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Preliminary round consists of 24 teams, split in 6 groups of 4 teams. Round is played in round-robin format. Winners of each groups qualify for Qualifying round, where are joined by 18 best ranked teams.
Preliminary round consists of 24 teams, split in 6 groups of 4 teams. Round is played in round-robin format. Group winners qualify for Qualifying round, where are joined by 18 best ranked teams.
Qualifying round consists of 24 teams, split in 6 groups of 4 teams. Round is played in one way round-robin format. Tournament hosts are Azerbaijan, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Ukraine and Slovenia. Six group winners and best five second-placed teams qualify for Finals, held in Croatia in February 2012. Croatia already qualified as host.