England will be confident of progressing to Euro 2016 after being handed a favourable draw.
Roy Hodgson's men were drawn into Group E, a group consisting of San Marino, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovenia and Switzerland, formerly managed by Hodgson.
It is the second successive qualification campaign in which England will have to face Mediterranean minnows San Marino, having brushed them aside on their road to this year's World Cup in Brazil.
The FA, along with their German counterparts DFB, may have opposed UEFA's decision to expand the tournament from 16 teams to 24, but will atleast take comfort from the knowledge that their progression to the tournament will be even smoother.
Wales were drawn into a difficult Group B which includes the likes of Belgium and Bosnia. Scotland were handed the most strenuous assignment, drawing Germany and Poland along with the Republic of Ireland.
Full draw:
Group A
Holland
Czech Republic
Turkey
Latvia
Iceland
Kazakhstan
Group B
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Belgium
Israel
Wales
Cyprus
Andorra
Group C
Spain
Ukraine
Slovakia
Belarus
Macedonia
Luxembourg
Group D
Germany
Republic of Ireland
Poland
Scotland
Georgia
Gibraltar
Group E
England
Switzerland
Slovenia
Estonia
Lithuania
San Marino
Group F
Greece
Hungary
Romania
Finland
Northern Ireland
Faroe Islands
Group G
Russia
Sweden
Austria
Montenegro
Moldova
Liechtenstein
Group H
Italy
Croatia
Norway
Bulgaria
Azerbaijan
Malta
Group I
Portugal
Denmark
Serbia
Armenia
Albania
France*
*France qualify as hosts, but will play friendlies against teams in Group I. There will be no points awarded for games in which France figure, so these will have no affect on the Group I table.
Qualifiers to be played between September 7, 2014 and October 13, 2015. Play-off matches to be played in November 2015.
Source: DSG
