( CNN ) -- With less than 200 days to go to Euro 2012 and the 16-team line-up for the four-yearly championship decided after a grueling qualifying campaign , football fans across Europe can start to look forward to the tournament in Poland and Ukraine . Eight cities across the two countries will play host to the championship , with arenas having been either renovated or built from scratch ahead of the competition kicking off at Warsaw 's National Stadium on June 8 . Champions Spain named top seeds for Euro 2012 . A total of 31 matches will be played at eight different stadiums , with each team hoping to earn a place in the final at Kiev 's Olympic Stadium on July 1 . The next key date in the build up to the tournament is the group stage draw , which will be conducted in Kiev on December 2 .
There are less than 200 days until Euro 2012 in Warsaw and Ukraine . Eight cities will host the June 8 tournament across both countries . The opening match will be in Kiev on July 1 , with the final in Poland on July 1 .