' THE 2016 EURO QUALIFYING DRAW '

' THE 2016 EURO QUALIFYING DRAW WILL BE DRAWN THIS SUNDAY AT 12pm '

Cant wait


' Spain are the holders '

Pot 1: Spain (holders), Germany, Netherlands, Italy, England, Portugal, Greece, Russia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pot 2: Ukraine, Croatia, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Republic of Ireland
Pot 3: Serbia, Turkey, Slovenia, Israel, Norway, Slovakia, Romania, Austria, Poland
Pot 4: Montenegro, Armenia, Scotland, Finland, Latvia, Wales, Bulgaria, Estonia, Belarus
Pot 5: Iceland, Northern Ireland, Albania, Lithuania, Moldova, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Cyprus
Pot 6: Luxembourg, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Faroe Islands, Malta, Andorra, San Marino, Gibraltar



EURO qualifying draw – what you need to know


European Qualifying has been revamped for UEFA EURO 2016 so before Sunday's draw in Nice, starting at 12.00CET, UEFA.com gives you the lowdown.


The Stade de France, venue for the final



LATEST: FINAL TOURNAMENT
EURO qualifying draw pots

Seedings are confirmed for the 23 February qualifying draw in Nice, with holders Spain in Pot 1 and Gibraltar involved for the first time as 53 teams eye 23 places in France.
EURO qualifying draw FAQ

European Qualifying has been revamped for UEFA EURO 2016 so before Sunday's draw in Nice, starting at 12.00CET.


The UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying draw at Nice's Palais des Congrès Acropolis on Sunday signals the start of a new era, with a record 53 teams learning what lies between them and a place alongside France in the final tournament.


The increased entry is among a host of initiatives for the European Qualifiers, and so you know what to expect here is a brief guide.

How does qualifying work?
The European Qualifiers are made up of eight groups of six teams and one of five teams, who contest home and away fixtures. The nine group winners, the nine group runners-up and the best third-placed side will qualify directly for the final tournament. The eight remaining third-placed teams will contest play-offs to determine the last four qualifiers for the 24-nation finals.

What is the Week of Football?
For the first time, qualifying takes place under the new Week of Football concept, which sees games played from Thursday to Tuesday. Kick-off times will be set mainly at 18.00CET and 20.45CET on Saturdays and Sundays and at 20.45CET for Thursdays, Fridays, Mondays and Tuesdays. On double-header matchweeks, teams will play on Thursday/Sunday, Friday/Monday or Saturday/Tuesday. Each day will have eight to ten matches. The game dates can be found here.

How are France involved?
France are assured of their place in the final tournament, but will play centralised friendlies in accordance with the Week of Football match schedule against teams from the five-team qualifying group. There will be no points awarded for games in which France figure, so these will have no affect on the Group I table.

What are the pots?
The competing countries, including debutants Gibraltar, have been divided into seeding pots based on their UEFA national team coefficients, which take into account results from qualifying and the final tournament of both the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA EURO 2012, and 2014 World Cup qualifying.


Spain are the holders

Pot 1: Spain (holders), Germany, Netherlands, Italy, England, Portugal, Greece, Russia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pot 2: Ukraine, Croatia, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Republic of Ireland
Pot 3: Serbia, Turkey, Slovenia, Israel, Norway, Slovakia, Romania, Austria, Poland
Pot 4: Montenegro, Armenia, Scotland, Finland, Latvia, Wales, Bulgaria, Estonia, Belarus
Pot 5: Iceland, Northern Ireland, Albania, Lithuania, Moldova, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Cyprus
Pot 6: Luxembourg, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Faroe Islands, Malta, Andorra, San Marino, Gibraltar

Any restrictions?
For political reasons the UEFA Executive Committee has ruled that Azerbaijan cannot meet Armenia, and Spain cannot play Gibraltar. For television rights reasons, England, Germany, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands must be in six-team sections.

Who is doing the draw?
EURO winners Ruud Gullit and Bixente Lizarazu will join UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino and 13 of Europe's goalkeeping greats on stage for the draw. France's UEFA European Championship winning keeper in 2000, Fabien Barthez, will bring on the Henri Delaunay Cup, while five more EURO winners – Ivo Viktor (Czechoslovakia, 1976), Andreas Köpke (Germany, 1996), Antonis Nikopolidis (Greece, 2004), Dino Zoff (Italy, 1968) and Peter Schmeichel (Denmark, 1992) – are among the participants.

Where can I watch it?
Right here. We will have all the build-up from across Europe before the draw is streamed live on UEFA.com from 12.00CET, followed by all the reaction from Nice and beyond.

Still not satisfied?
There are a host of features on qualifiers past to whet your appetite, or refresh your memory with a look through the UEFA European Championship final tournament archives. If that is still not enough then check out our comprehensive draw press kit.

Ideal group for Wales??
Greece
Denmark
Austria
Estonia
Georgia
San Marino

Worst Group??
Spain
Belgium
Turkey
Montenegro
Iceland
Kazakhstan

Live on tv?

Ideal group for Wales??
Greece
Denmark
Austria
Estonia
Georgia
San Marino

Worst Group??
Spain
Belgium
Turkey
Montenegro
Iceland
Kazakhstan

where`s wales in those groups?

We can't have Estonia or Montenegro as we are in the same pot!

Play every game in the millenium imo. Start a huge campaign to get behind the team from all the football fans in wales regardless of club and pack it out.

A wales england type crowd of a few years ago would lift the team massively.

Ideal group for Wales??
Greece
Denmark
Austria
Wales
Georgia
San Marino

Worst Group??
Spain
Belgium
Turkey
Montenegro
Iceland
Kazakhstan

or Gibraltar
Estonia wont be in our group as we are in their pot same as Montenegro

some interesting away days ahead

Really hope we can have a solid campaign this time around. Hope everyone gets behind cookie Coleman and the lads.

How did Hungary get into pot (2)

Can't wait myself. Been thinking over about the boycott, might consider going to a friendly soon maybe just to see for myself if I made the right choice.

Waste of time until Coleman fucks off!!!

Haven't watched Wales properly for ages, the odd game at the CCS, last I watched was the one just after Bale signed for Real, im really gonna get behind them for these Qualifiers!

Gibralter away in September would be a great fixture as would a trip to Belfast to play Northern Ireland !

Greece
Hungary
Romania please. Don't care who we have from the last 2 groups because we should be able to beat them all..

Cant believe I just did that!! Haaa! Wales can go instead of the teams I put in pot 4!!
Haha

Ideal group for Wales??
Greece
Denmark
Austria
Estonia
Georgia
San Marino

Worst Group??
Spain
Belgium
Turkey
Montenegro
Iceland
Kazakhstan

where`s wales in those groups?

That's pretty bad isn't it!! Forgot Wales!! Haha! Put Wales instead of Estonia and Montenegro!

Ideal group for Wales??

Greece
Rep of Ireland
Israel
Wales
Cyprus
Faroe islands

Don't build your hopes up unless Wales's qualifying group looks like this

Wales
Isle of Wight
Faroe Isles
The Falklands
Lundy Island
Isle of Arran

Wales could draw the whole of pot 6 and still not qualify. Wish our football team was half as decent as our rugby team

Wales could draw the whole of pot 6 and still not qualify. Wish our football team was half as decent as our rugby team

Then we would also be fucked losing to Ireland northern especially

Wales
tresure island
fantasy island
Barry island
Lundy Island
river island

Wales
tresure island
fantasy island
Barry island
Lundy Island
river island

Barry Island actually have quite a good teams and their fans are a bit rough. However with 3 qualifying yes we might just do it from this group.

Greece
Hungary
Romania please. Don't care who we have from the last 2 groups because we should be able to beat them all..

That would be nice

This Sunday 12pm Dont forget

This Sunday 12pm Dont forget

is the draw on Sky or BBC?

Don't build your hopes up unless Wales's qualifying group looks like this

Wales
Isle of Wight
Faroe Isles
The Falklands
Lundy Island
Isle of Arran

Well, I've been to both Falkland Islands, and Arran Island and I'm pretty sure both will take Wales no problem