2022 World Cup draw: England, Wales and Scotland's best and worst case scenarios

England are in the hat for the 2022 World Cup draw, which takes place at the DECC venue in Doha on Friday.

The Three Lions are one of the favourites to win the competition and have been placed in Pot 1.

Wales and Scotland have not yet qualified for the competition but will be in the hat.

The two are both in playoff route path A. The victor of the game between Scotland and Ukraine will play Wales, with the winner of that game sealing their spot at the finals.

Regardless of the victor, the team that comes through path A will be in pot 4.

View the pots below:

Pot 1: Qatar, Brazil, Belgium, France, Argentina, ENGLAND, Spain, Portugal

Pot 2: Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Uruguay, Croatia, Mexico, USA

Pot 3: Iran, Japan, Morocco, Serbia, Poland, South Korea, Senegal, Tunisia

Pot 4: Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, Ghana, Cameroon, Canada, Australia/UAE/Peru, New Zealand/Costa Rica, Ukraine/Scotland/Wales

One team from each of the four pots will be drawn into eight groups.

Two countries from the same confederation cannot be drawn against each other. The only exception is Europe, with five groups containing a maximum of two teams from UEFA.

So, with that in mind, here are England, Wales and Scotland’s best and worst case scenarios…

England

Best case scenario: England, USA, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia

This would be a dream scenario for England. USA have the players needed to cause The Three Lions problems but England would still be big favourites.

They would also be expected to beat Tunisia and Saudi Arabia comfortably.

Worst case scenario: England, Germany, Senegal, Canada

Germany’s world ranking means they have been put in Pot 2. While they are not the team they used to be, England wouldn’t welcome a draw which sees them face