November 30, 2019 - The Euro 2020 draw was held in Bucharest from 6 pm on Saturday. Croatia will play in Group D with England, the Czech Republic, and the winner of Nations League C.
The draw for the highly anticipated Euro 2020 began at 6 pm in Bucharest, one of the 12 host cities of this first-time format. The draw included 20 national teams who have already qualified, while we'll find out the four remaining teams in March when the Nations League finals are held.
Croatia was drawn into Group D with England, the Czech Republic, and the winner of Nations League C (Norway/Serbia v Scotland/Israel).
You can see all of the Euro 2020 groups below:
Group A: Italy, Switzerland, Turkey, Wales
Group B: Belgium, Russia, Denmark, Finland
Group C: Ukraine, Netherlands, Austria, A/D-League Playoff Winner
Group D: England, Croatia, Czech Republic, C-League Playoff Winner (Norway/Serbia v Scotland/Israel)
Group E: Spain, Poland, Sweden, winner of the B-League Playoff Winner
Group F: Germany, France, Portugal, D/A-League Playoff Winner
The pots for the draw were as follows:
Pot 1: Italy, Belgium, England, Germany, Ukraine, and Spain
Pot 2: France, Poland, Switzerland, CROATIA, the Netherlands and Russia
Pot 3: Portugal, Turkey, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Czech Republic
Pot 4: Finland, Wales, play-off A, play-off B, play-off C, play-off D
Recall that Croatia could only be drawn in groups A, D, E and F.
Croatia could not be drawn into Group B, where Denmark and Russia are the hosts, and Group C, with the host Netherlands. Before Saturday, we knew that the possible opponents for Croatia were Italy, England, Spain, and Germany.
The first game of Euro 2020 will be played in Group A, in Rome, Italy starting at 9 pm.
You can see a breakdown of the cities and stadiums hosting the competition below:
GROUP A
Rome (Italy) - Olimpico (72.698)
Baku (Azerbaijan) - Baku Olympic Stadium (68.700)
GROUP B
Saint Peterburg (Russia) - Gazprom Arena (68.134)
Copenhagen (Denmark) - Parken (38.065)
GROUP C
Amsterdam (Netherlands) - Johan Cruyff Arena (54.990)
Bucharest (Romania) - Arena National (55.600)
GROUP D
London (England) - Wembley (90.000)
Glasgow (Sweden) - Hampden Park (52.063)
GROUP E
Bilbao (Spain) - San Mames (53.332)
Dublin (Republic of Ireland) - Aviva (51.700)
GROUP F
Munich (Germany) - Allianz Arena (75.000)
Budapest (Hungary) - Puskas Arena (67.889)
ROUND OF 16
Bucharest, Copenhagen, Bilbao, London, Glasgow, Dublin, Budapest, Amsterdam
QUARTERFINAL
Saint Petersburg, Munich, Rome, Baku
SEMIFINAL
London
FINAL
London
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