THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND this evening learned their opponents for the group stages of Euro 2016.
Martin O’Neill’s side have been drawn in Group E against Belgium, Sweden and Italy
Ireland open their campaign with a meeting with Sweden at the Stade de France on Monday, June 13, before taking on Belgium in Bordeaux on Saturday, June 18 and then rounding off their group in Lille against Italy on June 22.
Full draw:
Group A
France, Romania, Albania, Switzerland.
Group B
England, Russia, Wales, Slovakia.
Group C
Germany, Ukraine, Poland, Northern Ireland.
Group D
Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey, Croatia.
Group E
Belgium, Italy, Republic of Ireland, Sweden.
Group F
Portugal, Iceland, Austria, Hungary.
Photo caption: Killybegs native Seamus Coleman in action for the Republic of Ireland in an international friendly against England in June at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin in June. Photo courtesy of Stephen Doherty
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