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Euro 2012 final draw

In 2012, the highly anticipated UEFA European Football Championship will be played out in eight stadiums in Poland (with venues in Warsaw, Gdańsk, Wrocław and Poznań) and Ukraine (in Kiev, Lviv, Kharkiv, and Donetsk).

The first of 31 matches in Euro 2012 kick off on June 8, 2012 in Warsaw, on the way to the quarter-finals leading to more intense semi-final battles throughout the month.

Then it's on to the deciding game at Olympic Stadium in Kiev on July 1, 2012.

Poland and Ukraine as official host countries are automatic qualifiers to participate in the Euro 2012 games. December 2, 2011 saw the final draw of 16 teams that secured a place to compete in Euro 2012. However, well before the official announcement easy predictions included Spain (as defending champions at Euro 2008) as well as Germany, France and Italy (see above for the official breakdown.)

This summer, follow the games with our Euro 2012 bracket leading up to the final in July:

printable Euro 2012 bracket

Euro 2012 ticket information

More than a million tickets went on on sale on March 1, 2011 for the 31 matches played in Euro 2012, with the majority of tickets sold to the public directly via euro2012.com and participating vendors. Match tickets as well as team series ticket packages are available for each of the 16 participating teams.

Euro 2012 TV coverage

Even in a Summer Olympics year, more than a million fans are expected to attend the live matches in Poland and Ukraine with millions more watching live broadcasts in more than 200 countries worldwide.

As it happened during Euro 2008, expect ESPN to be "Euro 2012 Central" for the bulk of cable television coverage. In the UK, also look forward to ITV and the BBC providing full coverage of Euro 2012 championship matches leading up to the final. Setanta Sports will have it covered in Australia.

Euro 2012 Schedule

All games are local Central European Summer Time (CEST) which in the UK translates into most games taking place an hour earlier at 17:00 (5PM) and 19:45 (7:45PM); and in the USA at 12 Noon and 2:45PM.

More about Euro 2012 around the Web:

UEFA Euro 2012 - The official site with ticket information, the latest updates, qualifying teams and standings, Ukraine and Poland travel information, related photos and video, plus a look ahead to Euro 2016.

ESPNsoccernet Euro 2012 - Check out the full TV schedule including video clips, interviews, feature stories, the latest news and standings, action photo gallery and Gamecast coverage on match days.

BBC SPORT | Football | 2012 - Qualifying results/tables, top scorers, photos, facts and figures, plus breaking news, blog postings, and great features including games and contests, video clips.

UEFA Euro 2012 - Wikipedia - Extensive coverage including schedules for qualifying games, knockout stages and finals, information & related photos of stadium locations, scoring bracket and more, with related references and resources.

SoccerStats - A quick overview of Who Won What along with Euro championship results dating back to 1960, plus tool around the rest of the site for more news, live scores, forums, quizzes.

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