Postpublished at 16:38 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2015
That clock, by the way, is now showing a little more than 20 minutes to go.
England v Wales on 16 June
Group B: England, Russia, Wales, Slovakia
Group C: Northern Ireland, Germany, Poland, Ukraine
Group E: Rep of Ire, Belgium, Italy, Sweden
BBC Two and Radio 5 live coverage on this page
Gary Rose
That clock, by the way, is now showing a little more than 20 minutes to go.
Northern Ireland fans had endured 14 unsuccessful qualifying campaigns since they last appeared at a major finals - the 1986 World Cup.
But they ended that wait - and reached a European Championship for the first time - as they advanced with a game to spare as group winners.
They scored 56% of their goals in qualifying from set-pieces, so watch out if your nation is drawn against them.
Best-case draw: Portugal, Ukraine, Slovakia.
Worst-case draw: Germany, Italy, Poland.
Greg Dyke is not the only one who is dreaming of winning Euro 2016.
That's also the target for Wales forward Gareth Bale, who insists his side are not going to simply "make up the numbers" in France.
"We are going there to do a serious job - to try to win the tournament. If you don't get there to do that there is no real point in going," he says.
Watch the full interview on Sport Wales, which is available on iPlayer.
Wales will make their debut at a European Championship finals in what will be their first appearance at a major tournament since the 1958 World Cup.
They did reach the European Championship quarter-finals in 1976, but only the semi-finals onwards were regarded as the 'finals'.
In Gareth Bale they boast the most influential player in qualifying - the Real Madrid forward was involved in 82% of their 11 goals, scoring seven and creating two.
Best-case draw: Portugal, Ukraine, Slovakia.
Worst-case draw: Germany, Italy, Poland.
FA chairman Greg Dyke clearly thinks the decades of hurt will soon be over for England fans, backing the Three Lions to win the tournament. Bold, very bold.
Scary thought. When Euro 2016 does come round it will be 20 years since the original 'Three Lions' was released. That's just 10 years shy of the '30 years of hurt' they were singing about. Where does the time go!?
The only side with a 100% record in qualifying, England scored 31 goals, a tally only bettered by Poland's 33.
The reward is a spot in Pot 1 alongside defending champions Spain, Germany, Portugal and the world's top-ranked side, , externalBelgium.
That means England cannot be drawn against any of those nations, or hosts France.
There is a 50% chance they will be drawn with Wales, Northern Ireland or Republic of Ireland.
Best-case draw: Switzerland, Slovakia, Albania.
Worst-case draw: Italy, Poland, Wales.
England boss Roy Hodgson wants to avoid the post-buffet rush and is in his seat nice and early. The massive clock at the front of the stage tells us 40 minutes to go.
How would you fancy these two teams as your group opponents, Northern Ireland fans?
BBC Radio 5 live will have coverage of the draw from 17:20 GMT, with John Murray hosting alongside BBC Wales’ Rob Phillips and BBC Northern Ireland’s Joel Taggart
BBC Radio Wales listeners can tune into live coverage from 17:15 GMT with BBC Radio Ulster heading to Paris from 17:20.
Then, at 18:00 you can give your reaction to the draw on 606 with Darren Fletcher & Robbie Savage, which will also include all the live reaction from Paris.
Television coverage of the draw kicks off at 17:15 GMT on BBC Two and online, with the main man Jason Mohammad hosting.
Can't wait that long? Then you can also watch on the BBC Red Button from 17:00.
After last month's Paris attacks, security is understandably tight for the draw.
It's also very cute too.
Today's draw takes place at the Palais des Congres, a concert venue and convention centre in Paris.
It has previously played host to the Tour de France presentation, as well as the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest, which was won by Israel with that memorable classic A-ba-ni-bi.
You can't see it in the below picture, but a countdown clock has appeared on the blue screen as people start to file into the auditorium. Excitement is building.
Have your say over on the BBC Sport Facebook page
Patrick Morgan: I support Northern Ireland. Obviously, I prefer an easy group one team like England, but I will take who i get.
Daniel Keane: I think most teams will be hoping to draw England. Easy three points.
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