Coleman had said before the draw that meeting England in the group would be a distraction, but was relieved it will not be their opening match of the tournament.
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Elswhere England are offered at 10/1 (11.00) but their group of Russia, Wales and Slovakia could potentially caused the Three Lions some problems.
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“If we see progress, and I’m very confident that we will, this will make us feel that Roy is the best person to take this young team forward and really fire at the next two tournaments”.
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Hodgson’s contract runs out at the end of the 2016 tournament but a decent run – for example to the quarter-finals – should be enough to persuade the FA to keep him on for the Russian Federation 2018 World Cup campaign.
‘Everyone was asking me for my reasons for not wanting England, but it wasn’t because of the fear we wouldn’t or couldn’t get a result, it was what came with it. ‘Luckily, it is not the first game.
“Two good teams, obviously, and for them to win 10 games in their qualifying was fantastic”. But what we know most of all is the team is very organised, they have a strong spirit and a good spine.
“I think the Irish Football Association and Michael O’Neill should aim to secure hard friendlies in the run-up to the finals, rather than fixtures against teams who have not qualified”.
The Republic of Ireland coach, Martin O’Neill, meanwhile, said he was “morose” after landing Italy, Sweden and Belgium in the draw and believes his side will have to explode out of the blocks in their opening match against Sweden to stand a chance of going through.
Hosts France play the tournament’s curtain raiser on June 10 against Group A opponents Romania.
They then head to Lyon to face Ukraine on June 16 before finishing their Group C campaign against Germany at the Parc de Princes in Paris on June 21.
“I’ve actually just had a quick chat with Roy Keane at breakfast and he was offering any help they can give us”.
It will be the 102nd meeting between England and Wales since they first clashed in 1879. Slovakia complete the group. “I think we proved that in qualification and we have to believe we can get out of the group”.
“There were a few teams in that pot that we could have got that would have been a tough one, so why not have a tough one close to home?”
Conducted by UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino, with assistance from a number of leading football stars like France’s David Trezeguet, the draw was undergoing without Michel Platini, the European soccer governing body’s president who has been barred from all football activities for 90 days due to allegations of corruption alongside with current FIFA boss Sepp Blatter. “We will have to be at our best to keep Robert Lewandowski out – he’s probably the best No 9 in the world”.
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Defending champions Spain will have to take on Czech Republic, Turkey and Croatia in Group D.
