We effectively knew how it was going to play out. The unofficial standings were never going to be wrong but now it's confirmed. We're in Pot 4, Ukraine go into Pot 2 after defeating Slovenia and Sweden go into Pot 3 after overcoming Denmark.
That means no meeting with Northern Ireland or Wales. It also means we're in line for a Euro 2012-esque group but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. For now, take a look and start imagining the ideal draw we could see on December 12th.
CONFIRMED: The pots for the #EURO2016 finals draw on Saturday 12 December. pic.twitter.com/wXirj6XBYL
— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) November 17, 2015
We'd love to see England for the fun of it of course but, as Roy Keane intimated yesterday, we managed to overcome Germany so we won't be overly intimidated regardless of who comes out of the draw. That may be a foolish stance to take but the tournament is months away so it's worth getting the false confidence out of the way now.
