UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
This page describes the qualifying procedure for the UEFA Euro 2008.
Qualification coefficients were used to rank the teams according to their results in both UEFA Euro 2004 and FIFA World Cup 2006 qualifying stages. Only the group matches, and not any additional playoffs, counted towards the coefficients, also determining which pot a national team was put in. Some points to note:
The draw took place on 27 January 2006 in Montreux, Switzerland.
1 Greece were first seeded, as European champions
Austria (1.333) and 
Switzerland (1.833) were already assured of places at Euro 2008 as host nations.
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings
Below is a table containing all seven qualifying groups. Teams that secured a place in the final tournament are highlighted in green. The order of teams is by final group position. For the first time, UEFA named the qualifying groups alphabetically rather than numerically.
Hosts
The qualifying process started in August 2006. Austria and Switzerland were granted places in the tournament finals as host nations.
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