BLUES KEPT APART IN EURO DRAW

Sunday 7 February 2010, 11:54
by Matthew Gamble @efc_mattgamble

Everton's players were kept apart when the European Championships qualifying draw was made on Sunday morning.

Representatives from the continent's international sides were in Warsaw to see who they would face in trying to book a slot in the 2012 Championships which are in Poland and the Ukraine.

John Heitinga will be with the Netherlands in group E as they look to see off the likes of Sweden, Finland and Hungary.

Marouane Fellaini and Belgium have been handed an unpleasant-looking place in group A that includes Germany and Turkey.

Diniyar Bilyaletdinov's Russia are the top seeds in group B, which also includes Slovakia and Jan Mucha - the goalkeeper who will join Everton in the summer.

Philippe Senderos' Switzerland side will face England in group G, with Wales also in the group along with Montenegro and Bulgaria.

David Moyes may have an interest in group I where his native Scotland have been pitted against Spain and the Czech Republic.

Full Draw
Group A: Germany, Turkey, Austria, Belgium (Fellaini), Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan
Group B: Russia (Bilaletdinov), Slovakia (Mucha), Rep. Of Ireland, FYR Macedonia, Armenia, Andorra
Group C: Italy, Serbia, N.Ireland, Slovenia, Estonia, Faroe Islands
Group D: France, Romania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Belarus, Albania, Luxembourg
Group E: Netherlands (Heitinga), Sweden, Finland, Hungary, Moldova, San Marino
Group F: Croatia, Greece, Israel, Latvia, Georgia, Malta
Group G: England, Switzerland (Senderos), Bulgaria, Wales, Montenegro
Group H: Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Cyprus, Iceland
Group I: Spain, Czech Republic, Scotland, Lithuania, Liechtenstein