World Cup draw in full as England handed favourable group and Spain meet Germany

The 2022 World Cup draw has produced some intriguing group-stage contests with Spain due to face Germany and FIFA's number-one ranked nation Belgium taking on Croatia in Qatar this winter.

England, who qualified with an undefeated record of eight wins and two draws, face the prospect of a potential Home Nations clash with one of Wales or Scotland - should they emerge from the play-offs - as well as fixtures against USA and Iran. France have been drawn against Denmark, Tunisia and the winner of Peru and Australia's play-off, while five-time champions Brazil will go toe-to-toe with Switzerland, Serbia and Cameroon.

Elsewhere, Manchester United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will captain Portugal against Uruguay, South Korea and Ghana. Long-time rival Lionel Messi will skipper Argentina in their encounters with Mexico, Poland and Saudi Arabia.

Without further ado, here is the draw in full.

Group A

Qatar

Ecuador

Senegal

Netherlands

Group B

England

Iran

USA

Wales, Scotland or Ukraine

Group C

Argentina

Saudi Arabia

Mexico

Poland

Group D

France

Tunisia

Denmark

Peru, UAE or Australia

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Group E

Spain

New Zealand or Costa Rica

Germany

Japan

Group F

Belgium

Canada

Morocco

Croatia

Group G

Brazil

Serbia

Switzerland

Cameroon

Group H

Portugal

Ghana

Uruguay

South Korea

Reacting to England's draw, manager Gareth Southgate said: The first two teams [USA and Iran] we haven't played for quite a while, and the third is a total unknown but throws up a possible British derby. We know what they're about and we've had plenty of them. For us, we're in on day one so it's quite clear what our programme looks like with the end of the Premier League season, getting out here as quickly as possible."

The 51-year-old added: "When you're seeded, you get the advantage of missing out on those big six or seven teams. For most of the first seeds, they'd be pleased with the first group they get. There are some really highly ranked teams in pot two, and the US is an interesting one. I know Gregg Berhalter quite well, we've met a few times and had long chats about things, in fact only a few weeks ago, so we were smiling at the end there but they've got some really good players, we know what they could be careful of as a nation, so that one in particular is an intriguing one."