ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN SEPARATED IN EURO 2012 QUALIFYING ROUND
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10:53 ~U 08.02.10
The draw for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying round took place in Warsaw
on February 7.
Armenia’s national football team was originally included in Group A,
set to compete against Azerbaijan; however, as UEFA had previously
stated that these two teams wouldn’t play against each other, Armenia
was moved to Group B, where it will play against Russia, Slovenia,
Ireland, Macedonia and Andorra.
According to ESPN, European soccer’s governing body decided before
Sunday’s draw that neighbours Russia and Georgia would be separated
if they were drawn in the same group, as would Azerbaijan and Armenia,
two more former Soviet republics.
UEFA had to enforce their ruling and move Armenia to Group B after they
were drawn in Group A with Azerbaijan. The two countries had refused
to play each other during the 2008 European championship qualifiers.
The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship will be hosted by Poland
and Ukraine and will take place from June 8 to July 1, 2012.