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[[Austria national football team|Austria]] and [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] automatically qualified as hosts; the remaining 14 teams were determined through [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|qualifying matches]], which began in August 2006. As European champions, Spain earned the right to compete for the [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup]] in South Africa.<ref>Spain was not obliged to participate in the Confederations Cup, but chose to do so. Prior to a FIFA ruling in 2004, the European and South American champions were obliged to participate.<br />{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/releases/newsid=95756.html |title=2005/2006 season: final worldwide matchday to be 14&nbsp;May 2006 |date=19 December 2004 |publisher=[[FIFA]].com |accessdate=14 June 2008 }}</ref>
 
==Bid process==
Austria and Switzerland jointly bid to host the games, and faced major competition from Greece/Turkey, Scotland/Republic of Ireland, Russia, Hungary, Croatia/[[Bosnia-Herzegovina]] and a 4-way [[Nordic countries|Nordic]] bid from Norway/Sweden/Denmark/Finland. Austria had previously bid to host [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]] with Hungary, but they eventually lost out to Portugal.
 
Austria/Switzerland, Greece/Turkey, and Hungary were recommended before the final vote. Greece and Turkey were rejected and let Hungary and Austria/Switzerland battle for the win.
 
The Austria/Switzerland bid is the second successful joint bid in the competition's history, following the [[UEFA Euro 2000]] hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands. The [[UEFA Euro 2012|following tournament]], held in Poland and Ukraine, became the third jointly hosted tournament.
 
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