Euro 2016 Draw: See Who England, Ireland & Wales Face, Dates & Venues

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England will face England, Russia Slovakia and Wales at Euro 2016 after the draw was completed moments ago.

Roy Hodgson’s side will kick off their campaign on Saturday 11 June versus Russia at Marseille’s Stade Vélodrome, before facing Wales in Lens on Friday 16 June before concluding the group against Slovakia in Saint-Étienne.

Hosts France will be expected to win their group as they come up against Switzerland, Romania and Albania.

World Cup winners Germany have been drawn against Ukraine, Poland and the Northern Ireland.

Euro 2016 takes place in France this summer; the country where the inaugural championship took place 55 years ago.

2014 World Cup winners Germany enter the tournament as the bookmakers’ favourites and may only be challenged by Spain and France in terms of going all the way in this tournament.

It is the first tournament with 24 nations competing and follows the same format of USA 94 when the FIFA World Cup last had the same number of entries.

The winners of Group A, B, C and D will play a third-placed team, whereas the winners of Groups E and F will play a second-placed team in the first knock-out round.  Yes, 16 of the 24 nations make it through the group stage.

The Euro 2016 draw has produced the following groups:

Group A
France
Switzerland
Romania
Albania

Group B
England
Russia
Slovakia
Wales

Group C
Germany
Ukraine
Poland
Northern Ireland

Group D
Spain
Croatia
Czech Republic
Turkey

Group E
Belgium
Italy
Sweden
Republic of Ireland

Group F
Portugal
Austria
Hungary
Iceland

The time, date and venue for each of the group stage matches are as follows:

Group A

10 June 2016 (20:00) Stade de France, Saint-Denis
France vs Romania

11 June 2016 (14:00) Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens
Albania vs Switzerland

15 June 2016 (17:00) Parc des Princes, Paris
Romania vs Switzerland

15 June 2016 (20:00) Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
France vs Albania

19 June 2016 (20:00) Stade des Lumières, Lyon
Romania vs Albania

19 June 2016 (20:00) Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Switzerland vs France

Group B

11 June 2016 (17:00) Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux
Wales vs Slovakia

11 June 2016 (20:00) Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
England vs Russia

15 June 2016 (14:00) Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Slovakia vs Russia

16 June 2016 (14:00) Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens
England vs Wales

20 June 2016 (20:00) Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Russia vs Wales

20 June 2016 (20:00) Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Slovakia vs England

Group C

12 June 2016 (17:00) Allianz Riviera, Nice
Poland vs Northern Ireland

12 June 2016 (20:00) Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Germany vs Ukraine

16 June 2016 (17:00) Stade des Lumières, Lyon
Ukraine vs Northern Ireland

16 June 2016 (20:00) Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Germany vs Poland

21 June 2016 (17:00) Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Ukraine vs Poland

21 June 2016 (17:00) Parc des Princes, Paris
Northern Ireland vs Germany

Group D

12 June 2016 (14:00) Parc des Princes, Paris
Turkey vs Croatia

13 June 2016 (14:00) Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Spain vs Czech Republic

17 June 2016 (17:00) Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Czech Republic vs Croatia

17 June 2016 (20:00) Allianz Riviera, Nice
Spain vs Turkey

21 June 2016 (20:00) Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens
Czech Republic vs Turkey

21 June 2016 (20:00) Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux
Croatia vs Spain

Group E

13 June 2016 (17:00) Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Republic of Ireland vs Sweden

13 June 2016 (20:00) Stade des Lumières, Lyon
Belgium vs Italy

17 June 2016 (14:00) Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Italy vs Sweden

18 June 2016 (14:00) Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux
Belgium vs Republic of Ireland

22 June 2016 (20:00) Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Italy vs Republic of Ireland

22 June 2016 (20:00) Allianz Riviera, Nice
Sweden vs Belgium

Group F

14 June 2016 (17:00) Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux
Austria vs Hungary

14 June 2016 (20:00) Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Portugal vs Iceland

18 June 2016 (17:00) Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Iceland vs Hungary

18 June 2016 (20:00) Parc des Princes, Paris
Portugal vs Austria

22 June 2016 (17:00) Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Iceland vs Austria

22 June 2016 (17:00) Stade des Lumières, Lyon
Hungary vs Portugal

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