For the first time ever, the 2022 World Cup will take place in the winter with the tournament running from November into December. Qatar are the hosts and thus earn the right to be drawn automatically into the competition, taking the first spot in Group A as the top seed.
England are one of 20 teams qualified so far, and with more to be named this week, fans will be excited as to who England might draw at the tournament. In Qatar, the World Cup will keep its 32 team format for the final time, with a 48 team format set to be trialled in 2026.
This means that England will be one of four teams drawn into one of the eight groups as one of the top seeds thanks to their fifth place in the FIFA World Rankings. The other home nations still in with a chance of qualifying are Scotland and Wales, with the former awaiting their play-off fixture with Ukraine with the winner to play Rob Jones' side in Cardiff in a fixture set to take place this summer.
