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BBC land Northern Ireland v Germany Euro 2016 clash
The first appearance for Wales in an global tournament for 58 years will certainly centre around the match against England, which will cause a dilemna for employers across the United Kingdom – the match will kick off at 14:00 UK time.
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Joachim Low’s side have been drawn with Ukraine, Poland and Northern Ireland, with the world champions having faced the Poles in qualifying for the tournament.
Spain’s quest for a third consecutive European Football Championship got more complicated when they were drawn in a challenging group with Croatia, the Czech Republic and Turkey.
Group F sees Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal matched against Portugal, Iceland, Austria and Hungary.
The hosts France being placed in Group A along with Romania, Albania and Switzerland.
They will meet June 10 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, on the northern outskirts of Paris.
And while Coleman admits he did not want to be drawn in the same group as England, he is relieved they are not facing Roy Hodgson’s team in their opening game.
With Belgium now ranked as the number one team in the world and Euro 2012 runners-up Italy widely regarded as the side to avoid from all the teams in pot two, O’Neill admitted his team face an enormous challenge.
Former victor Italy landed in arguably the toughest group for Euro 2016, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s Sweden and a rejuvenated Belgium now top of FIFA’s rankings.
“We know all the Wales players – nearly all of them play in England”.
Wales, whose only previous major tournament appearance was at the 1958 World Cup, face Slovakia in their opening match before locking horns with England, marking the 112th meeting between the two countries.
“We have a lot of respect for Wales and the others as well”. “Why not? We think we can beat England – and all the pressure would be on them”. “It will be a great game”.
“All of their players play in England, but what we know most of all is their team is very well organised, they play very well together, have a fantastic team spirit and a very strong spine”.
Wales’ star man and Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale also tweeted: “Tough @UEFAEURO draw but can not wait to get out to France, all starting to sink in now” while Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey wrote: “All getting very real now the draw has been made”.
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Ramsey said he was already looking forward to the clash with their old rivals.