With more countries competing at the 2016 European Championship, the draw for the tournament will have an extra eight teams hoping to avoid Germany. Next year's tournament in France, the first to have 24 teams, will feature a new second round that includes the best four third-place finishers. The Germans will head into the tournament trying to follow up their fourth World Cup victory with a fourth European title, albeit without retired greats such as striker Miroslav Klose and defender Philipp Lahm.
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