Warsaw  - UEFA president Michel Platini gave Poland the thumbs up Thursday after an inspection in Warsaw on the country's preparations for the Euro 2012 football championships.

Platini said he did not see any problems in Poland and was convinced Euro 2012, being co-hosted with Ukraine, would be a success.

The former France international said Poland would have beautiful stadiums, but more importantly football would develop in the former Soviet bloc.

Poland's Sports Minister Miroslaw Drzewiecki said the country proposed six cities to the UEFA chief, and hoped the tournament would be played in them all.

Poland's candidate venues are in Warsaw, Krakow, Poznan, Gdansk, Chorzow and Wroclaw.

At a press conference in Kiev during a visit to Ukraine on Wednesday, Platini said the tournament could be played in "six to eight cities... the best venues possible, the country notwithstanding."

UEFA will make the final cut on May 12 from a dozen candidates from Poland and Ukraine.(dpa)