Find out all you need to know about the forthcoming international draws for England

Friday 30 Nov 2018
England fans will have a keen eye out for the next few draws taking place at UEFA

It's an exciting time to be an England fan, especially with a number of draws coming up for this season's competitions.

Whether it's Gareth Southgate's seniors, the Lionesses looking ahead to their World Cup campaign in France or one of our Young Lions teams, there's plenty to look forward to.

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UEFA U21 Euro Finals

Aidy Boothroyd’s Young Lions secured their place at next summer’s U21 EURO Finals in Italy and San Marino after topping their qualifying group with a game to spare in October.

The draw for the Finals took place in Bologna on Friday 23 November and the Young Lions will face France (18 June), Romania (21 June) and Croatia (24 June) in their group games.

The U21s celebrate Euro qualification after their 7-0 win over Andorra in October

 

UEFA EURO 2020

The draw for the qualifying round of the next European Championships took place at the Convention Centre Dublin on Sunday 2 December, when England were placed with Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Kosovo in Group A as they kick-start the qualifying stage for Euro 2020 next year.

The fixtures

England v Czech Republic - 7.45pm, Friday 22 March 2019, Wembley Stadium
Montenegro v England - 7.45pm, Monday 25 March 2019
England v Bulgaria - 5pm, Saturday 7 September 2019
England v Kosovo - 7.45pm, Tuesday 10 September 2019
Czech Republic - 7.45pm, Friday 11 October 2019
Bulgaria v England - 7.45pm, Monday 14 October 2019
England v Montenegro - 7.45pm, Thursday 14 November 2019
Kosovo v England - 5pm, Sunday 17 November 2019

All venues to be confirmed, aside from Czech Republic home game

 

England celebrate on Sunday after Harry Kane's winner against Croatia

UEFA Nations League

England’s dramatic victory over Croatia at Wembley saw them top their League A group and secure a spot at next summer’s inaugural Nations League Finals in Portugal, where they will be joined by the host nation, Netherlands and Switzerland.

The draw took place in Dublin on Monday 3 December and saw the Three Lions drawn out to face the Dutch in Guimares on Thursday 6 June 2019. The other semi-final between Portugal and Switzerland will be played on Wednesday 5 June.

The winners of those games will meet in the Nations League Final on 9 June, which is also the date of the third-place play-off for the losing semi-finalists.

England fans have plenty of draws to look forward to

 

UEFA U19 EURO

Should Keith Downing's Young Lions emerge from their qualifying round in Turkey this month, then they will head into the elite qualifying round in March with the ultimate aim being to reach next July's U19 EURO Finals in Armenia.

When and where? At UEFA HQ in Nyon, Switzerland on Thursday 6 December

How is it drawn? Teams are drawn into seven groups of four, with only the top nations in each group progressing to join hosts Armenia in the U19 EURO Finals.

UEFA U17 EURO

As joint top seeds, England were given a bye to the elite qualifying round of this season's competition, which will culminate in the U17 EURO Finals in Republic of Ireland in May.

When and where? At UEFA HQ in Nyon, Switzerland on Thursday 6 December.

How is it drawn? Nations will be drawn into eight groups of four, with the winner of each group and the seven best second-placed placed teams progressing to the finals.

FIFA Women's World Cup

The Lionesses are looking forward to challenging for honours in France next summer, with the World Cup Finals being held across the Channel. Phil Neville's side sealing their qualification with victory over Wales in August.

When and where? The draw will take place at 5pm GMT on Saturday 8 December at the Seine Musicale arts centre in Boulogne-Billancourt in Paris.

How is it drawn? The 24 competing nations will be seeded on the basis of the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking, released on 7 December 2018 and will be drawn from four pots, each containing six teams, to form six groups of four.

Eighteen teams have already qualified for the world finals. They will be joined by five more teams, once the OFC and CAF preliminaries, as well as the UEFA and CONCACAF/CONMEBOL play-offs have been completed.

By FA Staff