UEFA has confirmed that the Republic of Ireland will be one of the nine second seeds for the upcoming EURO 2016 draw. Martin O’Neill’s side join Ukraine, Croatia, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Belgium, Czech Republic and Hungary in Pot 2, while Northern Ireland have been included in Pot 5. The draw takes place on 23 February in Nice, while the opening round of fixtures will take place between 7-9 September 2014. Holders Spain are named in Pot 1 alongside Germany, Netherlands, Italy, England, Portugal, Greece, Russia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, while hosts France will also be named in one of the nine groups, however, their fixtures will just be considered friendly internationals with no points available. UEFA are introducing the concept of a ‘Week of Football’, where matches will be played from Tuesday to Thursday. Matches can be played on any day within the ‘week’, while double-header weeks will involve countries playing on Thursday/Sunday, Friday/Monday or Saturday/Tuesday.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:33:46 +0000
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