The draw for the Euro 2020 group stages will be held on Saturday, Nov. 30 in Bucharest, Romania. The draw ceremony will begin at 12 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CET / 5 p.m. GMT) and is expected to last 50 minutes in total (with 20 minutes for the draw itself).
All matches will be available on ESPN networks next summer.
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Pot 1: Belgium, Italy, England, Germany, Spain, Ukraine
Pot 2: France, Poland, Switzerland, Croatia, Netherlands, Russia
Pot 3: Portugal, Turkey, Denmark, Austria, Sweden, Czech Republic
Pot 4: Wales, Finland, Playoff A, Playoff B, Playoff C, Playoff D
One team from each pot would be drawn into the six groups. To learn more about the playoffs, click here.
GROUP A: Italy, Switzerland, Turkey, Wales
GROUP B: Belgium, Russia, Denmark, Finland
GROUP C: Ukraine, Netherlands, Austria, Play-off Winner D (Georgia, Belarus, North Macedonia or Kosovo)
GROUP D: England, Croatia, Czech Republic, Play-off Winner C (Norway, Serbia, Scotland or Israel)
GROUP E: Spain, Poland, Sweden, Play-off Winner B (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Ireland, Slovakia or Republic of Ireland)
GROUP F: Germany, France, Portugal, Play-off Winner A (Bulgaria, Hungary, Iceland or Romania)
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13:29 ET: Spain head coach Luis Enrique, meanwhile, says he is "happy and satisfied" after his side were drawn alongside Poland, Sweden and the Path B play-off winners In Group E. "You never know what can happen," he adds.
? Reacción de @LUISENRIQUE21 tras el sorteo, en @cuatro:
➡ "Los entrenadores preferimos no fiarnos. Hay que ganar los partidos"
➡ "Estoy contento y satisfecho. Nunca se sabe qué pueda pasar"
➡ "Estamos en el grupo de favoritos"#UnidosPorUnReto pic.twitter.com/24pLveDjiO
— Selección Española de Fútbol (@SeFutbol) November 30, 2019
13:22 ET: England manager Gareth Southgate reacts with characteristic diplomacy to his side's draw. He's wary of Croatia's talent-packed midfield and says that the Czech Republic, who beat England 2-1 in qualifying, are "much improved".
13:16 ET: Terrifying/tantalising though the prospect of France, Portugal and Germany being in the same group is, it's worth remembering that all three teams could still go through to the knockout phase. The top two teams will qualify from each group, along with the four best third-place teams.
13:09 ET: [Crocodile Dundee voice] You call that a group? This is a group.
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) November 30, 2019
13:05 ET:
The draw results are in.
We see you, Group F ? pic.twitter.com/R1HZVvGdQD
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) November 30, 2019
13:01 ET: Thus concludes the Euro 2020 draw. As a reminder, we won't know the final, final line-up until March 31, when the play-offs have taken place.
Some juicy match-ups there, but the clear stand-out group is Group F: reigning world champions France, reigning European champions Portugal and three-time European champions Germany, plus one of Bulgaria, Hungary, Iceland or Romania. Phwoar.
12:54 ET: Finland discover their first ever group-stage opponents at a major tournament. They're in Group B with Belgium, Russia and Denmark.
12:51 ET: Now for the Pot 4 teams, which includes the four play-off paths. Wales complete Group A along with Italy, Switzerland and Turkey.
12:49 ET: WELL THEN.
12:47 ET: Sweden go into Group E, so that means Portugal go into Group F with Germany and France. There's your Group of Death folks.
12:46 ET: Group C for Austria, Group D for Czech Republic.
12:44 ET: Turkey join Italy and Switzerland in Group A.
12:42 ET: Poland to face Spain in Group E. And world champions France go into Group F with Germany! Did someone say groupe de la mort?
12:40 ET: Croatia go into Group D alongside England.
12:38 ET: The first moment of note in the draw as Switzerland are drawn in Group A alongside Italy.
12:35 ET: I'll level with you, the first part of the draw is quite boring. The teams in Pot 1 already know which groups they're in, so this first bit will only determine which slots in their groups they will occupy (which has a bearing on their fixtures). C2 for Ukraine, E1 for Spain and D1 for England, in case you're interested.
12:30 ET: OK, here we go.
12:28 ET: Iker Casillas, Philipp Lahm, Ruud Gullit, Francesco Totti, Karel Poborsky, Andrey Arshavin, John Sivebaek, Marcel Desailly and Theo Zagorakis are now also on stage. Some line-up.
Nice to see the goalkeepers and defenders - very much the nerds of top-level football - getting a moment in the spotlight as well.
12:25 ET: Portugal midfielder Joao Mario is on stage in Bucharest, reminiscing about how it felt to lift the Henri Delaunay Trophy in Paris in 2016. Former Portugal centre-back Ricardo Carvalho is helping out with the draw, so there is a strong Portuguese flavour to the evening's events.
12:19 ET: Spain coach Luis Enrique has taken his seat at ROMEXPO, the exhibition centre that is staging the draw. As he prepares to discover which countries will join his side in Group E, the row about the manner in which he took his job back from interim coach Robert Moreno rumbles on.
12:12 ET: "Please, tell us about the official tournament ball!" I hear you cry. That would be the Adidas Uniforia.
Whilst it may sound like a new brand of anti-bacterial kitchen cleaner, 'Uniforia' is in fact a portmanteau of the words 'unity' and 'euphoria'.
The official Euro 2020 tournament ball, the @adidas Uniforia, has been unveiled. It features the GPS coordinates of each of the 12 host cities in its design, and is made of unique 'Hi-White' material, making it more visible on the pitch. What do you make of the Uniforia? pic.twitter.com/a0l2ZJlLgg
— MUNDIAL (@MundialMag) November 6, 2019
12:07 ET: Reminder that if you're in the US, you can watch the draw live on ESPNEWS and ESPN3. ESPN's networks will be the only place to catch all the action next summer.
12:03 ET: You'd get a decent five-a-side team from the national team coaches who are currently sashaying along the red carpet in the Romanian capital: Ronald Koeman, Luis Enrique, Roberto Mancini, Ryan Giggs...
And there's Gareth Southgate, who could hand the oranges out at half-time or something.
11:58 ET: With the draw nearly upon us, allow ESPN FC's Nick Miller to guide you through the runners and riders.
11:53 ET: No country's supporters will be anticipating the draw quite as keenly as Finland's, who saw their team qualify for their first ever major tournament earlier this month. The Finns, led by Teemu Pukki, will be in either Group A or Group B.
It was a party in Finland's dressing room after they qualified for Euro 2020, their first-ever major tournament ?
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) November 15, 2019
(via @Huuhkajat) pic.twitter.com/NZh1XXutTu
11:48 ET: If you're not yet familiar with the official Euro 2020 mascot, allow me to introduce you to 'Skillzy'.
Skillzy is a freestyle footballer, it says here, and as you can see for yourselves, he is absolutely terrifying.
⚡️ #Skillzy is ready ⚡️#EURO2020 is coming. ? pic.twitter.com/wEMRQYighV
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 12, 2019
11:43 ET: There's no shortage of stars in Bucharest for the draw. The UEFA pageantry will be getting under way in a little under 20 minutes.
Finishing touches.
?? ?? ?? ??#EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/LdSVmjLnrd
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) November 30, 2019
11:39 ET: AND THERE'S MORE. With the play-offs that will decide the final four places at the tournament not taking place until March next year, we won't know the final, final line-up until March 31.
There are four play-off paths (one for each tier of the UEFA Nations League), each of which will feature two semi-finals and a final. The new structure means that one of the four Path D minnows - Georgia, Belarus, North Macedonia and Kosovo - will definitely make it to Euro 2020.
Spare a thought for Northern Ireland, who have to play both Bosnia AND Herzegovina in their Path B semi-final, which seems a little unfair.
11:35 ET: Group of Death, anyone? The seedings for the draw are based purely on performances in qualifying, which means that world champions France find themselves in Pot 2 and reigning European champions Portugal are lurking in Pot 3.
It means that one of Italy, England, Spain or Germany could end up in a group with both France AND Portugal. So much for the group phase being a foregone conclusion. You can read more about the seedings here.
11:29 ET: Cristiano Ronaldo will head into next year's tournament looking to help Portugal defend the title they won in France in 2016.
But as ever, he will have personal objectives in his sights as well. Here's ESPN FC's Mark Ogden on CR7's quest to become the greatest goal-scorer in international football history.
?? Cristiano Ronaldo = Only player in history to score in 4 EURO tournaments ?#EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/kCQtcV6IEj
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) November 30, 2019
11:23 ET: The quirks of the draw mean that the identities of three of the four teams that will make up Group B are already known. Belgium, Russia and Denmark are all guaranteed to face each other, with the fourth and final slot in the group going to either Wales or major tournament newcomers Finland. Games in that group will be played in Copenhagen and Saint Petersburg.
Ukraine and the Netherlands, meanwhile, are already assured to be in Group C, which is the Amsterdam/Bucharest group.
11:18 ET: If you're in the United States, don't forget that ESPN will be the ONLY place to catch the action when Euro 2020 kicks off.
You can watch today's draw on ESPNEWS and ESPN3 and the tournament itself will be shown live in the US across ESPN networks next summer.
11:14 ET: Czechs ready? Check.
Ready for the #EURO2020 draw ?? pic.twitter.com/Bz2OCZS1OR
— Czech Football Team (@ceskarepre_eng) November 30, 2019
11:10 ET: That's right, there isn't just one host country for the 2020 edition - instead there will be TWELVE host nations, who will be drawn into groups in accordance with the host city pairings.
So which stadiums will host games?
Group A: Stadio Olimpico, Rome (Italy) and Olympic Stadium, Baku (Azerbaijan)
Group B: Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg (Russia) and Parken Stadium, Copenhagen (Denmark)
Group C: Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Arena Naționala, Bucharest (Romania)
Group D: Wembley Stadium, London (England) and Hampden Park, Glasgow (Scotland)
Group E: San Mames, Bilbao (Spain) and Aviva Stadium, Dublin (Republic of Ireland)
Group F: Allianz Arena, Munich (Germany) and Ferenc Puskas Stadium, Budapest (Hungary)
Round of 16: Wembley Stadium, London (England), Parken Stadium, Copenhagen (Denmark), Arena Naționala, Bucharest (Romania), Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Aviva Stadium, Dublin (Republic of Ireland), San Mames, Bilbao (Spain), Ferenc Puskas Stadium, Budapest (Hungary), Hampden Park, Glasgow (Scotland)
Quarter-finals: Allianz Arena, Munich (Germany), Olympic Stadium, Baku (Azerbaijan), Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg (Russia), Stadio Olimpico, Rome (Italy)
Semi-finals and final: Wembley Stadium, London (England)
11:05 ET: The first thing to say about today's draw is that it is sensationally confusing, chiefly because the qualified countries of the tournament's 12 host cities all have to be drawn to play at home in the group phase and because we still only know the names of 20 of the 24 finalists.
If you've been scratching your head over the various permutations, allow ESPN FC's resident human super-computer, Dale Johnson, to make sense of everything with his handy guide.
11:00 ET: Hello, hello and WELCOME to ESPN FC's live coverage of the Euro 2020 draw, which gets under way in an hour in Bucharest.
I'm Tom Williams and I'll be your guide for the next few hours to see how Europe's top national tournament shapes up.