early.

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World Champions Italy have been drawn in the same group as France and Holland for the European Championship finals next summer in Austria and Switzerland.

The draw is based on European qualifying so the Italians will play France in a repeat of the 2006 World Cup final in the last Group C game.

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