EHF EURO 2014 final tournament draw procedure released
Following the completion of the EHF EURO 2014 Qualification Phase 2, the procedure for the final tournament draw, taking place on Friday, 21 June, in Herning (Denmark) has been released. The following teams have qualified for the Men's EHF EURO 2014: Denmark (qualified directly as hosts), Spain, Czech Republic, France, Croatia, Sweden, Iceland, Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Norway, Hungary, Poland, Belarus, Austria, Russia. The draw will take place on the aforementioned date at 18.30 hrs ahead of match between Denmark and Poland at the 14,000-spectator Jyske Bank Boxen, also the venue for preliminary and main round as well as for the finals, in Herning. The draw will be streamed live on www.ehf-euro.com.
The participating teams are seeded as follows on the basis of the qualification groups and the ranking of the EHF EURO 2012.
Pot 1: Denmark, Serbia, Croatia, Spain
Pot 2: Czech Republic, Iceland, France, Sweden
Pot 3: Macedonia, Belarus, Hungary, Poland
Pot 4: Norway, Austria, Montenegro, Russia
The procedure for the draw is as follows