We might just surprise some people
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That the draw for the European Championships comes before the World Cup begins gives those of us who follow Scotland (or Wales, or Northern Ireland) something to anticipate over the summer months.
It was great to hear Craig Levein's reaction to the draw on the BBC earlier today - relishing a tough couple of games with Spain as an exciting opportunity, rather than bemoaning our luck, as the groups were announced in Warsaw. Not having qualified for recent tournaments and the FIFA seeding system always meant we were likely to get a tough looking group. But performances against France and Italy in the last few years suggest we wont be daunted by the top seed - even when Spain have such an enviable record in recent qualifying tournaments - and might just suprise them.
Drawing the Czech Republic means the friendly at Hampden early next month will now have some added interest for players and fans alike. We always seem to get drawn against Lithuania, but at least that means we know what we are up against. Having a talent pool of 20,000 males to draw from suggests that Lichtenstein are not going to be too testing opposition, but it has been the smaller sides we seem to have struggled against - and the fact that they were not in the bottom group of seeds suggests there is a bit more to Lichtenstein than you might first think.
So - all in all - a tough draw, but an exciting one too. And while others may look to the World Cup, we can anticipate Craig Levein's new-look backroom team pitting themselves in a qualifying competition we might just surprise a few people in....
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