On Sunday evening, the draw for the group stage of the 2020 European Championship took place in the Romanian city of Bucharest.
After the grand ceremony, it became clear that the defending champions from Portugal will have a tough challenge to advance to the knockout stage of the tournament.
Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates will face Germany, France, and one of the qualifying tournament winners.
European Championship groups:
Group A
Turkey
Italy
Wales
Switzerland
Group B
Denmark
Finland
Belgium
Russia
Group C
Netherlands
Ukraine
Austria
Winner of Play-off Path D (Georgia, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Belarus)
Group D
England
Croatia
Czech Republic
Winner of Play-off Path C (Scotland, Norway, Serbia, Israel)
Group E
Spain
Sweden
Poland
Winner of Play-off Path B (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia, Ireland, Northern Ireland)
Group F
Portugal
France
Germany
Winner of Play-off Path A (Iceland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania)
The final compositions of the groups will be known after the qualifying tournament in March.
The European Championship, held in 12 countries, will begin on June 12th and end on the same day in July.
The opening match will take place in Rome, while the semi-finals and finals will be played at London's Wembley Stadium.
