The winner of the play-off between Wales and Scotland will join England in Group B at the World Cup.
The United States and Iran will face off in the World Cup on November 21 and 25, respectively, but their third group-stage opponents are currently unknown.
The play-off path for England will be decided in June due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The opening game of the tournament will be played on November 21 in Al Khor. The venues and kick-off times for the remaining group-stage matches are not known.
France, who could meet England in the quarter-finals if both sides win their groups, were drawn in Group D with Tunisia, and begin their defence against the winners of the Intercontinental play-off.
In the second Intercontinental play-off later this year, Spain and Germany will face off against each other, as well as Japan and Costa Rica and New Zealand.
Four-time winners Brazil have been grouped with Switzerland and Serbia, who they faced at the same stage in the same tournament. Argentina was matched with Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland.
The Netherlands will face the hosts of the World Cup in Group A, which also includes the winner of the Africa Cup of Nations, as well as the winner of the Latin America Cup of Nations.
Portugal, ranked second in the world, will face Canada, South Korea, and Uruguay, while Belgium, ranked second in the world, will face Algeria, Libya, and Croatia.
The draw for the World Cup in 2022.
Wales/Scotland/Ukraine are in the European play-off.
The play-off is for the intercontinental title.
Costa Rica/New Zealand are in the play-off.
The England manager is speaking.
USA and Iran are teams we haven't played for a while and the third is an unknown but throws up a possible British derby - and we know what they are all about.
We have to leave the group. The first goal is to get out of the group.
All of our thoughts are with the people of Ukraine, so when that tie is played out is irrelevant.
You get the advantage of missing out on the big six or seven teams when you're seeding. Most of the first seeds would be happy with their group. There are some teams in the second pot. The USA is interesting. They have some very good players and we know what they can do, so that one in particular is an intriguing one.
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Gary Neville is a Sky Sports pundit.
Scotland was a difficult game to play in the last Euros. We were past Wales a few years ago, but they ended up going a lot further.
The games are challenging for England. We know how much it means to the Welsh, the Scottish to play against England.
I am looking forward to the group. They have a meaning to them, but they are difficult games from an emotional perspective more so than a football perspective, and that has something of a problem for England.
Due to the heat, the World Cup will be held in the winter in Qatar.
The tournament starts on November 21 at the Al Bayt stadium in Al Khor with a match featuring the host country.
The final will be played on December 18 at the Lusail Stadium.
The World Cup will feature 32 teams.
Four matches will be played each day during the group stage, which will run over a 12-day period and see winners and runners-up progress to the round of 16.
After the finals draw, the matches will only be assigned to certain venues, so the optimal kick-off times can be chosen for different countries.
There will be a third-place play-off game on December 17.
Group stage: November 21 - December 2 Round of 16: December 3-6 Quarter-finals: December 9/10 Semi-finals: December 13 14 Final
The first two rounds of matches will start at 1pm, 4pm, 7pm and 10pm local time in the United Kingdom.
The final round of group games and knockout-round matches will start at 6pm and 10pm local time.
The final is scheduled to start at 6pm local time.
The group games will take place in eight stadiums.
The season will be adjusted to accommodate a World Cup that takes place in the middle of the domestic calendar.
The season will start a week earlier than usual on August 6th, with 16 matchdays taking place up to the weekend of November 12th and 13th, before the tournament kicks off on November 21.
The World Cup final will precede the start of the Premier League on Boxing Day.
The final match round of the season will take place on May 28, 2023.
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