{"id":537403,"date":"2019-11-30T13:24:31","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T18:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=537403"},"modified":"2019-11-30T13:24:31","modified_gmt":"2019-11-30T18:24:31","slug":"euro-2020-draw-england-in-group-with-croatia-czech-republic-and-winner-of-play-off-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/11\/30\/euro-2020-draw-england-in-group-with-croatia-czech-republic-and-winner-of-play-off-c\/","title":{"rendered":"EURO 2020 Draw: England in Group With Croatia, Czech Republic, and Winner of Play-off C"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2019\/11\/15\/ben-chilwell-shines-for-england-at-left-back-in-win-against-montenegro\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">England<\/a> have found out who they will be facing at next summer&#8217;s UEFA Euro 2020. The Euro 2020 draw saw Gareth Southgate&#8217;s side drawn alongside Croatia, Czech Republic and the winner of play-off path C.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Euro 2020 Draw: England in Group with Croatia, Czech Republic and Winner of Play-off Path C<\/h2>\n<h3>England Dealt Friendly Draw<\/h3>\n<p>Due to England being a host nation, Gareth Southgate&#8217;s side were automatically drawn into Group D.<\/p>\n<p>England will face well-known opposition in Croatia in their first game of Euro 2020. It as Croatia who broke England&#8217;s hearts at the 2018 World Cup, after a<a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/afa0d4e0\/Mario-Mandzukic\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Mario Mandzukic<\/a> winner in extra-time booked their place in the final. However, England found their revenge in the UEFA Nations League, sending Croatia out in the final group game.<\/p>\n<p>The third team drawn into Group D was yet another familiar face. England will face Czech Republic in Group D, after facing them in the qualifying stages. Gareth Southgate&#8217;s side thrashed them 5-0 the first time around, but were defeated away from Wembley 2-1 by the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n<p>England will then have to wait until March to find out their final group opponents. As a result of the draw, the final group member will be decided by a play-off.<\/p>\n<p>Scotland are one of the sides in play-off path C. They will have to beat Israel first, before potentially facing either Norway or Serbia.<\/p>\n<h3>Group F: The Group of Death<\/h3>\n<p>Group F was undoubtedly handed the tag of &#8216;Group of Death&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Germany will face both France and Portugal in the Group Stage of Euro 2020. The winner of Play-off path A was also placed in this group. As a result, this could be one of Iceland, Romania, Bulgaria or Hungary.<\/p>\n<h3>Euro 2020 Draw In Full<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Group A &#8211; <\/strong>Turkey, Italy, Wales, Switzerland,<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group B &#8211;<\/strong> Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Russia,<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group C &#8211;<\/strong> Netherlands, Ukraine, Austria, Play-off winner D<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group D &#8211;<\/strong> England, Croatia, Play-off winner C, Czech Republic<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group E &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Spain, Sweden, Poland, Play-off winner B<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group F &#8211;<\/strong> Play-off winner A, Portugal, Germany, France<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"-0wKa_U_RlJn9lch364Bgw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1190847651\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:&#8217;-0wKa_U_RlJn9lch364Bgw&#8217;,sig:&#8217;p4i5RARL6gV64WhEZYdx_uRwKp7FceZ1Hy7bz_KVg7o=&#8217;,w:&#8217;594px&#8217;,h:&#8217;403px&#8217;,items:&#8217;1190847651&#8242;,caption: true ,tld:&#8217;co.uk&#8217;,is360: false })});<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England have found out who they will be facing at next summer&#8217;s UEFA Euro 2020. 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