England’s route to the final

Only once before have England reached the final of a major tournament, and on that occasion they went on to win the World Cup in 1966.

They are the fourth favourites with Sky Bet to win Euro 2016 behind France, Germany and Spain.

But who will they need to beat to get to the final? We plot England’s route to the Stade de France showpiece on July 10…

Group stage

England are odds-on to finish top of Group B. They start their campaign against Russia in Marseille before facing Wales in Lens and then Slovakia in Saint-Etienne.

Should Roy Hodgson’s side win the group, Russia and Wales would be left to compete for the second automatic qualifying place.

Last 16

If England progress as Group B winners they will face one of the third-place teams that qualifies from Group C or D.

Should results go according to expectations then their opponents in the last 16 are likely to be either Ukraine or Croatia.

Ukraine, who qualified for the tournament through a play-off, are in Group C with Germany, Poland and Northern Ireland. Croatia face Spain, Czech Republic and Turkey in Group D.

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