Seeds and pots revealed for Euro 2016 draw

UEFA has revealed its seeds for Euro 2016, determining which nations go into which of the four pots for the December 12 draw in Paris.

France as hosts, Spain as champions, Germany, England, Portugal and Belgium all go into pot one as top seeds for the first-round draw that will establish six groups of four nations.

Performances at Euro 2012, the 2014 World Cup and results during the Euro 2016 qualifiers were taken into account to settle upon the seeds and therefore which team went into which pot.

One team from each pot will be drawn to go into each of the six groups.

The 2016 tournament from June 10 to July 10 is the first to feature 24 nations.

From the initial six round-robin groups, the top two teams and the four best third placed teams then go into a last-16 direct knock-out format.

The four pots:

POT 1 (seeds)

France (1st as hosts)

Spain (2nd as title holders)

Germany

England

Portugal

Belgium

POT 2

Italy

Russia

Switzerland

Austria

Croatia

Ukraine

POT 3

Czech Republic

Sweden

Poland

Romania

Slovakia

Hungary

POT 4:

Turkey

Republic of Ireland

Iceland

Wales

Albania

Northern Ireland