03.06.2010, 01:08
Follow the EURO draw live!

Be the first to know the groups: the official EHF EURO website will show the draw live.

Follow the EURO draw live!

The Final Tournament Draw for the EHF EURO 2010 in Denmark/Norway will take place in Odense, Denmark on 5 June.

The draw will be carried out at the halftime of a women´s international friendly game, which will be played to celebrate the 75-year old Danish Handball Federation. The important draw event at 16:55hrs local time will be broadcast live on Danish TV2 and on Norwegian TV4. You can also watch it on your computer screen as www.ehf-euro.com, the official EHF EURO Events website, will stream it live.

Top players take the lots

The four groups will be decided by draw. Four international top players will be there in Odense for the celebration and to assist the draw. All national teams will be in the hands of the extraordinary Romanian talent, Cristina Neagu, the Viborg star Anja Althaus, 2008 World Player of the Year Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth, and Danish national player Trine Troelsen.

The head coaches of the organising countries, Denmark and Norway, will step on the podium after the draw. Jan Pytlick and Thorir Hergeirsson will give their first comments on the groups live in front of the TV cameras.

Teams and pots

The 16 teams preparing for the Final Tournament are ranked into four pots. For the detailed draw procedure and for a list of the teams, please click here.

Celebration and conference

The EHF EURO 2010 Final Tournament Draw will be carried out on the occasion of the celebration of the 75-year old Danish Handball Federation. At the same time, handball management professionals coming to Denmark will take part in the EHF Competitions Conference for Women´s Handball.

You can read about these events by clicking here.

TEXT: EHF