Play-offs draw in Nyon today

The final line-up for today's UEFA Under-21 Championship play-off draw in Nyon was completed yesterday with the last qualifying game between Russia and Slovakia.

Portugal won Group Three with matches to spare but the runner-up spot was still at stake before the Slovakia-Russia match in Senec got underway.

The Slovaks needed a substantial victory to deny Andrei Tchernychov's side their place in the play-offs for next year's finals. However, in the end the hosts could only manage a slim 1-0 win.

From Group Eight, Hungary are through to the play-offs despite dropping two points in their 2-2 match against table-toppers Croatia on Tuesday.

A point would not have been enough for the home side to go through had rivals Sweden not fallen to a shock 4-1 home defeat against Iceland in their final game.

Goals from Tamas Vasko and Tibor Tisza were enough to spark Hungary's celebrations after the match in Kaspovar.

Malta U-21 completed their Group Eight commitments with a creditable draw at home to Bulgaria. Mark Miller's team finished with five points after a win (H vs Iceland 1-0) and two draws (A vs Iceland 0-0 and H vs Bulgaria 1-1).

Today's draw will see the eight group winners playing against the eight runners-up in two-legged ties scheduled for November 12 and 16.

The eight group winners are the Netherlands, Denmark, Portugal, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium and Croatia.

The runners-up are the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Russia, Switzerland, Slovenia, England, Serbia and Montenegro and Hungary.

Final standings

Group One: Netherlands 23; Czech Rep. 21; Romania 19; Macedonia 9; Finland 7; Armenia 5.

Group Two: Denmark 29; Uk-raine 23; Greece 20; Turkey 19; Georgia 11; Albania 9; Kazakhstan 7.

Group Three: Portugal 30; Russia 19; Slovakia 19; Latvia 12; Estonia 3; Luxembourg 2.

Group Four: France 19; Switzerland, Israel 15; Ireland 5; Cyprus 1.

Group Five: Italy 25; Slovenia 15; Norway 14; Belarus 13; Moldova 11; Scotland 6.

Group Six: Germany 24; England 21; Poland 13; Austria 11; Wales 10; Azerbaijan 3.

Group 7: Belgium 24; Serbia 22; Spain 20; Bosnia, Lithuania 10; San Marino 0.

Group 8: Croatia 25; Hungary 19; Sweden 18; Iceland 13; Bulgaria 7; Malta 5.