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  GROUP OF DEATH ALERT. I REPEAT GROUP OF DEATH ALERT. Italy join France, the Netherlands and Romania in Group C. There will be a repeat of the World Cup final in Zurich on June 17.

  Sunday June 8 will see Croatia meet Austria. Poland and Germany also in a weak-looking Group B.

  The opening game in Basle on June 7 will be Switzerland v Czech Republic. Portugal and Turkey complete Group A.

  Naturally Spain join Russia and Greece.

  Germany in with Austria and Poland while Romania join the Netherlands and France.

  Portugal join the Swiss and Turks, who they will face in their opening game in Geneva on June 7, in Group A.

  So that means Russia will be in Greece's group.

  France's qualifying performances have not been too clever and so are in Pot D and they are paired with the Dutch. They will play in Berne on June 13.

  Poland are in with Austria in Group B.

  Turkey are in with Switzerland in Group A - they had a brawl not so long ago.

  Greece are in Pool D which was was obvious as Switzerland and Austria had already been put in Pools A & B respectively.

  The Netherlands are first out out of the pot and will be in Group C.

11:40 After 40 minutes of Euro-waffle, we are finally ready to rumble.

11:25 Hermann Maier gets the honours to do his bit for the Austrian tourist board and their venues - Innsbruck, Salzburg, Klagenfurt and Vienna.

11:25 Roger Federer is now giving you the rundown of the Swiss host venues: Geneva, Berne, Basel and Zurich.

11:15 Spanish opera singer Jose Carreras is currently providing the draw's musical entertainment as we take a look back at how Greece "thrilled" us in 2004.