Looking forward to Euro 2012 Qualifying for June 3rd.

Well Group A showcases with Kazakhstan playing Azerbaijan, arch-rivals Austria taking on Germany, and Belgium will try and manage against Turkey. For Group C, the Faroe Islands will host Slovenia while Italy hope to continue their winning ways and defeat Estonia. Meanwhile, in Group D, Romania take on Bosnia and Herzegovina while Belarus will see how they can do against France. Group E has Moldova playing host to Sweden while San Marino host the other Nordic nation of Finland. Croatia and Georgia face off for Group F action while Group I competition consists of Liechtenstein v.s. Lithuania. All in all it looks like it'll be a great day of competitive football! Now then, how about some predictions? First off, in Group A, the two teams bringing up the rear, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, will only be playing for pride when they face off but I could see Azerbaijan leading when the final whistle blows. Between Austria and Germany, Der Nationalmannschaft of Germany would be the team I would tip to win the match-up. Moving on to the game between Belgium and Turkey, despite the fact that the Belgians are above their opponents in the table, the Turks really shouldn't be beaten by the small nation. Meanwhile, the Faroe Islands v.s. Slovenia really should be the visitors' game as the Island team has taken only 1 point from 5 games! Over in Italy on the other hand, the home side would be quite surprised if they lost to currently mid-table Estonia when the two face-off. Over in Group D, when Romania welcome Bosnia and Herzegovina I could see the match ending in a draw. However, if I had to pick a side it would probably be the home side of Romania since Bosnia and Herzegovina were just barely able to edge the Romanians 2-1 when  the two sides met in the industrial city Zenica of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The other Group D match on the 3rd will be between the two leaders of the group: France and Belarus. Both sides actually look pretty good with the second-place Belarus  team hosting the Group leaders. While Belarus did beat the French on their own soil in the first match of qualification, that was shortly after the French had a disastrous World Cup. Since then? They have yet to be defeated in European Cup Qualifying. For this reason I would tip the French to win. Over in Group E, Moldova's match against Sweden will probably be just as close as their first leg battle. However, I would predict the Swedes will be victorious as they have only been defeated by the Netherlands. The other match-up, between San Marino and Finland, should really go in Finland's favor despite the fact that they are only one game better than their opponents. Even if they are playing in San Marino, expect a similar number of goals as we saw in the 8-0 slaughter on the 17th of November 2010. Moving on to Group F now, where Croatia and Georgia will face off. The fact that Georgia won their last encounter 1-0 may not initially bode well, but I think the Croats will turn it around at home and at the very least earn a draw. Last but not least, Group I's showdown between Liechtenstein and Lithuania is most likely going to go the visitor's way as Lithuania have faced Spain twice and still have more points in the table (though still not enough too take them anywhere but second from bottom.) A draw could very well be on the cards. Best of luck to all teams though!