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BBC Sport Online looks at the countries drawn in qualifying Group 2 for Euro 2004.

Romania
Coach: Anghel Iordanescu
After just five matches in charge of the national team, Romanian legend Georgi Hagi was sacked as coach.

Hagi, whose glorious playing days in international football ended with a red card during Euro 2000, was ousted after a shock two-legged World Cup play-off defeat to Slovenia.

Anghel Iordanescu is now at the helm as he attempts to reverse Romania's fortunes.

Group 2 fixtures

2002

Sept 7: Norway v Denmark, Bosnia-H v Romania

Oct 12: Denmark v Luxembourg, Romania v Norway

Oct 16: Norway v Bosnia-H, Luxembourg v Romania

2003

Mar 29: Bosnia-H v Luxembourg, Romania v Denmark

Apr 2: Luxembourg v Norway, Denmark v Bosnia-H

June 7: Denmark v Norway, Romania v Bosnia-H

June 11: Luxembourg v Denmark, Norway v Romania

Sept 6: Bosnia-H v Norway, Romania v Luxembourg

Sept 10: Luxembourg v Bosnia-H, Denmark v Romania

Oct 11: Norway v Luxembourg, Bosnia-H v Denmark

Their last foray of any great note was a quarter-final appearance in Euro 2000 and before that the last eight of the 1994 World Cup.

Denmark
Coach: Morten Olsen
The 1992 champions finished unbeaten in their World Cup 2002 qualifying campaign, in a group which also included the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Northern Ireland.

Sunderland's keeper Thomas S�rensen ensured the Danes did not suffer from the retirement of Peter Schmeichel while the creativity of Jesper Gr�nkjaer of Chelsea and AC Milan's Thomas Helveg helped the side to score 22 goals.

Norway
Coach: Nils Johan Semb
Norway missed out on qualification for the World Cup in Korea and Japan but boast a much improved record in recent years.

Known for their strong and committed style of play, Norway have many players playing in England's Premiership and in the other top European leagues.

Seeded number three, they have proven goal scorers in Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Rangers' Tore Andre Flo and Valencia's John Carew.

Bosnia-Herzegovina
Coach: Blaz Sliskovic
Bosnia-Herzegovina could make their Championship final debut in 2008, but only if their joint bid with Croatia to host the tournament is successful.

In fairness, Bosnia have acquitted themselves well in recent years with very limited resources, but in World Cup qualifying they could not apply the winning touch against sides such as Austria and Israel.

Coach Miso Smajlovic carried the can and he was replaced by Blaz Sliskovic.

Luxembourg
Coach: Allan Simonsen
A former European Player of the Year, Allan Simonsen has the football pedigree to inspire Luxembourg to greater things.

He has a very limited pool of players to draw from, however, and they must perform better against small countries such as the Faroe Islands - who beat them twice in World Cup qualification.

Fans will be looking for the first win from their national side since 1995, when they humbled the Czech Republic.


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