Sat, Nov 17, 2007 - Page 19 News List

EURO 2008: Fate of former World Cup winners is in the balance

AFP , PARIS

While Romania have qualified from Group G, the Netherlands, in second place, are odds-on to beat Luxembourg.

A win, coupled with a Romania victory over third placed Bulgaria would give the Dutch -- who famously missed qualification for the 1964 European Championships after a 2-1 defeat in 1963 by the Duchy -- a ticket to their fifth successive championships.

Today's fixtures:

Group A

Finland v Azerbaijan, Poland v Belgium, Serbia v Kazakhstan, Portugal v Armenia

Group B

Scotland v Italy, Lithuania v Ukraine

Group C

Moldova v Hungary, Norway v Turkey, Greece v Malta

Group D

Wales v Republic of Ireland, Germany v Cyprus, Czech Republic v Slovakia

Group E

Andorra v Estonia, Israel v Russia, Macedonia v Croatia

Group F

Latvia v Liechtenstein, Northern Ireland v Denmark, Spain v Sweden

Group G

Netherlands v Luxembourg, Bulgaria v Romania, Albania v Belarus

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