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The groups, where possible, match the 7- and 6-team World Cup 2006 Qualifying Groups of the senior European teams. The exceptions are Andorra , Faroe Islands , Liechtenstein , and Northern Ireland , none of whom entered an under-21 team. Germany , whose seniors did not need to qualify for the World Cup (as they will be hosts) were added to one of the 5-team groups created by the absence of the aforementioned nations. Europe 's 48 national under-21 teams entering were divided into eight groups (six groups of 6 + one group of 5 + one group of 7). The eight group winners played off against the eight group runners-up on a two-legged home-and-away basis to decide the eight qualifying teams. The finals tournament will feature two groups of four, with the winners and runners up of each group going through to the semi-finals. The draw for the finals groups took place on February 8, 2006. QUALIFYING GROUPS Group 1 '' qualify as group winners'' '' qualify as group runners-up'' Group 2 '' qualify as group winners'' '' qualify as group runners-up'' Group 3 '' qualify as group winners'' '' qualify as group runners-up'' Russia (19pts) Slovakia (19pts) head-to-head: 4-0 in RUS, 1-0 in SVK .: Russia better (4-1 on aggregate) Group 4 '' qualify as group winners'' '' qualify as group runners-up'' Switzerland (15pts) Israel (15pts) head-to-head: 1-1 in ISR, 0-0 in SUI .: Switzerland better (1-0 on away goals) Group 5
'' qualify as group winners'' '' qualify as group runners-up'' Group 6 '' qualify as group winners'' '' qualify as group runners-up'' Group 7 '' qualify as group winners'' '' qualify as group runners-up'' Group 8 '' qualify as group winners'' '' qualify as group runners-up'' QUALIFICATION PLAYOFFS Group winners played at home in the second leg. THE FINALS The finals will take place May 23 - June 4 2006 in Portugal . Venues
Finals Groups Group A Group B Semi-finals Final Saturday 4 June 2006 at the Estádio Do Bessa . EXTERNAL LINKS
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