Thomas Tuchel's England have been placed in Group K alongside Serbia, Albania, Latvia and Andorra in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.
Tuchel will officially take charge of the Three Lions on January 1 and was present at the draw which took place at UEFA headquarters in Zurich on Friday.
England were in pot one with the top seeds, so they avoided European champions Spain, 2022 World Cup finalists France, as well as Germany and Italy.
However, the Three Lions face a reunion with Serbia, who they beat 1-0 in their opening match of Euro 2024, but will be confident of progressing from their group.
England have never lost to the four sides next to them in Group K and will be hopeful of qualifying for the World Cup for the eighth time in a row.
Group K is complete
Thomas Tuchel's #ThreeLions have discovered their @FIFAWorldCup qualifying opponents! pic.twitter.com/a9rqHH3ZO7
— England (@England) December 13, 2024
Elsewhere, Craig Bellamy's Wales were drawn in Group J, where they will face Belgium, North Macedonia, Kazakhstan and Liechtenstein.
Scotland were placed in Group C with Portugal's Nations League quarter-final losers to Denmark, Greece and Belarus.
Northern Ireland were placed in Group A, alongside the winners of the Nations League quarter-finals, Germany against Italy, Slovakia and Luxembourg.
The matches will be played during five international breaks between March and November 2025.
The top team from each of the twelve groups automatically qualifies for the World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The second-placed teams will enter the play-offs, with a total of 16 European teams hoping to qualify for the tournament.
UEFA #FIFAWorldCup qualifying groups: locked in.
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 13, 2024
Full World Cup qualifying draw:
Group A: Germany or Italy (winner), Slovakia, Northern Ireland, Luxembourg.
Group B: Switzerland, Sweden, Slovenia, Kosovo.
Group C: Portugal or Denmark (loser), Greece, Scotland, Belarus.
Group D: France or Croatia (winner), Ukraine, Iceland, Azerbaijan.
Group E: Spain or Netherlands (winner), Turkiye, Georgia, Bulgaria.
Group F: Portugal or Denmark (winner), Hungary, Ireland, Armenia.
Group G: Spain or Netherlands (loser), Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Malta.
Group H: Austria, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, San Marino.
Group I: Germany or Italy (loser), Norway, Israel, Estonia, Moldova.
Group J: Belgium, Wales, North Macedonia, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein.
Group K: England, Serbia, Albania, Latvia, Andorra.
Group L: France or Croatia (loser), Czech Republic, Montenegro, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar.
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