World Cup finals draw: How to watch, what time is it, who has qualified for Qatar, how it works, who Scotland could get

Worst case scenario: Brazil, Germany, Japan. Best case scenario: Qatar, USA, Tunisia. But hang on, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Let’s go through it first.

So far, 29 of the 32 finalists have been decided. Two intercontinental play-offs in June will determine two of the final three places. The last European place will go to Scotland, Ukraine or Wales in the last and delayed European play-off. Scotland’s semi-final against Ukraine at Hampden has been postponed to June. The winners of that match will take on Wales in Cardiff for a place in the finals.

The 29 nations who have qualified are as follows. Hosts: Qatar. Europe: Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Holland, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland. South America: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Uruguay. Asia: Iran, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea. Africa: Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia. North/Central America & Caribbean: Canada, Mexico, USA.

Australia, who have Hearts wing-back Nathaniel Atkinson and former Hibs forward Martin Boyle in their squad, will face the United Arab Emirates for the right to play Peru in the first intercontinental play-off final. Costa Rica will face New Zealand in the other. These matches will all be played in Qatar in June. Scotland, Ukraine or Wales will take up the final place via the delayed European play-offs route.

The Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre in Qatar will host the draw on Friday, April 1 at 5pm BST. It will be led by Carli Lloyd, Jermaine Jenas and Samantha Johnson, assisted by Cafu (Brazil), Lothar Matthaus (Germany), Adel Ahmed MalAllah (Qatar), Ali Daei (IR Iran), Bora Milutinovic (Serbia/Mexico), Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria), Rabah Madjer (Algeria) and Tim Cahill (Australia). The