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Serbia and Montenegro in group with Italy, Croatia and Belarus
Frankfurt, GERMANY, February 11, 2004 - The 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship draw has taken place in Frankfurt.
Serbia and Montenegro will face Italy, the country with four titles in the last six championships, Belarus and Croatia in a Group A.
Hosts Germany have been drawn alongside Switzerland, Sweden and Portugal in a Group B.
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Vladimir Petrovic, Serbia and Montenegro coach:
"I am very satisfied with the draw. The teams in Group A play technically superb football so we are in a group of similar styles. We lost 4-1 away against Italy in the qualifiers, but we won 1-0 at home. They are favourites, but we have shown that we are not to be underestimated. Against Croatia and Belarus we can think about winning. I am hoping to reach the semi-finals and gain a ticket to the Olympic Games. Anything above this would be a tremendous success."
(uefa.com)
FINAL TOURNAMENT - Schedules
May 27: Italy - Belarus (Bochum), Serb&Mont - Croatia (Oberhausen)
May 28: Germany - Switzerland (Mainz), Sweden - Portugal (Manheim)
May 29: Belarus - Croatia (Oberhausen), Italy - Serb&Mont (Bochum)
May 30: Germany - Sweden (Manheim), Switzerland - Portugal (Mainz)
June 1: Italy - Croatia (Bochum), Belarus - Serb&Mont (Oberhausen)
June 2: Germany - Portugal (Mainz), Switzerland - Sweden (Manheim)
The top two placed teams from each group will advance to the semifinals.
June 5: SEMIFINALS
June 8: FINAL
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