Euro 2020: World champion France drawn in group of death lagger

Europe's top nations discovered their fate in Saturday's draw in Bucharest, and all eyes now will be on Group F, where reigning champion Portugal was drawn against World Cup winner France and three-time European champion Germany.

The respective managers of the three big teams couldn't help but laugh -- perhaps nervously -- as the draw was made, with the final position in the group still not decided.

It means the likes of Portuguese captain Cristiano Ronaldo will face French superstar Kylian Mbappe in the early stages of the competition.



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Elsewhere, we now know Italy will open the tournament when it faces Turkey in Rome on June 12. And there also will be a repeat of the 2018 World Cup semifinal as England faces Croatia in its first group game of the tournament.

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In a break to tradition, many of the group positions were decided before the draw took place.

Due to the unique nature of next year's tournament (it will be hosted in 12 countries), qualified hosts had been allocated to a group prior to the event.

To confuse matters further, there are 16 teams still looking to book their place in the tournament, and they will compete in separate playoff paths for the four final positions up for grabs.

The groups can therefore not be confirmed in concrete until all qualifying is over on March 31.

The draw has attracted criticism due to its confusing nature. Belgium, for example, knew three of its opponents ahead of the draw.

The European Championship final will be at Wembley Stadium in London on July 12.

Full Euro 2020 draw

Group A: Turkey, Italy, Wales, Switzerland

Group B: Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Russia

Group C: Holland, Ukraine, Austria, playoff winner D

Group D: England, Croatia, Czech Republic, playoff winner C

Group E: Spain, Sweden, Poland, playoff winner B

Group F: Portugal, France, Germany, playoff winner A

It means the likes of Portuguese captain Cristiano Ronaldo will face French superstar Kylian Mbappe in the early stages of the competition. Elsewhere, we now know Italy will open the tournament when it faces Turkey in Rome on June 12. And there also will be a repeat of the 2018 World Cup semifinal as England faces Croatia in its first group game of the tournament. The draw has attracted criticism due to its confusing nature. Belgium, for example, knew three of its opponents ahead of the draw. READ: Arsenal sack manager Unai Emery after disastrous run of formREAD: Lionel Messi steals the show in his 700th Barcelona appearance The groups can therefore not be confirmed in concrete until all qualifying is over on March 31. Group D: England, Croatia, Czech Republic, playoff winner C Group A: Turkey, Italy, Wales, Switzerland Group C: Holland, Ukraine, Austria, playoff winner D READ: Arsenal sack manager Unai Emery after disastrous run of formREAD: Lionel Messi steals the show in his 700th Barcelona appearance The groups can therefore not be confirmed in concrete until all qualifying is over on March 31. The respective managers of the three big teams couldn't help but laugh -- perhaps nervously -- as the draw was made, with the final position in the group still not decided. Group B: Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Russia Elsewhere, we now know Italy will open the tournament when it faces Turkey in Rome on June 12. And there also will be a repeat of the 2018 World Cup semifinal as England faces Croatia in its first group game of the tournament. Group A: Turkey, Italy, Wales, Switzerland Elsewhere, we now know Italy will open the tournament when it faces Turkey in Rome on June 12. And there also will be a repeat of the 2018 World Cup semifinal as England faces Croatia in its first group game of the tournament. Europe's top nations discovered their fate in Saturday's draw in Bucharest, and all eyes now will be on Group F, where reigning champion Portugal was drawn against World Cup winner France and three-time European champion Germany. To confuse matters further, there are 16 teams still looking to book their place in the tournament, and they will compete in separate playoff paths for the four final positions up for grabs. The groups can therefore not be confirmed in concrete until all qualifying is over on March 31. The draw has attracted criticism due to its confusing nature. Belgium, for example, knew three of its opponents ahead of the draw. It means the likes of Portuguese captain Cristiano Ronaldo will face French superstar Kylian Mbappe in the early stages of the competition. The groups can therefore not be confirmed in concrete until all qualifying is over on March 31. It means the likes of Portuguese captain Cristiano Ronaldo will face French superstar Kylian Mbappe in the early stages of the competition. Due to the unique nature of next year's tournament (it will be hosted in 12 countries), qualified hosts had been allocated to a group prior to the event. Europe's top nations discovered their fate in Saturday's draw in Bucharest, and all eyes now will be on Group F, where reigning champion Portugal was drawn against World Cup winner France and three-time European champion Germany. To confuse matters further, there are 16 teams still looking to book their place in the tournament, and they will compete in separate playoff paths for the four final positions up for grabs.

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