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John Brewin

Euro 2024 draw: England face Denmark; Scotland meet Germany in opener – as it happened

Special guest Gianluigi Buffon​ pulls out the card of Germany during the EURO 2024 tournament draw. next to the EURO 2024 mascot Albaert.
EURO 2024 mascot Albaert seems pleased after Gianluigi Buffon​ pulls out the card of the hosts, Germany. Photograph: Filip Singer/EPA

Here’s Nick Ames’ report from Hamburg and there’ll be more to follow.

And finally, Gareth Southgate speaks. He’s fairly low-key about that good England draw, but upbeat at the tournament.

“You always feel the same way. The games are not played on paper. All of the teams we play are more than capable. I was really relaxed about all of it. You know the objective is to get out of the group. You can’t tell but you look at Serbia with a centre-forward like Mitrovic and you can’t assume too much. Slovenia was one of the first games I had. Joe Hart made a save that meant I can still be here. We’re now ready to work out the timing of the arriving in Germany, and start to nail down whee we stay. We’re hugely excited to be part of the tournament. We know the expectations, we are getting used to these big games. We hope to give our supporters some brilliant nights.”

England manager Gareth Southgate looks at the Henri Delaunay trophy after the draw.
England manager Gareth Southgate checks out the Henri Delaunay trophy. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

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