EURO 2012 Focus - Group A, B, C and D
EURO 2012, the 14th European Championship, will kick off on the 8th June in Poland and the Ukraine, as 16 teams battle it out for the title of European Champions.
Over the next couple of weeks, Extratime.ie will preview all participating countries, analysing the final squad selections, how they qualified for the tournament, key players to watch out for, where they are staying and playing as well as highlighting a number of interesting facts about the teams.
The teams have been broken down into their groups below. As previews are completed, the country will be linked to the article so you can view all 16 previews in one central location.
Group A
Russia - by Alan Smith
Greece - John McCormack
Poland - by Paul Walsh
Czech Republic - by Finbarr O'Sullivan
Group B
Germany - by Fergus McNally
Netherlands - by Chris McNulty
Denmark - by Alan Finn
Portugal - by Christopher Davey
Group C
Republic of Ireland - by Brian Fitzgerald
Spain - by Ruairdhri Croke
Italy - by Darren Crawley
Croatia - by Sam Grffin
Group D
France - by Damien Byrne
England - by Cathal Wogan
Ukraine - Niall Mooney
Sweden - by Simon O'Gorman