England's journey to once again bring football home is to be determined this evening as the Euro 2024 draw is completed.
FA chiefs and European football elite will gather at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany, where the six groups of teams are due to be decided.
England head into the draw having completed a typically-impressive qualifying campaign, topping their group. Coupled with historic results, that is enough to see them into pot one for the draw.
But they can still end up with a group of death, with the likes of Denmark, Netherlands, Croatia and Italy all spread out across pots two to four.
Follow the draw as it happens right here. The festivities are due to kick off at 5pm.
Pot 1 : Germany (hosts), Portugal, France, Spain, Belgium, England
Pot 2 : Hungary, Turkey, Romania, Denmark, Albania, Austria
Pot 3 : Netherlands, Scotland, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czechia
Pot 4 : Italy, Serbia, Switzerland, Play-off winner A, Play-off winner B, Play-off winner C
Scotland also wait for their opponents
Scotland will also be awaiting their fate as they are qualified in pot three while Wales can still make it via the play-offs next March with three remaining places in pot four.
It could mean that England could yet get a Battle of Britain in the ceremony which will be presented as a 50 minute TV show for viewers around Europe but the draw is only supposed to last 20 minutes which will be a departure from the long, drawn out affairs of recent years.
Southgate said: “There look like being really strong teams in pot two and pot three looks like it could be very strong.
“In the last Euros we had Croatia in with us, who proved to be one of the best teams in the world over the last few years and we managed to navigate that so we've just got to be ready for whatever comes our way.”
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Gareth Southgate will be desperate to avoid a Group of Death at Euro 2024.
England are among the top seeds for the draw in the Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg on Saturday but they could get a tricky route in next summer’s tournament.
They could get Hungary, Holland and Italy if luck goes against them in the ceremony which starts at 5pm UK time when England will not only discover their opponents but also the dates and where their matches will be played.
That is because UEFA have split the 24-strong team tournament into three regions to reduce travelling and the carbon footprint.
Berlin will stage the final on July 14, Munich the opening game on June 14 and the other host cities will be Cologne, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Dortmund, Leipzig, Gelsenkirchen, Stuttgart and Düsseldorf.
UEFA have three kick-off times scheduled for 2pm, 5pm and 8pm throughout the tournament so England fans will be hoping to avoid the afternoon slots otherwise it could become another national “sickie” day.
TV companies are certain to push hard for England games to be in the later slots but the tournament schedule means Southgate will know his fixture schedule on the day rather than having to wait another 24 hours which has often happened in the past.
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