Euro 2020 qualifying draw in full: England joined in Group A by Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Kosovo

Euro 2020 qualifying draw in full: England joined in Group A by Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Kosovo
England were handed a favourable group at the Euro 2020 qualifying draw, which took place in Dublin on Sunday morning.The Three Lions, who will take part in the UEFA Nations League finals next summer, are joined in Group A by theCzech Republic, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Kosovo.3

Gareth Southgate guided England to the Nations League finals

Scotland and Wales are also being backed to make it out of their groups, though they face tough clashes against Belgium and Croatia respectively, but things are harder for Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.The latter, who recently named Mick McCarthy as their new manager, will have to contend with Switzerland and Denmark in Group D, while Northern Ireland have been drawn in the devilishly tricky Group C alongside Germany, the Netherlands, Estonia and Belarus.The top two teams in each group qualify for the Euro 2020 finals, which is being held in 12 countries across the continent.Scotland and England are guaranteed a play-off place if they fail to qualify automatically, with four extra places available through the Nations League play-offs.

Euro 2020 qualifying draw in full:

Group A:England, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Montenegro, KosovoGroup B: Portugal, Ukraine, Serbia, Lithuania, LuxembourgGroup C: Netherlands, Germany,Northern Ireland, Estonia, BelarusGroup D: Switzerland, Denmark,Republic of Ireland, Georgia, Gibraltar3

Mick McCarthy will hope to guide Ireland through their qualifying group

Group E: Croatia,Wales,Slovakia, Hungary, AzerbaijanGroup F: Spain, Sweden, Norway, Romania, Faroe Islands, MaltaGroup G: Poland, Austria, Israel, Slovenia, Macedonia, LatviaGroup H: France, Iceland, Turkey, Albania, Moldova, Andorra3

World champions France have been handed a relatively easy draw

Group I: Belgium, Russia,Scotland, Cyprus, Kazakhstan, San MarinoGroup J: Italy, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Finland, Greece, Armenia, Liechtenstein

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