In the early morning of August 17, Beijing time, there will be two group matches in the 2008 European Cup qualifiers, and the first round of each group will not be fully started until the early morning of September 3. In addition to the host countries Austria and Switzerland, the last champion Greece has to pass the qualifiers to qualify for the final stage. In the first round, strong teams such as Holland, Spain, Italy and France all played. Four days later, the qualifier will usher in a major event. In the second group, France will face Italy at home, which is the second time that the two teams have met in the European Cup after the final of the European Cup in 2000.

The following is the complete schedule of the European Cup qualifiers:

Scores of the warring sides on the day of the group stage

The first group 06.08. 16 Belgium-Kazakhstan-

Poland-Finland-

Serbia and Montenegro-Azerbaijan-

Armenia-Belgium-

Poland-Serbia and Montenegro-

Finland-Portugal-

Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan-

Portugal-Azerbaijan-

Serbia and Montenegro-Belgium-

Kazakhstan-Poland-

Armenia-Finland-

Poland-Portugal-

Serbia and Montenegro-Armenia-

Kazakhstan-Finland-

Belgium-Azerbaijan-

Belgium-Poland-

Portugal-Kazakhstan-

Finland-Armenia-

Kazakhstan-Serbia and Montenegro-

Portugal-Belgium-

Poland-Azerbaijan-

Serbia and Montenegro-Portugal-

Poland-Armenia-

Azerbaijan-Finland-

June 7, 2002 Belgium-Portugal-

Azerbaijan-Poland-

Kazakhstan-Armenia-

Finland-Serbia and Montenegro-

Armenia-Poland-

Kazakhstan-Azerbaijan-

Finland-Belgium-

Belgium-Serbia and Montenegro-

Armenia-Portugal-

Finland-Kazakhstan-

September 7, 2008 Portugal-Poland-

Serbia and Montenegro-Finland-

Azerbaijan-Armenia-

Portugal-Serbia and Montenegro-

Kazakhstan-Belgium-

Finland-Poland-

Armenia-Azerbaijan-

Poland-Kazakhstan-

Armenia-Serbia and Montenegro-

Belgium-Finland-

Azerbaijan-Portugal-

Belgium-Armenia-

Azerbaijan-Serbia and Montenegro-

Kazakhstan-Portugal-

Poland-Belgium-

Portugal-Armenia-

Finland-Azerbaijan-

Serbia and Montenegro-Kazakhstan-

07. 1 1.2 1 Armenia-Kazakhstan

Portugal-Finland-

Serbia and Montenegro-Poland-

Azerbaijan-Belgium-

Group 2 06.09.02 Scotland-Faroe Islands-

Italy-Lithuania-

Georgia-France-

September 6, 2006 France-Italy-

Lithuania-Scotland-

Ukraine-Georgia-

Faroe Islands-Lithuania-

Scotland-France-

Italy-Ukraine-

France-Faroe Islands-

Georgia-Italy-

Ukraine-Scotland-

Lithuania-France-

Faroe Islands-Ukraine-

Scotland-Georgia-

March 7, 2008 Italy-Scotland-

Georgia-Faroe Islands-

Ukraine-Lithuania-

France-Ukraine-

Lithuania-Georgia-

Faroe Islands-Italy-

07.06.06 Faroe Islands-Scotland-

Lithuania-Italy-

France-Georgia-

September 7, 2008 Italy-France-

Scotland-Lithuania-

Georgia-Ukraine-

Lithuania-Faroe Islands-

France-Scotland-

Ukraine-Italy-

Faroe Islands-France-

Italy-Georgia-

Scotland-Ukraine-

France-Lithuania-

Ukraine-Faroe Islands-

Georgia-Scotland-

Scotland-Italy-

Faroe Islands-Georgia-

Lithuania-Ukraine-

07. 1 1.2 1 Ukraine-France-

Georgia-Lithuania-

Italy-Faroe Islands-

Malta-Bosnia and Herzegovina-

Hungary-Norway-

Moldova-Greece-

September 6, 2006 Turkey-Malta-

Bosnia and Herzegovina-Hungary-

Norway-Moldova-

Greece-Norway-

Hungary-Turkey-

Moldova-Bosnia and Herzegovina-

Turkey-Moldova-

Malta-Hungary-

Bosnia and Herzegovina-Greece-

Norway-Bosnia and Herzegovina-

Greece-Turkey-

Moldova-Malta-

Hungary-Moldova-

Malta-Greece-

Turkey-Norway-

Bosnia and Herzegovina-Turkey-

Norway-Malta-

Greece-Hungary-

Greece-Moldova-

Norway-Hungary-

Bosnia and Herzegovina-Malta-

September 7, 2008 Malta-Turkey-

Hungary-Bosnia and Herzegovina-

Moldova-Norway-

Bosnia and Herzegovina-Moldova-

Turkey-Hungary-

Norway-Greece-

Greece-Bosnia and Herzegovina-

Hungary-Malta-

Moldova-Turkey-

Malta-Moldova-

Turkey-Greece-

Bosnia and Herzegovina-Norway-

Greece-Malta-

Norway-Turkey-

Moldova-Hungary-

07. 1 1.2 1 Hungary-Greece

Turkey-Bosnia and Herzegovina-

Malta-Norway-

Slovakia-Cyprus-

Germany-Ireland-

Czech-Wales-

Slovakia-Czech Republic-

San Marino-Germany-

Cyprus-Ireland-

Wales-Slovakia-

Czech Republic-San Marino-

Wales-Cyprus-

Slovakia-Germany-

Ireland-Czech Republic-

Cyprus-Germany-

Ireland-San Marino-

San Marino-Ireland-

Cyprus-Slovakia-

Ireland-Wales-

Czech-Germany-

Czech Republic-Cyprus-

Ireland-Slovakia-

Wales-San Marino-

07.06.02 Wales-Czech Republic-

Germany-San Marino-

Germany-Slovakia-

San Marino-Cyprus-

Slovakia-Ireland-

Wales-Germany-

San Marino-Czech Republic-

Cyprus-San Marino-

Slovakia-Wales-

Czech Republic-Ireland-

San Marino-Wales-

Ireland-Cyprus-

Germany-Czech Republic-

Slovakia-San Marino-

Ireland-Germany-

Cyprus-Wales-

Wales-Ireland-

Germany-Cyprus-

Czech-Slovak-

San Marino-Slovakia-

Germany-Wales-

Cyprus-Czech Republic

Estonia-Macedonia-

September 6, 2002 England-Andorra-

Estonia-Israel-

Israel-Andorra-

Macedonia-England-

Russia-Croatia-

Russia-Israel-

Croatia-Andorra-

England-Macedonia-

Andorra-Macedonia-

Russia-Estonia-

Croatia-England-

Macedonia-Russia-

Israel-Croatia-

Croatia-Macedonia-

Estonia-Russia-

Israel-England-

Israel-Estonia-

Andorra-England-

07.06.02 Macedonia-Israel-

Russia-Andorra-

Estonia-Croatia-

Estonia-England-

Croatia-Russia-

Andorra-Israel-

Estonia-Andorra-

Croatia-Estonia-

Russia-Macedonia-

England-Israel

England-Russia-

Macedonia-Estonia-

Andorra-Croatia-

England-Estonia-

Russia-Britain-

Macedonia-Andorra-

Croatia-Israel-

Andorra-Estonia-

Israel-Russia-

Macedonia-Croatia-

07. 1 1.2 1 Andorra-Russia-

Israel-Macedonia-

England-Croatia-

Latvia-Sweden-

Northern Ireland-Iceland-

Spain-Liechtenstein-

September 6, 2006 Northern Ireland-Spain-

Sweden-Liechtenstein-

Iceland-Denmark-

Latvia-Iceland-

Denmark-Northern Ireland-

Sweden-Spain-

06. 10. 1 1 Northern Ireland-Latvia-

Liechtenstein-Denmark-

Iceland-Sweden-

March 7, 2004 Liechtenstein-Northern Ireland-

Spain-Denmark-

Spain-Iceland-

Liechtenstein-Latvia-

Northern Ireland-Sweden-

June 7, 2002 Iceland-Liechtenstein-

Latvia-Spain-

Denmark-Sweden-

7 June 2006 Latvia-Denmark

Sweden-Iceland-

Liechtenstein-Spain-

20 12 August 7, Northern Ireland-Liechtenstein-

Iceland-Spain-

Latvia-Northern Ireland-

Sweden-Denmark-

Denmark-Liechtenstein-

Spain-Latvia-

Iceland-Northern Ireland-

Iceland-Latvia-

Liechtenstein-Sweden-

Denmark-Spain-

Denmark-Latvia-

Liechtenstein-Iceland-

Sweden-Northern Ireland-

Latvia-Liechtenstein-

Northern Ireland-Denmark-

Spain-Sweden-

07. 1 1.2 1 Sweden-Latvia

Denmark-Iceland-

Spain-Northern Ireland-

Luxembourg-Netherlands-

Belarus-Albania-

Romania-Bulgaria-

Bulgaria-Slovenia-

Albania-Romania-

Netherlands-Belarus-

Slovenia-Luxembourg-

Bulgaria-Netherlands-

Romania-Belarus-

Netherlands-Albania-

Luxembourg-Bulgaria-

Belarus-Slovenia-

Albania-Slovenia-

Luxembourg-Belarus-

Netherlands-Romania-

Bulgaria-Albania-

Slovenia-Netherlands-

Romania-Luxembourg-

Slovenia-Romania-

Belarus-Bulgaria-

Albania-Luxembourg-

Romania-Slovenia-

Bulgaria-Belarus-

Luxembourg-Albania-

September 7, 2008 Luxembourg-Slovenia

Netherlands-Bulgaria-

Belarus-Romania-

Albania-Netherlands-

Bulgaria-Luxembourg-

Slovenia-Belarus-

Slovenia-Albania-

Belarus-Luxembourg-

Romania-Netherlands-

Albania-Bulgaria-

Netherlands-Slovenia-

Luxembourg-Romania-

Netherlands-Luxembourg-

Albania-Belarus-

Bulgaria-Romania-

Slovenia-Bulgaria-

Romania-Albania-

Belarus-Netherlands-