Teams on tenterhooks for Euro 2016 draw

Saturday, 12 December 2015 17:13

Teams competing in the 2016 European Championship are on tenterhooks for the draw in Paris later on Saturday. Next year’s tournament in France will include 24 teams for the first time, along with a new second round including the top four third-place finishers. There's a 50-50 chance that England could draw one of either Wales, Northern Ireland, or the Republic of Ireland in their group. Top-seeded teams in Pot 1 include Germany, Spain, England, Portugal, Belgium and the host, France. Last year Germany won the tournament.

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