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England land Belgium, Tunisia and Panama in 2018 World Cup draw

Tom Adams

Updated 01/12/2017 at 17:38 GMT

England have been drawn to face Belgium, Tunisia and Panama in the group stage of the 2018 World Cup.

Gareth Southgate, Manager of England speaks to Roberto Martinez, Manager of Belgium after the Final Draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia at the State Kremlin Palace on December 1, 2017 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

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England have a tough test against a Belgium side which provides some of the Premier League’s best players, including Kevin de Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard and Toby Alderweireld.
The third pot of seeds saw England drawn against Tunisia, who they will play in their opening game in Volgograd on June 18. It will be almost exactly 20 years to the day when England played Tunisia in their opening fixture of the 1998 World Cup, with England winning 2-0 on June 15.
Gareth Southgate's side also have Panama, who came through the Concacaf round, on June 24 in Nizhy Novgorod. They will face Belgium on June 28 in Kaliningrad in a thrilling conclusion to the group stage.
If England make it into the last-16 they will play the team which finishes first or second in Group H: Poland, Colombia, Senegal or Japan.
The tournament's opening game sees hosts Russia take on Saudi Arabia.
World Cup

Full draw

GROUP A
Russia, Uruguay, Egypt, Saudi Arabia.
GROUP B
Portugal, Spain, Iran, Morocco.
GROUP C
France, Peru, Denmark, Australia
GROUP D
Argentina, Croatia, Iceland, Nigeria
GROUP E
Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Serbia
GROUP F
Germany, Mexico, Sweden, South Korea
GROUP G
Belgium, England, Tunisia, Panama
GROUP H
Poland, Colombia, Senegal, Japan
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