Didier Deschamps, France coach
We knew we would face top teams. We recently played the Netherlands and Germany; we didn't beat Germany. There are prestigious games ahead – that's all this competition is about. There is the opportunity for the group winners to play in a final tournament. That's good for everybody, big nations and small. This new competition is interesting, and even more so because of the quality of our opponents.
France and the Netherlands have met three times over the past two years, twice in 2018 World Cup qualifying. Les Bleus won all of them.
Portugal and Poland played out a thriller in the UEFA EURO 2016 quarter-finals.
Denmark's pairing with the Republic of Ireland means a rapid reunion for the sides that clashed in the World Cup play-offs. It wasn't an experience that Martin O'Neill and his charges will be eager to repeat.
Croatia and Spain have been paired in the last two EURO final tournaments. Spain won in 2012 en route to their third title but it was Croatia who came out on top two summers ago.
Albania and Israel were in the same World Cup group. Unusually, each won the away match 3-0.
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