England among top seeds

Scotland in third group along with Northern Ireland

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England among top seeds

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England have been named among the top seeds ahead of the draw for Euro 2012 qualifying.

The Three Lions failed to make it through to the 2008 edition of the tournament in Austria and Switzerland but they returned to form in World Cup qualifying.

Fabio Capello guided his troops to top spot in their group with nine wins out of ten and they remain one of the highest ranked nations in Europe.

Scotland, however, have fallen down the rankings and are now in the third band along with Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Wales are among the fourth seeds, with the nine qualification groups set to be drawn in February.

Pot One: Spain, Germany, Holland, Italy, England, Croatia, Portugal, France, Russia.

Pot Two: Greece, Czech Republic, Sweden, Switzerland, Serbia, Turkey, Denmark, Slovakia, Romania.

Pot Three: Israel, Bulgaria, Finland, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Pot Four: Slovenia, Latvia, Hungary, Lithuania, Belarus, Belgium, Wales, FYR Macedonia, Cyprus.

Pot Five: Montenegro, Albania, Estonia, Georgia, Moldova, Iceland, Armenia,Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein.

Pot Six: Azerbaijan, Luxembourg, Malta, Faroe Islands, Andorra, San Marino.