PARTICIPATING TEAMS

For classification to the Euro 2008 took place after a tournament between September 2006 and November 2007. For this, a lottery was held in Montreux, Switzerland, January 27, 2006 in which seven groups were formed clasificatorios, where the first two from each classified to the final round. Austria and Switzerland were classified automatically exercise its right to organizers.

The draw for the finals of the competition was made on December 2, 2007. The 16 classified teams were arranged in four bombs according to their Uefa coefficient. In the first drum was placed Austria and Switzerland, host of this edition, Greece, current champion, and the Netherlands, the selection more Uefa coefficient. Croatia, Italy, Slovakia and Sweden were in the second drum, while the third was composed of Germany, Spain, Portugal and Romania. Finally, the fourth drum was formed by France, Poland, Russia and Turkey.