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LUCERNE, Switzerland, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Reaction from teams drawn to face each other in Group B of the Euro 2008 finals on Sunday:
AUSTRIA
Coach Josef Hickersberger:
"For me Germany are the clear favourites. We are of course the outsiders but there are worse things than being outsiders.
"It's just a question of how you handle the situation and we will try to do our best from this position."
CROATIA
Coach Slaven Bilic:
"People talk about the group of death but I can give you 20 reasons why this is the most difficult group. Here are three: Austria are playing at home, Germany are one of the best teams in the world and Poland are here for the first time which is a good motivation."
GERMANY
Coach Joachim Loew:
"We're excited. When we played Poland in the last World Cup we only scored in the last minute.
"They were very strong and remember that game was in a German stadium with 80,000 fans. They showed great courage. I'm sure Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski will be excited to be playing Poland because of their origins.
"It's a group that's not as difficult as Group C but everyone has to play at a high level to win this championship."
POLAND
Coach Leo Beenhakker:
"Its a big challenge but I love big challenges and so do my players. Germany especially are one of the great teams of the world and it is always good to play against the best.
"We'll also be playing very close to Poland so hopefully a lot of supporters will come and support us." (Reporting by Mike Collett; Editing by Justin Palmer)
