England to Face Wales in Euros

But with Russian Federation in serious trouble after six games, he was sacked, with CSKA Moscow boss Leonid Slutsky brought in to do double duty through this summer. There is a good chance we will get one of those because three of them are in the same pot together.

“You’ve got the top seeds, then after that nobody will want to play Wales because of our performances and results over the last couple of years”.

“We are better as underdogs, as soon as they are favourites we collapse”.

England will play Wales at next summer’s European Championship after both were drawn in Group B.

“It’s not the strongest line-up”, former Germany great Franz Beckenbauer said.

“But obviously the Wales game is the one that will excite the imagination – playing in Lens in northern France, in a tight and compact stadium, we are going to get a very British atmosphere as well”. I was so honoured and proud to be here, representing Wales was a fantastic feeling.

“I think because England are England, and everyone wants to play England and everybody wants to beat England, it’s a distraction I think we can do without”. They are two newcomers on my CV but we respect them and it will be a question of doing plenty of research now. Hodgson’s team will take on the Slovaks in Saint Etienne in their final group game on June 20th.

England will face Wales in Euro 2016 in what will be regarded as one of the most hotly-anticipated matches in recent history.

The Republic of Ireland find themselves in Group E, along with Belgium, Italy and Sweden, which hands Martin O’Neill’s men a nightmare challenge. Italy should be in pot one. “Hard games to look forward for the fans but it could not be tougher for us”, O’Neill told the BBC. And I think everyone feels positive about Gary Neville and also positive about the fact that this is a real test of an individual.

“I know Chris perhaps said he didn’t want it (England) but it is there now, so just embrace it and go for it”, said Curtis.

Belgium, top of the world rankings, and 2006 World Cup winners Italy await them on June 18 and 22 respectively in Group E.

The 2014 World Cup champions open against Ukraine on June 12 in Lille.

World champion Germany has Ukraine and Poland, the co-hosts of Euro 2012, in its Group C. Tournament first-timer Northern Ireland completes that group.

In the case of Group B, should England or Wales be so lucky, it has already been determined that the top team will face one of the third-placed qualifiers next, the nearest thing to a bye into the quarter-finals that a tournament of this stature has ever thrown up.

“But I think it is achievable to get out of the group – we won our qualifying group to get here so that should give us a lot of self-belief”.