Belgrade, March 11 (Reuters) - Today in Cardiff Group 9 representatives agreed on the schedule of the qualifying matches for European Championship 2004. FAY's (Football Association of Yugoslavia) General Secretary Branko Bulatovic, FAY's president Dragan Stojkovic and national team's manager Dejan Savicevic represented Yugoslavia during the negotiations.
Dejan Savicevic commented on the schedule:
"Nobody could get the perfect schedule. We have all made compromise in some requests and that way we accomplished the agreement. It is going to be difficult for us in October but Italians have twice the similar situation. I am satisfied with the schedule."
Schedule of European Championship 2004 qualifiers |
2002
September 7/8: Azerbaijan vs. Italy and Finland vs. Wales.
October 12/13: Italy vs. YUGOSLAVIA and Finland vs. Azerbaijan.
October 15/16: Wales vs. Italy and YUGOSLAVIA vs. Finland.
November 20: Azerbaijan vs. Wales.
2003
March 29/30: Italy vs. Finland and Wales vs. Azerbaijan.
April 1/2: YUGOSLAVIA vs. Wales.
April 30: Azerbaijan vs. YUGOSLAVIA.
June 7: Finland vs.YUGOSLAVIA.
June 11: Finland vs. Italy and YUGOSLAVIA vs. Azerbaijan.
September 6/7: Azerbaijan vs. Finland and Italy vs. Wales.
September 9/10: Wales vs. Finland and YUGOSLAVIA vs. Italy.
October 11/12: Italy vs. Azerbaijan and Wales vs. YUGOSLAVIA.