Eriksson, however, is more concerned about making sure his players are fit for Euro 2004 after a domestic season which will not come to an end until late May.
"France is a big favourite to win the tournament, " he said. "But the most important thing is to have fit players. That is more important to me than the draw. I know if we have fit players, we will do a good tournament."
UEFA chiefs won their first battle to avoid hooliganism spoiling next summer's finals.
England's group B games do not have anything like the explosive nature of the England-Germany clash in the Belgium town of Charleroi at Euro 2000.
Eriksson's side will also play two of their three group matches in Lisbon, where it will be easier for police to control fans than in a smaller city.
Indeed, the first-round clash with the most potential for trouble involves fierce rivals Germany and the Netherlands, who meet in Porto on 15 June.
The group D game was originally due to take place in a smaller stadium in Aveiro but UEFA immediately moved the clash to the 50,000-capacity Dragao Stadium.
England's clash with Croatia was also moved to Lisbon from a 30,000-capacity ground in Coimbra, which will now only stage the game against the Swiss.
FA executive director David Davies said UEFA had learned from staging big games in smaller stadiums like Charleroi.
He said he had "guarded optimism" about the behaviour of English fans at the tournament.
Davies said: "There is no tradition of differences between Portugal and England in football terms.
"I think there could be a great festival of football. Our supporters will want to be part of it."
