The Euro 2024 group stage draw will be conducted today and England will head to the tournament as one of the top seeds as they bid to go one step further than three years ago.
Gareth Southgate’s men were beaten on penalties by Italy in the Euro 2020 final at Wembley but did the double over the Azzurri during an unbeaten qualifying campaign for next summer.
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England will be among the favourites for glory at Euro 2024Credit: Getty
England are among the best in the competition but will face fierce competition from hosts Germany, France and Spain.
Automatic Euro 2024 qualification is now at an end and the group stage draw for the finals in Germany is upon us.
When is the Euro 2024 draw?
The group stage draw for the tournament will take place on Saturday, December 2.
It will be held at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg at 5pm UK time.
talkSPORT 2 will have full live coverage throughout while talkSPORT.com will be on hand for the best of the reaction.
The draw will be shown on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer from 5:15pm.
It will also be streamed live online on UEFA’s official website, YouTube channel, and app.
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Anticipation for Euro 2024 is continuing to ramp upCredit: Getty
What are the pots?
England will be in pot one alongside hosts Germany, Portugal, France, Spain and Belgium.
The Three Lions could face a second successive all-British clash against Scotland at the Euros, with the Tartan Army in pot three.
Wales could still join both home nations in the hat, but Rob Page’s side will need to successfully qualify through the play-offs.
Pot 1
Germany (hosts)
Portugal
France
Spain
Belgium
England
Pot 2
Hungary
Turkey
Romania
Denmark
Albania
Austria
Pot 3
Netherlands
Scotland
Croatia
Slovenia
Slovakia
Czechia
Pot 4
Italy
Serbia
Switzerland
Play-off winner A
Play-off winner B
Play-off winner C
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England faced Scotland at Wembley for Euro 2020Credit: Getty
What about the play-offs?
There are still three places up for grabs at Euro 2024, with each play-off winner joining Pot four.
There are 12 teams participating in the play-offs, decided by their Nations League performance, and the fixtures will be held next year.
The countries are each split into three paths, with two wins guaranteeing a nation a ticket to Germany.
Path A
Poland vs Estonia
Wales vs Finland
Path B
Israel vs Iceland
Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Ukraine
Path C
Georgia vs Luxembourg
Greece vs Kazakhstan
Play-offs finals
Path A: Wales/Finland vs Poland/Estonia
Path B: Bosnia-Herzegovina/Ukraine vs Israel/Iceland
Path C: Georgia/Luxembourg vs Greece/Kazakhstan
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Southgate’s England have impressed this year and are now set for a huge 2024Credit: Getty
What has been said?
Prior to the draw, Gareth Southgate has been pleased by England’s progress in 2023 but knows there is work to do ahead of the Euros.
He said: “In the calendar year we’re eight wins and two draws from a particularly tough qualifying group and certainly a friendly in Scotland that was always going to be challenging.
“Of course, you’d like 10 wins out of 10 but not many teams do that.
“I’m really pleased with what the players have given and the players that have represented us through this year because they’ve been excellent.
“I have to be pleased with the progress of the team. You know, if you’d said at the start of the campaign that we would be eight wins, two draws at the end of the year, it’s a pretty good record given the fixtures that we’ve had.
“We can now start to look forward. We’ve got these two exciting games in March to look forward to and prepare for.
“So, yeah, I think we’ve done a lot of things well, but there’s always room for improvement.”
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