Euro 2020 draw: Who England can get after qualifying as group winners
The Three Lions topped Group A
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Your support makes all the difference.England polished off Euro 2020 qualification in style with an 11-0 aggregate score over their games against Montenegro and Kosovo.
After punishing Montenegro 7-0, Gareth Southgate changed up his side, but it mattered little with Kosovo also on the end of a heavy defeat, this time 4-0.
England are now guaranteed to be seeded, as one of the six best group winners, in the Euro 2020 draw on November 30 - with four play-offs to decide the final four teams next March.
There are a number of results still to determine which pots teams end up in, as detailed by ESPN.
But here are the teams England can face as things stand.
Pots as things stand
Pot 1: Italy, Belgium, England, Germany, Ukraine, Spain
Pot 2: France, Switzerland, Poland, Croatia, Netherlands, Russia
Pot 3: Portugal, Denmark, Turkey, Austria, Sweden, Czech Republic
Pot 4: Finland, Wales, Play-off A, Play-off B, Play-off C, Play-off D
Possible England group at Euro 2020
The Three Lions's worst-case scenario is world champions France from pot two, while Poland are probably the softest option, with Croatia and Portugal, probably, also in the running.
Next up England will hope to avoid fellow Nations League finalists Switzerland, who are on track to be in pot three if they do not win Group D, or resurgent Turkey, who won and drew against France in qualifiers.
And finally Scotland could be the pot four opponents for England - or another Path C opponent, with Norway, Serbia or Bulgaria/Israel/Romania*
*A draw as things stand will determine which of Bulgaria, Israel and Romania go to Path C, while the other two will go to Path A.
Euro 2020 play-offs as things stand
Here are the current 16 teams set to fight it out for the final four places of the 24 places available at Euro 2020.
Path A: Iceland vs Hungary/Romania, Bulgaria/Israel vs Israel/Hungary
Path B: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Northern Ireland, Slovakia vs Republic of Ireland
Path C: Scotland vs Bulgaria/Israel/Romania/Hungary, Norway vs Serbia
Path D: Georgia vs Belarus, Macedonia vs Kosovo
*As things stand, a draw would be required to decide which of Bulgaria, Israel or Romania would fill the empty slot in Path C, and which two teams would go into Path A.
**As things stand, a draw would be required to decide which three of Wales, Slovakia, Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland would join Bosnia and Herzegovina in Path B, and which side would go into Path A.
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