So on Sunday was the draw for the European Championships next year in Austria and Switzerland.  With the possibility of some real nasty groups, things turned out alright for Germany, who have hosts Austria, dark horse Croatia and border rival Poland in their group.

By far the toughest group will be Holland, Italy, France and Romania; three past champions fighting it out for the top two spots.

All the groups are:

Group A - Switzerland, Portugal, Turkey and Czech Rep.
Group B - Austria, Germany, Croatia and Poland
Group C - Holland, Italy, France and Romania
Group D - Greece, Sweden, Spain and Russia

The tournament starts June 7, 2008 and I can’t wait.  Full details of the tournament can be found here.