"I don't see any big, big problems as far as the organization is concerned," Platini said. "Things are advancing well, and I want to congratulate the minister (of sport) and the football federation."

The confidence boost for Poland comes a day after Platini assured Ukraine during a similar visit to Kiev that the country will retain the right to stage the tournament despite lingering organizational delays.

Platini's comments during the trip to both capitals also seem to put to rest -- at least for now -- speculation that UEFA could strip the former communist countries of their hosting rights and move the tournament elsewhere.

After being awarded the right to stage European football's showcase event in April 2007, Poland and Ukraine struggled to build the stadiums, hotels, roads and airports needed to host the competition. Those troubles spurred UEFA to warn the countries last July they could lose the tournament if they didn't pick up the pace of preparations.

But both nations have made progress in the past 12 months. Ukraine has started renovation work on Kiev's Olympic Stadium, which is slated to stage the tournament's final.

Poland, meanwhile, has started construction on three stadiums being built from scratch for the competition in Wroclaw, Gdansk and Warsaw. Renovation work on the arenas in Krakow and Poznan is also on schedule.

"You are going to have some beautiful stadiums in Poland, fabulous stadiums," said Platini, who a day earlier inspected the muddy pit of the new national stadium under construction in the capital. "These are going to be fantastic for the future of Polish football."

While Poland is generally further along in its preparations than Ukraine, Platini's deputy, UEFA general secretary David Taylor, stressed that a tough task still lies ahead.

"The infrastructure is more advanced here, but let's not be complacent in Poland -- there's still a lot to be done," Taylor said. "There's still a lot of stadium construction to be done, but the good news we have is that things are on track and we've been given some more confidence from this visit."

He added that the draw for qualifying to decide which 14 countries will join the co-hosts at the tournament will take place in Warsaw on Feb. 7, 2010.

It is still unclear which six to eight host cities in the two countries will stage matches, and whether the division of venues between Poland and Ukraine will be equal. Platini hinted during his visit to Kiev on Wednesday that fewer Ukrainian cities might get to host Euro 2012 games and that most matches could go to co-host Poland.

UEFA's executive committee will make that decision in May at its next meeting in Bucharest, Romania.