The Draw

Group A - Portugal, Poland, Serbia & Montenegro, Belgium, Finland, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan

Group B - France, Italy, Ukraine, Scotland, Lithuania, Georgia, Faroe Islands

Group C - Greece, Turkey, Norway, Bosnia, Hungary, Moldova, Malta

Group D - Czech Rep, Germany, Slovakia, Ireland, Wales, Cyprus, San Marino

Group E - England, Croatia, Russia, Israel, Estonia, Macedonia, Andorra

Group F - Sweden, Spain, Denmark, Latvia, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Lichtenstein

Group G - Holland, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Albania, Belarus, Luxemburg 

Initial Reaction

Wing Commander Strachan:  "Whit, fa?, fa?, eh....................whit?.........................fa?...................oh no..........oh no..........................oh no........................nae the bloody Faroes!"

The Rules

The qualifying phase consists of one group of eight teams (Group A) and six groups of seven teams (Group B-G).

There will be no play-offs - the top two in each of the seven groups will automatically go through to the finals.

The 14 qualifiers will join hosts Austria and Switzerland who are guaranteed their places at the finals.

When qualifying gets under way in September 2006, the teams will play each other country in their group home and away, with the final round of games taking place in November 2007.

Euro 2008 - Qualifying Fixtures
2006 Saturday, 2 September - Scotland v Faroe Islands                     Wednesday, 6 September - Lithuania v Scotland Saturday, 7 October - Scotland v France Wednesday, 11 October - Ukraine v Scotland 2007 Saturday, 24 March - Scotland v Georgia Wednesday, 28 March - Italy v Scotland Wednesday, 6 June - Faroe Islands v Scotland Saturday, 8 September - Scotland v Lithuania Wednesday, 12 September - France v Scotland Saturday, 13 October - Scotland v Ukraine Wednesday, 17 October - Georgia v Scotland Saturday, 17 November - Scotland v Italy