Under-21 play-off pots announced....

[Dinpomp]

Under-21 play-off pots announced

Published: Wednesday 8 September 2010, 11.11CET

Sweden, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Romania, Italy, Croatia and Scotland have all been seeded for Friday's UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-off draw.

The play-off draw takes place in Denmark on Friday ©UEFA

Published: Wednesday 8 September 2010, 11.11CET
Under-21 play-off pots announced

Sweden, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Romania, Italy, Croatia and Scotland have all been seeded for Friday's UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-off draw.

The pots for Friday's UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-off draw have been announced, with Sweden, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Romania, Italy, Croatia and Scotland placed in Bowl A and Greece, Switzerland, Ukraine, Spain, England, Belarus and Iceland making up Bowl B.

The qualifying group phase concluded on Tuesday night when the eight remaining play-off places were decided, and attention now turns to Friday's draw which takes place at 12.30CET in Herning, Denmark. The two-legged ties will be played between 9 and 13 October with the seven winners joining hosts Denmark at the final tournament next June.
The seven group winners with the best coefficients on the basis of results achieved in qualifying for the 2009 and 2011 UEFA European U21 Championships are seeded for the draw. Winners and runners-up from the same group cannot be drawn against each other according to the regulations.

UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-offs

Bowl A
Sweden
Netherlands
Czech Republic
Romania
Italy
Croatia
Scotland

Bowl B
Greece
Switzerland
Ukraine
Spain
England
Belarus
Iceland

 

[MattyP]

How come England were not seeded, given we reached the final two years ago? Yet Scotland are seeded, but didn't even qualify for the tournament last time round.

 

[Bobishism]

goal difference and points gained when qualifying

 

[chrissivad]

goal difference and points gained when qualifying

Cant be. Scotland only got 17points. The same as England who cam second to Greece (19 points) yet Scotland get pot 1 and England and Greece get pot 2

 

[PT]

It's a lottery and I blame Manchester City.

 

[LSUY]

How come England were not seeded, given we reached the final two years ago? Yet Scotland are seeded, but didn't even qualify for the tournament last time round.

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I thought it was because Scotland topped Group 10 but Greece topped Group 9 and got more points than Scotland. Surely Scotland can't be seeded simply because they have a GD of +9 to Greece's +6?

 

[Misfit]

It's to keep the chippy ones quiet. They realise us Englishers are terribly phlegmatic and therefore unlikely to cause a fuss.

 

[Dinpomp]

Play-off ties
England v Romania
Netherlands v Ukraine
Spain v Croatia
Switzerland v Sweden
Iceland v Scotland
Czech Republic v Greece
Italy v Belarus

 

[chrissivad]

Romania... anyone know what their U21 side is like?

They did top their group with 25 points. Only dropped 5 points. Drew with Russia last game and they did get beat by Latvia 5-1...

 

[ExpatFan]

Play-off ties
England v Romania
Netherlands v Ukraine
Spain v Croatia
Switzerland v Sweden
Iceland v Scotland
Czech Republic v Greece
Italy v Belarus

All 7 home teams to go through (hopefully!)