1988 European Champs Preview
October 23rd 1988 - The draw for the tournament is as follows -
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Group A Group B
Bulgaria Denmark
France Hungary
Italy Norway
Portugal Austria
Poland England
Netherlands Scotland
Spain Sweden
Czech Republic Greece
Ireland Finland
Russia Germany
Switzerland Belgium
Reigning champions France look set to put up a strong defence of their title. There will be stiff competition though with the Czech Republic and Ireland both assembling strong squads.
A dark horse for the title might be the Netherlands, who have a decent rotation and a few great hitters.