Twitter Reacts to the Euro 2016 Draw as England and Wales Are Drawn in Group B

Scheduled with almost flawless precision to interrupt your viewing of Manchester United's trip to Bournemouth on Saturday evening, UEFA held its glamorous, quadrennial ceremonial drawing of countries' names from branded spheres.

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To watch the Euro 2016 draw or Bournemouth vs United draw? 樂

— ⠀ (@Loso_LFC) December 12, 2015"

In fact, just as the Cherries took a 1-0 lead in the second minute, world No. 1 Belgium's name was being drawn from the pot.

Fans were torn as to what to tune into—the Euro 2016 draw or weekly Premier League action—as England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland would learn their fate at the showpiece in France next summer.

Meanwhile, Scottish fans were glued to the action at Dean Court:

There was no shortage of cynicism as the draw struggled to capture the imagination in the early stages.

But then came the first moment of note in the draw, when Roy Hodgson's side, who boasted a perfect qualifying record, were drawn with Wales in Group B. They were later joined by Slovakia and Russia.

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Bale vs England

— callum rheece (@__cxll) December 12, 2015"

Northern Ireland, who are playing in their first major tournament since 1986, were given a tough group featuring Poland, Ukraine and Germany.

Group E brings together the pool of death, a mouthwatering group featuring Belgium, Italy, the Republic of Ireland and Sweden.

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Group E: Belgium Republic of Ireland Sweden Italy Group of DEATH! Ireland fans right now... pic.twitter.com/WCgqGn7XlC

— Football Funnys (@FootballFunnys) December 12, 2015"

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Unlucky Ireland

— Tom Mckeown (@tomsafc98) December 12, 2015"

And everything was looking rather rosy for France, who drew Romania, Albania and Switzerland...

Suddenly the draw was all over, and everyone had to get back to the action in Bournemouth, while suppressing their intense excitement for next summer:

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Cant wait for Euro Football !

— AA5 (@ahmd4fif) December 12, 2015"

But still the banter against Scotland was relentless:

The tournament kicks off in just 180 days in Paris...

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