France derives his hat

In the aftermath of the last play-off matches, UEFA has formalized the content of hats that will underpin the next lot of hens for Euro 2012, which will take place in Ukraine and Poland from June 8 to July 1. On 2 December, the team of France, who inherits the cap 4, will know what his future will be in the middle of favorites such as Germany, the Netherlands and Spain.

 HAT 1(Spain, Netherlands , Ukraine, Poland): Everyone wants the Ukraine or Poland
So much in the chapeau of "small" team that included France Friday, December 2, will be made ​​when the draw of Euro 2012 (18 hours). Qualifications, Tuesday after dams returns, Portugal and Croatia, have indeed made ​​demote the Blues - 12th in the standings UEFA European index - the third to the fourth hat. The only lower ranked teams are qualified and the Czech Republic (13th), Ireland (14th), Ukraine (15th) and Poland (28th). But as the past two nations are hosts of the event, they find themselves propelled into the hat to one side of the two nations currently at the top of the Old World: Spain, reigning European champion, and the Netherlands , finalists of the last World Cup. Suffice to say that the 12 courses listed in caps 2, 3 and 4 will cross fingers on December 2, falling on Ukraine and Poland. Probably with a preference for Poland which, besides being the lowest ranked of the 16 qualified teams, provides conditions for accommodation and travel much better. What is important for the fans ... The Blues have also their (good) marks face the Ukrainians and Poles, they went to fight in June 2011 during a tour of repetition (4-1 1-0 in Ukraine and Poland).

HAT 2 (Germany, Italy, England, Russia): Germany scares
In Pot 2 are two chunks: Germany, Vice-European Champion title and third in South Africa, which still impressed Tuesday evening by offering the scalp of the Netherlands (3-0), and Italy, although defeat at home Tuesday against Uruguay (0-1), remains a formidable opponent, she has walked in the playoffs (eight wins, two draws). To a lesser extent, we find that England, if it stays on two hits in a friendly against Spain and Sweden (1-0 each time), seems to have trouble making the link between its generations. The opponent most affordable cap 2 appears to be Russia's Dutch coach Dick Advocaat experimented, who took over from Guus Hiddink.

HAT 3 (Croatia, Greece, Portugal, Sweden): All except Portugal
The hat offers 3 good and less good. In the latter category with Portugal, which, if he had to go through qualifying to win his dams - dams themselves torn narrowly - Tuesday proved in the return match in Lisbon against Bosnia (6-2 atomized ), when Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani, Moutinho, Meireles and other Coentrao were decided to play the right way and above all, they could worry any team in the world and Europe. The other three formations, Sweden (qualified as the second best of the eight preliminary groups), Greece and Croatia, appear on the paper of equal level, with probably less hassle to do with these last two.


HAT 4 (Denmark, France, Czech Republic, Ireland): They do not want the Blues
Finally, the cap 4, alongside the troops of Laurent Blanc are Denmark, Ireland and the Czech Republic. This is a relegation to the France team, which is explained by its recent disappointing outings at Euro 2008 and World Cup 2010, each with an elimination in the first round of benefits punctuating extremely disappointing . Still, for many teams appearing in caps 1, 2 and 3, the objective is to avoid the unpredictable France, and which counts among its ranks players still making the happiness of some big European clubs (Benzema, Abidal, Ribery, Evra ...). " Abroad, they have more consideration for the team of France, the Germans want to avoid France in the fourth hat ", has also commented on Tuesday after the sad Laurent Blanc France-Belgium (0-0). " It's a compliment and a truth. I told them to be reassured because we also want to avoid them . "