text: European Handball Federation - EHF Men's 18 European Championship Final Tournament Draw / Article
  Draw takes place at Die Welle, Hafen in Bregenz, Austria.
  The Final Tournament draw for the EHF Men's 18 European Championship will take place today (Tuesday 17 April) in die Welle, Hafen in Bregenz, Austria at 13:30 hrs (local time) and you can follow the draw event on www.eurohandball.com with our liveticker.
  The qualification tournaments were staged in various cities across Europe with Iceland gaining the last position at the weekend (Sunday 15 April) for more details visit HERE.
  38 M18 national teams contested 15 spots for the final tournament, alongside hosts Austria. The tournament will be held between 12 and 22 July 2012 at the Arena Rieden/Vorkloster (Bregenz) and Sporthalle am See (Hard).
  The 16 qualified teams will be drawn into four groups of four teams each. Austria as the organiser will have the right to choose their group.
  2012 Men's 18 European Championship, (12 to 22 July 2012 in Bregenz & Hard, AUT)
  Procedure for the Draw of the Final Tournament
  Time: 13:30 hrs (local time)
  Venue: die Welle, Hafen (Bregenz/AUT)
  Organiser: AUT
  First ranked teams: CRO, NOR, DEN, GER, BLR, SWE, ISL, SUI, FIN, SRB
  Second ranked teams: ROU, ESP, CZE, SLO, FRA
  The participating teams are seeded as follows (based on the ranking of the 2010 M18 ECh in MNE):
  POT 1: CRO, NOR, DEN, GER
  POT 2: BLR, SRB, SUI, SWE
  POT 3: ISL, FIN, AUT, ESP
  POT 4: FRA, SLO, CZE, ROU
  1st step - Teams of Pot 4 are drawn to Row 4
  2nd step - Teams of Pot 2 are drawn to Row 2
  3rd step - Teams of Pot 1 are drawn to Row 1
  *The organiser AUT (Pot 3) has the right to choose the group after the Rows 4, 2 and 1 are determined.