Euro 2012 finals draw begins in Kyiv

The draw for the finals of the Euro 2012 European Football Championship started at Kyiv's Ukraina Palace of Arts at 1900 on Friday.

Sixteen European nations that have won the right to participate in the tournament will be drawn into four groups of four teams.

World and European champions Spain are in Pot 1 along with the Netherlands and co-host nations Poland and Ukraine.

Pot 2 consists of England, Germany, Italy and Russia. Pot 3 includes Croatia, Portugal, Greece, and Sweden, while Denmark, France, the Czech Republic, and Ireland are in Pot 4.