Euro 2012: Qualifying groups completed

The qualifying groups for the Euro 2012 Championships wrapped up today, and here's the group by group run down on who made it through. With the exception of Sweden, the other eight second-placed finishers will play off for the last four spots next month. The draw for those games will be made on Thursday.

Group A: Germany had long since clinched top spot in the group, but there was no let up as they finished with a perfect record - and a 3-1 defeat of Belgium, matching their win over Turkey on Friday. And just as they had opened the door for Belgium with that defeat of Turkey, they emphatically closed it on the Belgians today and Turkey took advantage with a 1-0 win over Azerbaijan that clinched second place.

Group B: Russia thumped Andorra 6-0 to claim top spot in the group, while second place went to Ireland after a 2-1 win over Armenia, in a match that saw both teams lose a player to red cards.

Group C: Italy had already ensured top spot, but a 3-0 win over Northern Ireland kept them undefeated, while Serbia were stunned after failing to get the point they needed at Slovenia. Dare Vrsic's late first half goal was decisive after Nemanja Vidic missed a second half penalty. Estonia's late comeback win over Northern Ireland on Friday proved to be decisive in taking second place.  

Group D: France needed a 78th minute penalty from Samir Nasri to escape with a 1-1 draw against Bosnia-Herzegovina and top spot in the group after the visitors had threatened a major upset.

Group E: Sweden finished with a morale boosting win over top placed Netherlands after coming from behind to win 3-2, following on from their Friday win in Finland that earned them second spot ahead of Hungary. As the best placed second finisher, Sweden progress directly to the Championships.

Group F: Greece nearly undid their vital Friday win over Croatia, but were able to rally late to win 2-1 at Georgia, rendering Croatia's 2-0 win over Latvia irrelevant.

Group G: With top spot already clinched on Friday, England had the bye in their group, and Montenegro played as though they did, although there 2-0 defeat by Switzerland didn't impact their position either.

Group H: Denmark took top spot in the group at Portugal's expense, as they won 2-1, with Nicklas Bendtner's second half goal proving decisive as Portugal's Ronaldo scored in injury time to keep the finish interesting. However, the Portuguese ran out of time to find a second and now face a play-off.

Group I: Spain ended Scotland's hopes with a 3-1 win with two from David Silva and a third from David Villa. The Czech Republic were reduced to ten men in the second half, but led Lithuania 3-0 by that stage and went on to win 4-1 to take second spot behind the Spanish who finished with a perfect record.