Summary

  • Watch uninterrupted coverage of UEFA EURO 2020 draw at top of page & on BBC Two

  • England face Croatia in their first Group D game alongside winner of play-off C & Czech Republic

  • Wales face Switzerland in their first Group A game alongside Turkey & Italy

  • Group B: Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Russia Group C: Netherlands, Ukraine, Austria, play-off winner D

  • Group E: Spain, Sweden, Poland, play-off B winner Group F: Play-off A winner, Portugal, France, Germany

  • Scotland and Northern Ireland could qualify through play-offs

  • Euro 2020 gets under way on Friday, 12 June

  • Get involved: #bbcfootball

  1. Postpublished at 17:33 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2019

    Group F: Germany, ?, ?, Path A/D

  2. Postpublished at 17:33 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2019

    I'm not even going to tell you what 'position' these teams are allocated in each group, except England and Wales. We'll find out when the fixtures are straight after the draw.

    Group E: Spain, ?, ?, Path B (including NI and ROI)

  3. Postpublished at 17:32 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2019

    Ukraine are the first team drawn out, they're in Group C and placed in position C2. That will tell us when their fixtures will take place.

    Group C: Ukraine, Netherlands, ?, Path A/D

  4. Postpublished at 17:31 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2019

    "Nonetheless we will make the draw," says the presenter after revealing we know which groups all the six top seeds are in.

  5. Postpublished at 17:29 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2019

    The draw is being done manually but we've just been told a computer will tell us if only one outcome is possible - but most of that is stuff we already know, like Belgium being in Group B and Ukraine in Group C.

    Likewise if Finland get drawn in Group A for example, then Wales would have to be in Group B. Or vice-versa.

  6. Postpublished at 17:27 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2019

    In case you need a reminder of what the European Championship is all about, here's a little Euro 2016 montage.

    Media caption,

    Euro 2020 draw: Looking back on the fantastic Euro 2016

  7. Postpublished at 17:25 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2019

    They're all being introduced to the stage, the draw itself is due to actually start in about five minutes.

  8. Postpublished at 17:25 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2019

    That would be a pretty good team, wouldn't it? I mean in their peak, not now.

  9. Postpublished at 17:24 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2019

    There is a 'Euro All-Star XI team' representing 10 countries that have won the tournament on the stage (one or two of them aren't the same actual country who won the tournament).

    • Iker Casillas, Spain
    • Philipp Lahm, Germany
    • John Sivebaek, Denmark
    • Ricardo Carvalho, Portugal
    • Marcel Desailly, France
    • Theodoros Zagorakis, Greece
    • Joao Mario, Portugal
    • Karel Poborsky, Czech Republic
    • Ruud Gullit, Netherlands
    • Andrey Arshavin, Russia
    • Francesco Totti, Italy
  10. So what are we actually waiting to know?published at 17:23 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2019

    With the play-off winners not being decided until 31 March, only 11 teams are waiting to find out which group they will be in.

    There are four groups France, Poland, Switzerland and Croatia could be placed in - and five possibilities for third seeds Portugal, Turkey, Austria, Sweden and the Czech Republic.

    Then Wales and Finland will be in Group A or B.

    The draw starts with teams from Pot 1 (ie the top seeds) - although we already know which group each of them will be placed in.

    To determine the position of the team in the group - eg A1, A2, A3 or A4 - a ball is drawn from a bowl. This decides the order of who plays when in the group. England's three games are on Sunday, 14 June, Friday, 19 June and Tuesday, 23 June - but they do not yet know when the potential Scotland game would be.

    The draw continues with Pot 2, 3 and 4 to decide which group they are in, and then which position of that group they take. That means Wales will not discover their group until nearly the end of the draw.

    Draw ballsImage source, Getty Images
  11. Postpublished at 17:22 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2019

    Romanian football journalist Emanuel Rosu spoke with BBC Sportshour on how the country is gearing up for the Euro 2020 draw, which is in Bucharest.

    Media caption,

    Romanian football journalist Emanuel Rosu speaks about the Euro 2020 draw in Bucharest

  12. Postpublished at 17:22 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2019

    Portuguese duo Joao Mario and Ricardo Carvalho are chatting on stage now in Bucharest.

  13. Postpublished at 17:21 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2019

    Julien Laurens
    French football expert on BBC Two

    I think France are favourites.

  14. Postpublished at 17:21 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2019

    "Oh right, I didn't know, I was travelling. That's good. It's much better for me as a manager when your players are playing," said Wales boss Ryan Giggs when told Gareth Bale started for Real Madrid today.

  15. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 17:19 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2019

    #bbcfootball or 81111 on text

    Stephen, Essex: Who is most likely to play in the QF in Munich?! Got tickets for that one.

    That'll be Italy v Belgium if they both win their groups and then their last 16 ties.

    • 'People won’t want Wales'published at 17:17 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2019

      Robbie Savage
      Ex-Wales midfielder to BBC Sport

      When the draw is made, people won’t want Wales because they have match winners like Daniel James, Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey in attacking positions. And they can defend well.

      I think Wales should be very confident. The way they performed in the last tournament, reaching the semi-finals and beating Belgium, with a group of players with great team spirit.

      They have some fantastic individual players. I’ve been very impressed. Gareth Bale playing at centre forward didn’t really suit him so Ryan Giggs brought in Kieffer Moore which was an inspirational move. He’s done so well and let Bale play out wide.

    • Postpublished at 17:15 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2019

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      'England are a threat' - Gareth Southgate on his squad, Wembley & Euro 96

      England manager Gareth Southgate believes his team will be seen as a threat to win Euro 2020 next summer.

      "We've gained some respect and people would view us as a threat, which certainly wasn't the case ahead of Russia," Southgate told BBC Sport.

      "We also know we have got to improve to another level.

      "It's hard to assess exactly where we are after this qualifying campaign. But if we look at a World Cup semi-final, a Nations League semi-final, and qualifying with the most goals in Europe, we have done all we can and we are on a good track."

      Read more here.

    • Postpublished at 17:14 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2019

      Euro 2020 runs from 12 June to 12 July, with Italy involved in the opening game at the Stadio Olimpico - and the final at Wembley.

    • Where are the games?published at 17:13 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2019

      England benefit from hosting all their group games, as well as the semi-finals and final - so it is possible to map out where all their games would be in the tournament. There is one last-16 tie at Wembley, although Gareth Southgate's side could not play in that one.

      The top two teams from each group go through to the last 16, along with the four best third-placed teams. That means only eight teams actually go out in the group stages.

      If England win Group D, their last-16 tie would be in Dublin, with a potential quarter-final in Rome. If they finish second, it would be Copenhagen and St Petersburg. There are other possibilities if they finish third.

      Wales will face at least one trip to Azerbaijan or Russia - with their two possible groups being hosted in Rome-Baku or Copenhagen-St Petersburg.

      EnglandImage source, .
    • Postpublished at 17:11 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2019

      Jonathan Pearce in Bucharest reckons Gareth Southgate might want France and Portugal in the group stages because they would face them at Wembley - instead of on the road in the knockouts.

      But Micah Richards in the studio disagrees: "We've got to get out of the group first."