UEFA's leaders are expected to rule that there will be no seedings for the Euro 2004 play-offs when they meet in Bratislava, Slovakia, tomorrow.
Eight teams will play off for four places in next summer's finals in Portugal and although UEFA's executive committee can decide to seed the teams in the draw they are expected to maintain the status quo. A decision is expected tomorrow or Thursday.
There was no seeding when England and Scotland were drawn against each other to qualify for the Euro 2000 finals and that policy is set to be kept. Depending on results, England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland could all be involved in the play-offs.
The executive committee, which includes Football Association chairman Geoff Thompson, will also decide on the draw procedure for the finals tournament itself.
Meanwhile, UEFA have confirmed that the disciplinary hearing against Macedonia stemming from incidents during the England game are to be heard in Nyon, Switzerland, next week. UEFA announced last week they were taking action against the Macedonia FA as a result of racist abuse directed at England players by the crowd and also some disturbances among fans in the stadium in Skopje.
Macedonia have no previous record of racism so it is unlikely the punishment will be anything more than a fine.