England given Wales showdown at Euro 2016

The winners and runners-up in each group will qualify for the knockout phase as well as the four best third-placed sides – meaning that only eight teams will be eliminated in the group phase.

They will play each other in Lens on 16 June after being drawn in Group B alongside Russian Federation and Slovakia.

“I don’t think Italy will have any big problems going through”, former defender and Euro 1968 victor Burgnich told Tuttomercatoweb.

For a group of stalwart players this could be their last chance to make an impression on a tournament.

England will face Wales in the group stage of the European football championships next summer. “It is just a fact of life and whatever teams we get we will do our best to beat them”.

“I sent Martin O’Neill a text saying that I’d see him in the semi-final”, said Northern Ireland boss O’Neill. In Aaron Ramsey, Ashley Williams and Gareth Bale, they have three really top class players.

Turkey, Republic of Ireland, Iceland, Wales, Albania, Northern Ireland. I respect Wales and the Ireland teams.

Famed DJ David Guetta, who wrote the official Euro 2016 song, has just announced to the VIP crowd that he will host a big free concert in Paris before the tournament starts June 10. Not someone you’d normally consider a contender for any real results from a tournaments like the Euros, they also proved during their qualification run that they’re not a team to be counted out of any match.

O’Neill might play it down, but the outcome of today’s draw will be critically important to his side’s chances of avoiding the sort of fate suffered by Giovanni Trapattoni and his men in Poland three years ago.

“If you get four points you get out of the group”.

“But, if I’m honest, I’d prefer it if we didn’t play England”.

“It’s a relatively young team with some great young players and I think that will work in England’s favor”. Holland booked way back, years in advance, and they never made it, so I am delighted to be there, but we will know after the draw whether we are north or south. We are going there to win the tournament. “There is no reason why we shouldn’t”.

There are ongoing security fears in the wake of last month’s deadly attacks in Paris, and the draw will take place amid the backdrop of the turmoil surrounding UEFA President Michel Platini.