Once again they have been pitted against the Italians, who were only seeded in Pot Two despite being one of the strongest tournament sides in football.
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Before that, England will begin their campaign against Russian Federation in Marseille on June 11, on the same day as Wales play their first game at a major tournament since 1958 against Slovakia in Bordeaux.
They then head to Lyon to face Ukraine on June 16 before finishing their Group C campaign against world champions Germany at the Parc de Princes in Paris on June 21.
Roy Hodgson admits it will be hard to leave Jamie Vardy out of the England squad for Euro 2016 if he maintains his current form.
And any one of the other Home Nations, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are lurking in pot four.
Glenn refused to set Hodgson a specific target but hinted he expected England to reach the knockout stages and perform better than in their drab Euro 2012 quarter-final defeat to Italy.
He said: “We are better as underdogs”.
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“We know all the Wales players – nearly all of them play in England”.
The Swiss certainly are one of worst team that Ireland could face from the second seeds and if drawn with them, it would be a game that we’d have to target a win in.
The England manager, whose contract is up at the end of the tournament but who wants to carry on to the 2018 World Cup in Russian Federation, struck a more upbeat note before the draw.
O’Neill said: “I felt with four games left we were still in the group and I don’t think it was really bravado”.
Group D is made up of Spain, Turkey, the Czech Republic and Croatia, while Group F features Portugal, Iceland, Austria and Hungary.
Signed by Everton from Irish club Sligo Rovers for just 60,000 pounds (now $90,000) in 2009, Coleman may go down as one of the top bargains in Premier League history.
Northern Ireland will be Germany’s last group opponent, in Paris on June 21.
“I’m sure any other country will not want be looking forward to facing us”. And I think everyone feels positive about Gary Neville and also positive about the fact that this is a real test of an individual. He had an ageing team if you like for the last World Cup, he has built something different and has got some different things in his set-up now.
The opening match of the tournament sees France play host to Romania on June 10 at the Stade de France, with defending champions Spain starting out against the Czech Republic.
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Describing Italy as “not quite the great team they’ve been over the years”, he suggests Ireland will find them easier going than in previous meetings.
