Gareth Southgate's men stormed to a 6-2 victory over Iran on Monday to announce their presence in Qatar and also end a run of six consecutive games without a win.
Meanwhile, USA were held to a 1-1 draw by Wales on Monday, when Gareth Bale struck from the penalty spot to cancel out Timothy Weah's first-half opener and deny the Stars and Stripes all three points.
Gregg Berhalter's side, who have now failed to win any of their last four matches across all competitions, will set out to pick up their first win over England since 1993 and get their campaign up and running.
Here, Sports Mole looks at how the squads of England and USA weigh up against each other ahead of Friday's matchup.
ENGLAND
Most valuable player:
Phil Foden (£95.1m)
Overall squad value:
£1.03b
Most capped player:
Raheem Sterling (80)
Leading goalscorer:
Harry Kane (76)
Total caps:
836
Total goals:
124
Oldest player:
Kyle Walker (32)
Youngest player:
Jude Bellingham (19)
Average age:
26.5
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Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Newcastle United), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal)
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Conor Coady (Everton, loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers), Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Ben White (Arsenal)
Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City), Declan Rice (West Ham United)
Forwards: Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), James Maddison (Leicester City), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), Callum Wilson (Newcastle United)
USA
Most valuable player:
Christian Pulisic (£32.6m)
Overall squad value:
£238.2m
Most capped player:
DeAndre Yedlin (76)
Leading goalscorer:
Christian Pulisic (21)
Total caps:
701
Total goals:
83
Oldest player:
Tim Ream (35)
Youngest player:
Yunus Musah (19)
Average age:
25.2
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Goalkeepers: Matt Turner (Arsenal), Sean Johnson (New York City FC), Ethan Horvath (Luton Town)
Defenders: DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami), Tim Ream (Fulham), Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC), Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls), Antonee Robinson (Fulham), Sergino Dest (AC Milan), Shaq Moore (Nashville SC), Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic), Joe Scally (Borussia Monchengladbach)
Midfielders: Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles FC), Weston McKennie (Juventus), Tyler Adams (Leeds United), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders), Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United), Yunus Musah (Valencia), Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo)
Forwards: Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders), Tim Weah (Lille), Josh Sargent (Norwich City), Jesus Ferreira (Dallas), Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund), Haji Wright (Antalyaspor)
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