What?
THE EURO 2016 draw, when Ireland and the other 23 qualified nations find out who they will be grouped with at next summer’s finals in France.
When?
Tomorrow (Saturday). It’s starts at 5pm Irish time but you know how they like to drag these things out.
Where?
The Palais des Congres de la Porte Maillot in Paris.
Who else is in it?
Martin O’Neill’s men are in Pot 4. Here’s the full breakdown:
Hosts: France
Pot 1: Spain, Germany, England, Portugal, Belgium.
Pot 2: Italy, Russia, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, Ukraine.
Pot 3: Czech Republic, Sweden, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary.
Pot 4: Turkey, Ireland, Iceland, Wales, Albania, Northern Ireland.
And how does it work?
With France already assured a place in Group A as the hosts, the remaining teams will be drawn into the six groups of four — starting with Pot 1 with the first team drawn assigned to Group B, the second to Group C and so on until Position 1 in each of the six groups is filled.
Next up is Pot 4, when the first ball out will go into Group A and its position in the group determined by draw. This is repeated until all the teams in Pot 4 are out.
It continues with Pot 3 and finishes with Pot 2.
Next June, each of the four teams grouped together will play once with the top two and the four best third-placed sides going through to the knockout stages.
Where can I watch it?
RTÉ 2, Sky Sports News and the Uefa website will all be showing it live from 5pm.
What’s next?
Time to get booking your tickets. The Uefa ticket portal opens on Monday, 14 December.
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