LOS ANGELES — The U.S. will play England, Iran and the winner of a three-team UEFA playoff in group play at this fall's World Cup in Qatar. The tournament draw for the 29 qualified teams was held Friday at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center. Three more teams will be added to the field in a series of playoffs this spring.
Defending champion France, ranked third in the world by FIFA, was drawn into Group D alongside Denmark, Tunisia and the winner of an intercontinental playoff for the first round while five-time champion Brazil, the No. 1 team in the world, will play in Group G with Switzerland, Serbia and Cameroon.
The first fall World Cup — and first to be played in the Middle East — will kick off Nov. 21 with host Qatar meeting Ecuador. The final will be played Dec. 18.
