The pots and seedings for the 2016 European Championships in France have been announced following the playoffs.
England are in Pot 1 having won all 10 games of qualifying. They're alongside World Champions Germany, the winners of 2012's tournament Spain, the hosts France, Belgium and Portugal.
So, they've avoided the massive names, the so-called giants of international football. Yet Pot 2 holds difficult sides, some that have already troubled England, as does Pot 3 and especially Pot 4.
Worst Possible Group for England
England - Pot 1
Italy - Pot 2
Poland - Pot 3
Wales - Pot 4
Not quite a group of death but one of the best for the neutral should it be drawn on December 12th.
England faced Italy earlier this year, drawing 1-1 in March. The pair met at the 2014 World Cup, with the Azzurri coming out on top then. Italy's defensive and tactically astute style combined with the near world-class quality of Gianluigi Buffon, Georgio Chiellini, Marco Veratti, Claudio Marchisio as well as De Rossi, Insigne, Immobile means they face a huge threat to England. England often struggle when faced with a team happy to defend and take chances when they come at rare points. Against Estonia, who have far less quality than Italy but a game plan of sitting deep, England needed a Wayne Rooney free kick to get the win.
Italy and England met in the 2012 Euros, with the Three Lions losing on penalties in the quarter-final clash.
Poland and Wales would see England face world-class players
There is more world/class quality in Poland and Wales' sides. Poland have Europe's most in-form striker Robert Lewandowski, who had caused havoc for his nation in the past two years after a difficult first few years in the national set up.
Gareth Bale is Wales' talisman while Aaron Ramsey backs him up.
Poland were in the same qualifying group as Germany and their counter attacking football against the World Champions saw them win the first meeting in Group D 2-0. The return fixture was 3-1 to Germany but beating undoubtedly the best side in the world is a feat many will be hoping to replicate next summer.
Wales' passion and intensity has been the story of their qualifying campaign, reaching their first major international tournament since 1958.
Yet great football hasn't been missing. In Bale, Ramsey and Ashley Williams, the Welsh team has quality. While throughout the rest of the side are players who are good enough for the Euros, and good enough to beat England.
Perhaps it is also the underdog status that would be given to Wales that will cause fear for England if this group is drawn. Chris Coleman's side have been exceeding underdog status for the past 18 months. Meanwhile, The view of England is that no matter what happens, the national team is underachieving, even with a season unbeaten and an unbeaten qualifying campaign.
That view of the game could be huge, while Wales have one of the best players in the world in Gareth Bale and England have no one to match him, and all the confidence he gives to his teammates.