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On Sunday, the draws for the 2016 European Championship qualifying stage groups were revealed in Nice, where a total of 53 teams from the Old Continent will compete.
The draws determined that the Lithuanian national men's team will compete in Group E, where they will face five opponents.
Igoris Pankratjevas' players will compete in the qualifying for EURO 2016 for the first time in history against the "Premier" league stars, the English team.
They will also have matches against Switzerland, Slovenia, Estonia, and San Marino. All national teams will have to play two matches against each other - once at home and once away.
The tournament hosts, the French, do not need to compete in a group, but they still belong to Group I, where there are five teams. All matches against Didier Deschamps' players will be friendly and the points will not be accumulated.
Meanwhile, the European champions Spain have entered Group C. The teams in this group are Ukraine, Slovakia, Macedonia, Belarus, and Luxembourg. The neighbors Latvia will compete in Group A against Netherlands, Czech Republic, Turkey, Iceland, and Kazakhstan.
The qualification for the 2016 European Championship in France will begin on September 7th of this year.
All qualifying groups:
Group A: 1. Netherlands 2. Czech Republic 3. Turkey 4. Latvia 5. Iceland 6. Kazakhstan Group B: 1. Bosnia and Herzegovina 2. Belgium 3. Israel 4. Wales 5. Cyprus 6. Andorra Group C: 1. Spain 2. Ukraine 3. Slovakia 4. Belarus 5. Macedonia 6. Luxembourg Group D: 1. Germany 2. Ireland 3. Poland 4. Scotland 5. Georgia 6. Gibraltar Group E: 1. England 2. Switzerland 3. Slovenia 4. Estonia 5. Lithuania 6. San Marino Group F: 1. Greece 2. Hungary 3. Romania 4. Finland 5. Northern Ireland 6. Faroe Islands Group G: 1. Russia 2. Sweden 3. Austria 4. Montenegro 5. Moldova 6. Liechtenstein Group H: 1. Italy 2. Croatia 3. Norway 4. Bulgaria 5. Azerbaijan 6. Malta Group I: 1. Portugal 2. Denmark 3. Serbia 4. Armenia 5. Albania ... 6. France (host)
Schedule of the Lithuanian national team matches:
2014: September 8th (Monday), 21:45 San Marino - Lithuania
October 9th (Thursday), 21:45 Lithuania - Estonia
October 12th (Sunday), 21:45 Lithuania - Slovenia
November 15th (Saturday), 21:45 Switzerland - Lithuania
2015: March 27th (Friday), 21:45 England - Lithuania
June 14th (Sunday), 21:45 Lithuania - Switzerland
September 5th (Saturday), 19:00 Estonia - Lithuania
September 8th (Tuesday), 21:45 Lithuania - San Marino
October 9th (Friday), 21:45 Slovenia - Lithuania
October 12th (Monday), 21:45 Lithuania - England
