Euro 2012 Fixtures

gerrykeegan · March 25, 2010, 02:46:35 PM

UEFA EURO 2012 Championship - Group B Fixtures

Armenia (A) Friday, 3 September, 2010

Andorra (H) Tuesday, 7 September, 2010

Russia (H) Friday, 8 October, 2010

Slovakia (A) Tuesday, 12 October, 2010

Macedonia (H) Saturday, 26 March, 2011

Macedonia (A) Saturday, 4 June, 2011

Slovakia (H) Friday, 2 September, 2011

Russia (A), Tuesday, 6 September, 2011

Andorra (A) Friday, 7 October, 2011

Armenia (H) Tuesday, 11 October, 2011

Farrandeelin · March 25, 2010, 03:00:02 PM

Given the way they played against France in Paris, they should have no bother in dispossessing with all those little teams from Eastern Europe.

mountainboii · March 25, 2010, 03:05:57 PM

Nice enough start and finish. Pity we didn't get Slovakia in one of the first couple of fixtures though, catch them during a bit of a World Cup hangover.

Macedonia (A) Saturday, 4 June, 2011 - Dodgy fixture. Will be a very tough place to go to at the end of a long season.

Orior · March 25, 2010, 03:11:28 PM

Quote from: Farrandeelin on March 25, 2010, 03:00:02 PM
Given the way they played against France in Paris, they should have no bother in dispossessing with all those little teams from Eastern Europe.

That only happens once every four years, when there is just a glimmer of a hope of qualifying. I expect a whole raft of dull 0-0 and 1-1 disappointing draws.

Doogie Browser · March 25, 2010, 03:20:59 PM

Are these not the U21's? A lot of Fridays and Tuesdays,

Denn Forever · March 25, 2010, 03:24:59 PM

Are there not "International Hoidays" when Internationals are on?

Don't care if there are lots oof 0 0 or 0 1 scorelines as long as we get through.

INDIANA · March 25, 2010, 03:31:14 PM

Quote from: AFS on March 25, 2010, 03:05:57 PM
Nice enough start and finish. Pity we didn't get Slovakia in one of the first couple of fixtures though, catch them during a bit of a World Cup hangover.

Macedonia (A) Saturday, 4 June, 2011 - Dodgy fixture. Will be a very tough place to go to at the end of a long season.

will be 35 degrees odd at that time of the year there. Nasty. Not a great opener either. Slovakia at home and russia away in the same week will be tough too. OK fixture list.

Gaoth Dobhair Abu · March 25, 2010, 07:34:46 PM

Quote from: Doogie Browser on March 25, 2010, 03:20:59 PM
Are these not the U21's? A lot of Fridays and Tuesdays,

Aye what happened Wednesdays?
Can't really ever remember seeing competitive international qualifiers on a Friday!

The Watcher Pat · March 25, 2010, 07:36:15 PM

Just wondered the same.

Not sure what the thinking in that is.

dec · March 25, 2010, 08:08:35 PM

They all seem to be at it.

ENGLAND'S QUALIFIERS:
Friday, 3 September 2010: England v Bulgaria
Tuesday, 7 September 2010: Switzerland v England
Tuesday, 12 October 2010: England v Montenegro
Saturday, 26 March 2011: Wales v England
Saturday, 4 June 2011: England v Switzerland
Friday, 2 September 2011: Bulgaria v England
Tuesday, 6 September 2011: England v Wales
Friday, 7 October 2011: Montenegro v England

WALES'S QUALIFIERS:
Friday, 3 September 2010: Montenegro v Wales
Friday, 8 October 2010: Wales v Bulgaria
Tuesday, 12 October 2010: Switzerland v Wales
Saturday, 26 March 2011: Wales v England
Friday, 2 September 2011: Wales v Montenegro
Tuesday, 6 September 2011: England v Wales
Friday, 7 October 2011: Wales v Switzerland
Tuesday, 11 October 2011: Bulgaria v Wale

TacadoirArdMhacha · March 25, 2010, 08:19:44 PM

Quote from: The Watcher Pat on March 25, 2010, 07:36:15 PM
Just wondered the same.

Not sure what the thinking in that is.

I'd say its a result of pressure from the top clubs who want their players back as quickly as possible after international duty.

dec · March 25, 2010, 08:24:27 PM

According to that source of all knowledge wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2012_qualifying

For the first time, Tuesday evenings replace Wednesday evenings for midweek qualifying fixtures where two matchdays occur in the same week. This is in order to allow players an extra day to return to their clubs for domestic duty the following week. Consequently, teams are permitted to move the earlier weekend match forward to the Friday evening. Where matches are scheduled for a Friday evening, there remains a possibility that the fixture will actually be played on the Saturday.

Main Street · March 25, 2010, 09:34:01 PM

Freaky stuff nevertheless.
Playing the game on Tuesday mutually excludes from it being played on the Wednesday.

Aerlik · March 28, 2010, 12:15:25 AM

I live around the corner from Perth's biggest Macedonian Community centre, so I might pop in for a pint to watch the game. Some quare stunning looking blades from that part of the world.

The Massas are an unbelievably patriotic bunch too. Don't even mention Alexander the Great being Greek. And don't mention the part of Greece called Macedonia. Riot squad invite.