World Cup draw LIVE - UK time and TV channel as England find out group

The 2022 World Cup draw is finally upon us as England find out their group fate for Qatar.

32 teams will compete for the biggest prize in world football but there are still a few places to iron out. Wales and Scotland, for example, are yet to finish their qualifiers - due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine - while the UAE, Australia, Peru, New Zealand and Costa Rica are all battling it out for two spots.

Nonetheless, the draw will still take place in Doha with the likes of England, holders France and Brazil all eager to find out their opponents.

Euro 2020 winners Italy, however, lost their play-off to Macedonia and will not be featuring.

Follow all the live blog action as it happens below...

13:59Colin Millar

What are the odds?

Record competition winners Brazil and current holders France are joint favourites to lift this year's World Cup, at odds of 11/2. Only Italy and Brazil have successfully defended the tournament, and those achievements came all the way back in 1938 and 1962 respectively.

England are third favourites at 7/1 while Spain, Germany and Argentina are among the other fancied nations.

Brazil 11/2

France 11/2

England 7/1

Spain 8/1

Germany 9/1

Argentina 10/1

Belgium 11/1

Portugal 12/1

13:42Colin Millar

Warning issued on rainbow flags

Fans at the World Cup in Qatar may have rainbow flags confiscated by security in order to "protect" them against perceptions they are "insulting" the society, a senior official has claimed.

Major General Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Ansari - a senior leader overseeing security for the tournament and the chairman of the National Counterterrorism Committee of Qatar - has now said that fans could have any rainbow flags, promoting LGBT issues, removed from them by security for their own safety.

Read more here

13:29Colin Millar

Final destination

The Lusail Iconic Stadium is almost ready after a lengthy construction process. The 80k-capacity stadium is one of eight stadiums which will host matches throughout this year's tournament, including the final. Our man Andy Lines has paid a visit to the stadium, 23km north of Doha, ahead of this afternoon's draw.

13:19Thomas Bristow

Who can England draw?

The updated FIFA World Rankings, published on Thursday, March 31 have revealed who England have been placed in Pot 1 with, as the seven highest ranked teams in the world were placed alongside hosts Qatar.

This means that England (5th) will be in Pot 1 with Qatar, Brazil, Belgium, France, Argentina, Spain and Portugal and will therefore avoid all those seven countries during the group stage, while European champions Italy failing to qualify.

It is important to note that due to tournament rules, Qatar will be automatically assigned to Group A as hosts, along with the fact that no more than two European teams can be drawn in the same group, and no more than one team from each of the other continents can be drawn in the same group.

Full story here.

13:18KEY EVENT

What time is the draw? Where can I watch it?

The draw for the group stage of the 2022 World Cup will take place at 5pm (BST) on Friday, April 1 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha, Qatar.

At the time of the draw, only 29 of the 32 nations involved will be known, with two inter-confederation play-offs set to be held in June, along with Scotland's postponed UEFA play-off semi-final with Ukraine, before the winner will face Wales in the final.

The draw will typically be broadcast live on FIFA's website, but for UK viewers it will be televised on BBC 1, while it can also be accessed via iPlayer and the iPlayer app. Coverage will begin at 4:45pm.

13:16Thomas Bristow

Welcome

Hello and welcome to Mirror Football's live coverage of the World Cup draw!

England will find out their group opponents as 32 teams compete for football's greatest prize in the usual months of November and December.

Also included in the draw will be holders France, the brilliant Brazil, Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal and Lionel Messi's Argentina.

Sit back, relax and follow all the action right here.