Football: Euro draw sets up dream clashes

KIEV: Holland, Germany and Portugal will face off at Euro 2012 while defending champions Spain will tackle Italy as the draw for the competition set up some mouth-watering fixtures during the pool stage. World Cup finalists Holland tackle heavyweights Germany, Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal and dark-horses Denmark in Group B. A fierce contest can also be expected when world and European champions Spain meet Italy in Group C, along with the Republic of Ireland and Croatia. Meanwhile, England have been drawn in Group D with co-hosts Ukraine, Sweden and France, while the second co-hosts Poland will face Greece, Russia and the Czech Republic in Group A. The tournament kicks off on June 8.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 4^th, 2011.