The countdown to the European Championships continues and STV Sport is previewing each of the nations competing for the trophy in Poland and Ukraine.

Today, we look at the nations competing in Group A where co-hosts Poland, 2004 champions Greece, Dick Advocaat’s Russia and the Czech Republic side who nudged out Scotland in qualifying all go head-to-head.

We’ll be taking a closer look at the teams involved, looking at which players are set to shine and what their prospects are in the coming weeks.

Also on our Euro 2012 site, we'll be going beyond the headlines with our own unique take on events, as well as hearing from our panel of experts from around Europe.

Of course, we’ll also bring you live action throughout the tournament with games shown online throughout the month and, if you miss any thing, we’ll have highlights and goals so you can remain up to date with all the action.

Group A fixtures:

June 8, 5.00pm Poland v Greece BBC

June 8, 7.45pm Russia v Czech Republic STV

June 12, 5.00pm Greece v Czech Republic STV

June 12, 7.45pm Poland v Russia STV

June 16, 7.45pm Czech Republic v Poland BBC

June 16, 7.45pm Greece v Russia BBC

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