Gareth Southgate expects ‘tricky’ World Cup ties despite favourable England draw
England manager Gareth Southgate’s luck of the draw appeared to strike again for this winter’s World Cup finals in Qatar.
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FIFA World Cup 2022 Draw: Who Said What
Germany and Spain will clash at this year's World Cup after Friday's glitzy draw ceremony in Doha placed the two former winners in the same group, while bitter political rivals the United States and Iran were also drawn together. Four-time winners Germany were in Pot Two, making them the obvious team to avoid for the top seeds in the Qatari capital. They were knocked out at the group stage in Russia in 2018. In a break with recent tradition, hosts Qatar will not feature in the tournament's opening match on November 21. That honour will go to Senegal's Group A match with the Netherlands at 1:00pm (1000 GMT). The Qataris, in their first ever match at a World Cup finals, face Ecuador that evening.
England to face United States at World Cup on Nov 25
England will face the United States on Nov. 25 and four-time champions Germany take on Spain two days later in two of the most highly anticipated matches of the World Cup Group Stage, according to a schedule released on Friday.
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Key matches, main stars and more: a complete look at the World Cup group stage
Lionel Messi possibly facing Robert Lewandowski, Spain definitely playing Germany, and Luis Suarez handed a rematch against old foe Ghana.
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The 2022 World Cup draw has finally happened, and the 32 teams are set in eight groups of four ahead of November's first match in Qatar.
Mapping out England's possible journey to the 2022 World Cup final on December 18 in Qatar
Having captured the imagination of the country in both the World Cup of 2018 when they were semi-finalists and having gone one better in Euro 2020 but ultimately losing to Italy, England now have the experience required to go all the way in Qatar. Handed a relatively kind draw in Group B where Gareth Southgate's side will meet their friends across the pond in the USA, play a first-ever match with Iran and meet a potential British rival in either Wales or Scotland (should they get past Ukraine in the play-offs), England have every right to be confident of progressing to the knockout stages.