Who are you hoping for in your country's group, and out of England, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Wales, who do you think will go the furthest at Euro 2016?

If you are going to France next summer, let us know where and the games you are hoping to see.

Get involved via #bbceuro2016,, external text in on 81111 (UK only) or have your say on the Match of the Day Facebook page.

The draw is expected to take place sometime after 17:00 GMT but first, here's the science bit.

Teams have been divided into four pots based on performances in qualifying and tournament play , externalfor Euro 2012, the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016.

Each pot has six teams, though only five will be drawn from Pot 1 as hosts France have already been placed into Group A.

The top seeds, including England, are in Pot 1, while the lowest-rated teams based on Uefa's criteria are in Pot 4 - this includes Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland.

One team is drawn from each pot to make up a group of four, so by the end of the draw there will be six groups of four teams.

All clear? Good.

A total of 51 games will be played at Euro 2016, and today we get to find out what the first 36 will look like.

There's nothing quite like the buzz of an international tournament but this one promises to have that bit more excitement about it.

For a start, it is going to be bigger than ever before with eight more countries involved, meaning 24 teams are in the hat for today's draw.

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In exactly 181 days, the 15th edition of the European Championship will get under way in France.

Heroes will be made, great goals will be scored and hearts will be broken.

The tournament may be half a year away but for the 24 countries involved, the tournament will soon feel a whole lot closer when the draw for the group stage is made in little over one hour.

Will the draw be a dream one for the four managers below, or a nightmare? It isn't long until we find out...

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