Frankfurt - German football federation (DFB) Theo Zwanziger said Monday he would not enter speculation on Germany possibly stepping in as a host of 2012 European Championships matches.

Zwanziger travelled to Bucharest for a two-day UEFA executive meeting during which the venues for the 2012 tournament in Poland and Ukraine will be confirmed.

Germany has in the past been mentioned as a possible replacement if either of the host nations have difficulties fulfilling their commitments.

But Zwanziger told German Press Agency dpa the DFB had always "stood clearly behind the decisions taken by UEFA."

He added: "There is no scope for any speculation in this matter. Our friendly relations with Poland and Ukraine also includes a respectful approach to the achievements of these countries and their football federations."

UEFA president Michel Platini last month visited both countries and told a news conference in Kiev that the tournament could be played in "six to eight cities... the best venues possible, the country notwithstanding."

Poland's candidate venues are in Warsaw, Krakow, Poznan, Gdansk, Chorzow and Wroclaw, while Ukraine's candidates are Kiev, Donetsk, Lviv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv and Odessa. (dpa)