There are nine groups altogether, and the group winners will all go through to the finals in Poland and Ukraine. The runner-up with the best record will also go through, and the other eight runners-up will have to go into the play-offs.

Scotland were very unlucky and were drawn in a group with Spain, the current champions of Europe, and the Czech Republic. The full draw is:

Group A – Germany, Turkey, Austria, Belgium, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan

Group B – Russia, Slovakia, Republic of Ireland, FYR Macedonia, Armenia, Andorra

Group C – Italy, Serbia, Northern Ireland, Slovenia, Estonia, Faroe Islands

Group D – France, Romania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Belarus, Albania, Luxembourg

Group E – Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Hungary, Moldova, San Marino

Group F – Croatia, Greece, Israel, Latvia, Georgia, Malta

Group G – England, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Wales, Montenegro

Group H – Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Cyprus, Iceland

Group I – Spain, Czech Republic, Scotland, Lithuania, Liechtenstein