Results of the 2018 IFCPF European Championships tournament draw
NewsThe draw for the 2018 European Championships took place at the KNVB sport centrum.
On Thursday 29th March the draw of the 2018 IFCPF European Championships took place at the KNVB sport centrum in Zeist.
According to the position on the IFCPF World Rankings list, the Netherlands and Ukraine were placed in first position of Group A and B.
The first teams to be drawn from pot 2 by Stephan Lokhoff, international and ambassador for the championship.
Matt Crossen, captain of the English team was chosen to draw pot 3.
Jeroen Schuitert, captain of the Dutch team and Tom Langen, technical director of IFCPF, drew the last four teams.
| Group A | Group B |
| Netherlands | Ukraine |
| Republic of Ireland | England |
| Northern Ireland | Russia |
| Denmark | Finland |
| Germany | Spain |
England Coach Andy Smith: “We are definitely in the strongest group, but to be champion we have to beat them all”.
Dutch coach Max Raeven: ”I am happy with the result of the draw but we last tournament we were heavily beaten by Ireland and it will not be easy for our new team to qualify for the semifinals”.