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At first glance, Group B seems like a walk in the woods for Germany and Croatia , having been drawn against the only Euro debutants Austria and Poland .
No introduction needed for Germany, a three time Euro winner, and always a protagonist in top competitions. Croatia proved in the qualifiers how tough they can be, especially in the last match when they beat England 2-3 in Wembley and knocked them out of the Euro 2008 tournament.
However, the so-called outsiders Austria and Poland should not be written off the next round qualification. For Austria, being an underdog and in the same time the Euro host, is really exciting, as the players will be playing under no pressure, plus the home advantage. Poland finished above Portugal in the qualifying stage and is considered a tough team to beat. Let's not forget that when Germany played against Poland in the 2006 World Cup supported by 80.000 fans, they only scored in the last minute.
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