Before that England will begin their finals campaign against Russia on June 11, with Hodgson full of praise for his Russian counterpart.
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Here is a look at four key takeaways from the Euro 2016 draw. “I have a lot of respect for Roy. I worked with him when I was a player – an excellent coach”, he said. And while the Azzurri aren’t as strong as they were then, nobody wanted them in their group.
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“We don’t have any real world class players but what we do have is a team that shows passion, fights for the jersey and that’s something that the fans can relate to very well”.
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As unlikely as it may seem, should Ireland win the group they will return to the Stade de France on June 27th, two weeks after facing Sweden in the same venue.
Wales, whose only previous major tournament appearance came at the 1958 World Cup, face Slovakia in their opening match before locking horns with England, marking the 112th meeting between the two countries.
The Northern Ireland boss said: “Germany were maybe the pot one team that I didn’t want but, having been drawn in it and got my head around it, I think it’s a fantastic game for us”.
Coleman insisted before the draw on Saturday he did not want to face Roy Hodgson’s men in France next year, but they were both drawn in Group B.
The top two will go through to the last 16, while the best four third-placed teams also progress – meaning only eight teams are eliminated in the group stages.
“It means we must be fully concentrated from the first game”, Loew said.
“I complete 40 years on 1 January 2016”, Hodgson said.
Speaking of intrigue in the group stage, the anticipation is already building for the most important matchup in recent history between neighboring sides from England and Wales with the result from that game to have a major impact on how the tournament plays out for both sides.
“It is not a case of “didn’t we do great against England and we are coming home”.
The Republic will hope that all of the teams take points off each other in Group E.
The neighbours last met in the Euro 2012 qualifiers with England winning 2-0 in Cardiff and 1-0 at Wembley.
Northern Ireland born ITV Director of Sport Niall Sloane said: “Euro 2016 promises to be a very special tournament, expanded to 24 teams for the first time, taking place so close to home and with the involvement of three Home Nations plus the Republic of Ireland”.
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“We have actually beaten the world champions so we’ll get some confidence from that”, added O’Neill, whose side finished third in qualifying Group D but made it to France thanks to a two-legged play-off success against Bosnia-Herzegovina in November.
