The convoluted Euro 2020 draw is over and we now know the groups that will make up next summer’s pan-continental tournament.
England will meet Croatia, Czech Republic and the winner of a play-off which could be their oldest rivals Scotland, should the Scots triumph in March.
Wales will meet Switzerland and Turkey in Baku before heading to Rome to take on Group A favourites Italy.
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The undoubted ‘group of death’ features the 2014 World Cup winners, Germany, the reigning world champions, France, and the reigning European champions, Portugal.
The tournament will be the first European Championships to be played across the entire breadth of the continent, using 12 different venues from Dublin to Baku, beginning on Friday 12 June in Rome and culminating on Sunday 12 July in London.
Top scorers in European Championship history
1/17 Zinedine Zidane – 5 goals
2/17 Fernando Torres – 5 goals
3/17 Jurgen Klinsmann – 5 goals
4/17 Mario Gomez – 5 goals
5/17 Milan Baros – 5 goals
6/17 Marco van Basten – 5 goals
7/17 Savo Milosevic – 5 goals
8/17 Nuno Gomes – 6 goals
9/17 Zlatan Ibrahimovic – 6 goals
10/17 Thierry Henry – 6 goals
11/17 Wayne Rooney – 6 goals
12/17 Patrick Kluivert – 6 goals
13/17 Ruud van Nistelrooy – 6 goals
14/17 Antoine Griezmann – 6 goals (still active)
15/17 Alan Shearer – 7 goals
16/17 Cristiano Ronaldo – 9 goals (still active)
17/17 Michel Platini – 9 goals
1/17 Zinedine Zidane – 5 goals
2/17 Fernando Torres – 5 goals
3/17 Jurgen Klinsmann – 5 goals
4/17 Mario Gomez – 5 goals
5/17 Milan Baros – 5 goals
6/17 Marco van Basten – 5 goals
7/17 Savo Milosevic – 5 goals
8/17 Nuno Gomes – 6 goals
9/17 Zlatan Ibrahimovic – 6 goals
10/17 Thierry Henry – 6 goals
11/17 Wayne Rooney – 6 goals
12/17 Patrick Kluivert – 6 goals
13/17 Ruud van Nistelrooy – 6 goals
14/17 Antoine Griezmann – 6 goals (still active)
15/17 Alan Shearer – 7 goals
16/17 Cristiano Ronaldo – 9 goals (still active)
17/17 Michel Platini – 9 goals
Groups
Group A: Turkey, Italy, Wales, Switzerland.
Group B: Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Russia.
Group C: Netherlands, Ukraine, Austria, Georgia/North Macedonia/Kosovo/Belarus.
Group D: England, Croatia, Czech Republic, Scotland/Norway/Serbia/Israel.
Group E: Spain, Sweden, Poland, Bosnia-Herzegovina/Slovakia, Ireland/Northern Ireland.
Group F: Germany, France, Portugal, Iceland/Bulgaria/Hungary/Romania.
Venues
- Rome (Stadio Olimpico)
- Baku (Olympic Stadium)
- Saint Petersburg (St Petersburg Stadium)
- Copenhagen (Parken Stadium)
- Amsterdam (Johan Cruijff ArenA)
- Bucharest (National Arena)
- London (Wembley Stadium)
- Glasgow (Hampden Park)
- Bilbao (Estadio de San Mamés)
- Dublin (Dublin Arena)
- Munich (Fußball Arena München)
Full schedule
Euro 2020 play-offs
Path A
- Iceland v Romania
- Bulgaria v Hungary (final host)
Path B
- Bosnia and Herzegovina v Northern Ireland (final host)
- Slovakia v Republic of Ireland
Path C
- Scotland v Israel
- Norway v Serbia (final host)
Path D
- Georgia v Belarus (final host)
- North Macedonia v Kosovo
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