Group A | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
Russia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Greece | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Poland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
Group A proved a very exciting group with Russia strong favourites to proceed after beating the Czech Republic 4-1. On matchday 3 however they were beaten by Greece whilst the Czechs beat the hosts Poland, so Russia were knocked out on head-to-head results.
Group B | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
On paper Group B is the strongest group and a shock is in store for the fans of the Netherlands, Germany or Portugal - all of whom believe the tournament title to be within their reach.
Group C | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Croatia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Republic of Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 0 |
Ireland face an uphill task to qualify from this group. Spain will be tournament favourites with the Italians probably most likely to join them in the quarter-finals.
Group D | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
England may be able to make it out of this fairly easy group with a lot hanging on the first game against France. Unlikely the tournament winner will emerge from Group D, though France did manage to beat Germany recently.