UEFA reviews Turkey matches

UEFA reviews Turkey matches

European football's governing body UEFA said on Thursday they were urgently reviewing security in Turkey following Thursday's blasts in Istanbul to decide if two matches will be played next week.

Galatasaray is due to play Italian champion Juventus in Istanbul on Tuesday and Israeli side Maccabi Haifa is scheduled to play Spanish club Valencia in a UEFA Cup match in Izmir on Thursday.

The match was moved to Turkey because of security concerns in Israel.

Meanwhile, UEFA has confirmed hosts Portugal, defending champion France, Sweden and the Czech Republic as the seeds for next year's European Championship finals in Portugal.

The full draw will be made on Sunday, Nov. 30 but already the second tier countries -- Italy, Spain, England and World Cup finalists Germany -- know they will not have to play each other in the first round group stage.

Seedings

Pool A: Portugal, France, Sweden, Czech Republic

Pool B: Italy, Spain, England, Germany

Pool C: Holland, Croatia, Russia, Denmark

Pool D: Bulgaria, Switzerland, Greece, Latvia --AFP