Under-21 draw comes into focus
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
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The final lineup for Thursday's UEFA European Under-21 Championship draw in Nyon is almost complete after a busy night of action on Tuesday.
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Final place
Only one place is still to be decided as the last qualifying game between Russia and Slovakia takes place today, with second position in Group 3 at stake. Slovakia need a substantial victory at home in Senec to deny Andrei Tchernychov's side entry to the play-offs for next summer's finals.
Teams qualified
The draw will pit the eight group winners against the eight runners-up in two-legged ties scheduled for 12 and 16 November. The eight winners are: the Netherlands, Denmark, Portugal, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium and Croatia. The runners-up confirmed so far are: the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Switzerland, Slovenia, England, Serbia and Montenegro, and Hungary.
