England’s predicted line-up for Euro 2016 with Arsenal and Liverpool dominating the starting XI

Predicting what the Three Lions side of two-and-a-half years will look like.

Now England’s qualification group for the 2016 European Championships has been announced, with Switzerland, Slovenia, Estonia, San Marino and Lithuania making up Group E, we’re looking towards the future of the nation.

The 2014 World Cup will be the last major tournament for a number of established stars – including Ashley Cole, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard – and therefore manager Roy Hodgson should be looking to the future.

Here’s how fanatix thinks the Three Lions will be lining up in two-and-a-half years time:

GK – Joe Hart, Manchester City

The goalkeeper is still only 26-years-old and although the City man has had a tough campaign, if the Citizens stick by him the stopper should still be No.1 come 2016.