England fortunate in World Cup 2018 draw

England were handed a favourable draw for the 2018 World Cup in Russia after being chosen to face Belgium, Panama and Tunisia in Group G.
By The Newsroom
Published 1st Dec 2017, 16:30 BST
Updated 1st Dec 2017, 16:33 BST
Managers of all the competing nations at the World Cup draw in MoscowManagers of all the competing nations at the World Cup draw in Moscow
Managers of all the competing nations at the World Cup draw in Moscow

After avoiding Argentina, Brazil and Germany, England were the penultimate team picked from Pot 2 by Diego Maradona in the draw ceremony in the Kremlin's State Palace.

Gareth Southgate's side will face Tunisia in their opening game in Volgograd on June 18, a repeat of their first game in the 1998 World Cup in France, when goals from Alan Shearer and Paul Scholes gave England a 2-0 win in Marseille.

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They will then travel to Nizhny Novgorod on June 24 to take on Panama, with their final group fixture against Belgium on June 28 in Kaliningrad.

England have never lost to Belgium at a major tournament and have only lost one of their 21 matches against them.

GROUP A

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Egypt

Uruguay

GROUP B

Portugal

Spain

Morocco

Iran

GROUP C

France

Australia

Peru

Denmark

GROUP D

Argentina

Iceland

Croatia

Nigeria

GROUP E

Brazil

Switzerland

Costa Rica

Serbia

GROUP F

Germany

Mexico

Sweden

South Korea

GROUP G

Belgium

Panama

Tunisia

England

GROUP H

Poland

Senegal

Colombia

Japan

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