The Technical Commission of the Confederation of European Baseball announced on Sunday the groups for the 2012 European Championship after the completion of the Qualifiers. Defending champion Italy leads Pool A with Greece, Sweden, Spain, Croatia and Russia. Host Netherlands is heading Pool B with Germany, France, Czech Republic, Belgium and Great Britain. The tournament will take place from September 7 to 16 in the Netherlands. The venues haven’t been announced yet, but it seems that Amsterdam, Haarlem and Rotterdam will be used.