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BBC Sport Online looks at the countries drawn in qualifying Group 7 for Euro 2004.
Turkey The former Trabzonspor goalkeeper masterminded a 6-0 aggregate thrashing of Austria in the World Cup play-offs and Turkey's rapid progress in the last decade means they are now among the top seeds for Euro 2004 qualifying.
They enjoyed their best major tournament to date when Hard to beat, with goalkeeper Rüstu Recber and Aston Villa defender Alpay will be crucial to their defence, Turkey also boast one of Europe's deadliest finishers in Parma's Hakan Suker.
England But England's recent performances in qualifying for major tournaments should be enough to dampen any undue enthusiasm. Though they finished top of a group including Germany to qualify for World Cup 2002, England's points total was the lowest of any of the group leaders. Likewise in the Euro 2000 qualifers, they needed a favour from Sweden, who beat rivals Poland, before sneaking past Scotland in the play-offs. However, with the coach instilling confidence and assured tactics, England fans should have a less nervous ride than in the past.
Slovakia But their teak-tough approach is often counteracted by a lack of attacking flair and the coach Ladislav Jurkemic, who replaced Jozef Adamec in December 2001, needs to find a happy balance.
FYR Macedonia Former coach Gjore Jovanovski, not surprisingly, has quit his role and was recently replaced by Nikola Ilievski. The country have never finished higher than fourth in qualifying competition, although on a more positive note they reached the final of the Under-19 European Championship in 2001.
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein have won just four matches in their history. And, although a plucky performance contained Germany for most of the match in 2000, the coach Ralf Loose will settle for smaller scalps on the road to Portugal.
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