The Process
There will be four pots for the draw, with seedings based on the UEFA national team coefficient rankings.
England are one of the top seeds thanks to their record in qualifying and will not be drawn in the same group as any of the other nations in Pot One - Spain, Germany, Portugal and Belgium. Meanwhile, hosts France automatically take position one in Group A.
Those six countries will be drawn alongside one team each from Pots Two, Three and Four.
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http://www.thefa.com/~/media/images/thefaportal/pillars/england/2015/general-images/euro-2016-top-seeds.ashx?la=enFrance qualify as hosts, while Germany, Spain, England, Portugal and Belgium are top seeds in Euro 2016 draw
The hosts and the top seeds
The Pots and the Nations
Position One, Group A: France (hosts)
Pot One: Spain (holders), Germany, England, Portugal, Belgium
Pot Two: Italy, Russia, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, Ukraine
Pot Three: Czech Republic, Sweden, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary
Pot Four: Turkey, Republic of Ireland, Iceland, Wales, Albania, Northern Ireland
The Finals
The draw will reveal the six four-nation groups for next year's Finals, which will start on Friday 10 June at the Stade de France when France meet the team drawn into position two in Group A.
There will be 36 games played across the six groups between 10 and 22 June.
The top two in each of the groups will progress into the round of 16 knockout stage and will be joined by the four best third-placed sides.
The knockout competition continues with the eight last-16 winners moving into the quarter-finals, and so on.
The Final - the 51st game of the month-long competition - will take place back where it all began at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday 10 July 2016.
Read more at
http://www.thefa.com/news/england/2015/dec/euro-2016-draw-how-it-works#x1iR2ZZOuEHjkSbD.99
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