Spain are hoping to retain the title they won in 2008 and 2012 and feature in Group D alongside Czech Republic, Turkey and Croatia.

Vicente del Bosque’s side dominated international football in the four-year period between their two victories, also winning the World Cup for the first time in 2010.

They failed to qualify from their group though at the 2014 World Cup, which was won by Germany at the expense of fellow finalists Argentina.

The Germans have been pitted against Ukraine, Poland and tournament debutants Northern Ireland in Group C as they look to add continental silverware to their global crown.

Germany finished top of their qualification group but suffered defeats at the hands of Poland and the Republic of Ireland along the way.

They have also been beaten by France and England since qualifying but certainly remain a team to watch out for.

Hosts France, coached by 1998 World Cup-winning captain Didier Deschamps, get the competition underway tomorrow when they face Romania in Group A.

The match is taking place at the Stade de France in Paris, where the final is also scheduled to be held on July 10.

France are the bookmakers' favourites to win the whole competition, but their form is difficult to judge as they didn’t have to qualify as hosts.

Completing Group A are Albania and Switzerland, who meet each other at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens on Saturday (June 11).

Also beginning their campaigns on Saturday will be teams in Group B as Wales go up against Slovakia before fourth favourites England face Russia.

Group E is made up of Belgium, Italy, Republic of Ireland and Sweden, while Group F comprises of Portugal, Iceland, Austria and Hungary.

For the first time ever, there are 24 teams competing in the finals; an increase from the 16 that had competed in every edition since it was staged in England in 1996.

With six groups of four teams, the top two will qualify for the last-16, plus the four best third-placed finishers.

Security concerns have dominated the build-up to the tournament following November's terrorist attacks in Paris, which saw 130 people killed in the French capital.

The Stade de France was targeted by suicide bombers in the attacks as France played Germany in a friendly.

There were also suggestions that matches could be played behind closed doors because of the terrorism threat, after attacks in Brussels in March left 34 people dead.