EURO 2008 INFO

The Europe of the 16 polishes its respective lists of 23 to 100 days of the launch of the Euro-2008, competed in Austria and Switzerland from 7 to June 29. As a reminder, it is useless to look for the Red Devils among different groups. They missed their qualifying campaign and already believe Mondial 2010. Magazine staff in groups.

GROUP A

Switzerland: Kuhn, 64, is to head the "Nati" since June 2001, and dreamed of starting a writ on his land before giving way to Hitzfeld. Everything may depend once again on the status of their form of star striker Frei, still affected by injuries this season.

Czech Republic: The press in the country campaigning for a return to selection of retired Nedved. Bad sign for the finalists of the 1996 edition? Baros, top scorer of the Euro-2004 (where the team leaning in the semi-final against the Greeks, the final winners), Lyon has left to try to get back to Portsmouth and save time for Thursday The selection without a Bruckner ill, has lost its last two friendlies.

Portugal: Four years ago, Cristiano Ronaldo was, with Rooney, this younger generation discovered that the very high level of the Euro. To him driving the Portuguese armada to the summits and to forget the "business" that plague football in the country.

Turkey: No chance for the Turks, but the extra-athlete who will weigh on their shoulders this summer. Switzerland-Turkey sent sulphur after serious incidents in Istanbul in November 2005, during a match barrage of qualifications for the World Cup-2006 ended in brawling.

GROUP B

Austria: For his first participation in an Euro, the team is something of expiatory victim. Young people, with exceptional in their respective selections, will probably still too soft to lie predictions.

Croatia: 23 to be selected will each receive a bonus of 300,000 euros if Croatia wins. This will do? The team will go to the checkered Eduardo, leg broken this weekend in the English championship.

Germany: The big favorite. Ballack back in shape. But the question of Guardians, which has already polluted the World-2006, is likely to reappear with the debates inspired by the performance of sawtooth Lehmann.

Poland: Double dose of pressure for this nation, fell in the pool of Germany and which will be co-organizer of the Euro-2012 with Ukraine. One logistical challenge in particular.

GROUP C

Netherlands: The mythical stolen Van Basten in the finals of the European Championships of nations was just 20 years old. A performance of Oranje is a big wink to the scorer became breeder, which will result in Ajax after the Euro.

Italy: Still a favorite. And again, the world champions crossing the path of their best enemies, the French. At their last release, deprived of some cadres, the Nazionale, and was impressed against Portugal (3-1).

France: Les Bleus benefit from the emergence of new talents (Benzema, Ben Arfa, Nasri, Toulalan) and Trezeguet could suffer. Only big pitfall to avoid: not focus on the duel with the Italians.

Romania: "It is an easy group" began Victor Piturca joked at the lot, before launching: "Why could we not be part of both qualified in this group." Mutu has undoubtedly part of the answer.

GROUP D

Greece: Proponents of title may-2004? Hard to know with this selection always as little publicized. The band, however, was to Rehhagel shaped in the playoffs.

Sweden: The last friendly against Turkey (0-0) has left observers on their hunger. How good is the new generation represented by Källström?

Spain: Raul will be? The series continues to fascinate Spain, with the latter bouncing a joint press conference between the goalscorer Real Aragones and his breeder, with whom relations were
Detestable past.

Russia: This is the winter truce in the country, and it will take until March to learn more about the troupe Hiddink.