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From a true-to-form Group of Death to a promising set of entertaining matches between known powerhouses and revitalized nations, there's plenty to break down as the draw for the finals of Euro 2020 was conducted in Bucharest, Romania, on Saturday.
Here are three takeaways from Saturday's draw:
GERMANY, FRANCE AND PORTUGAL DRAWN TOGETHER
Often the Group of Death is a construct, something perceived because there is a sense that there has to be one, but this time it clearly exists. Thanks to an indifferent qualifying campaigns France, the world champion, was seeded in Pot 2 and Portugal, the European champion and Uefa Nations League winner, in Pot 3.