ENGLAND have discovered who they will face off against to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
The draw taking place in Zurich saw the nations under Uefa jurisdiction learn who they would play in order to qualify for the tournament proper.
England, who will be led into the tournament by new boss Thomas Tuchel, were in pot one for the draw with the other top ranked nations including France and Spain.
Elsewhere, Wales were in pot two with Scotland and Northern Ireland both in pot three.
And the Three Lions could have landed tricky clashes against nations such as Norway, Sweden and Turkey from pot two, while the likes of Republic of Ireland and Georgia lurked in pot three.
The draw was split into 12 qualifying groups, six groups of four and six groups of five, with a total of 16 Uefa nations competing at the tournament.
With no participation in the Uefa Nations League quarter-finals or promotion-relegation play-off games in March, England were likely to be drawn in a five-team group.
SunSport's draw simulation placed them in a group with a familiar foe in Wales, while they were also put against Montenegro, Estonia and Andorra.
But in the real draw with Tuchel in attendance, England discovered they were in Group K and their first opponent was Serbia.
Pot three saw them draw Albania, while pot four and five pit them against Latvia and Andorra respectively.
Serbia and Albania have controversial history behind them, with Uefa slapping Albanian forward Mirlind Daku with a two-game ban for anti-Serbian chants earlier this year.
Uefa also fined Serbia for trying to burn an Albanian flag.
Elsewhere, Wales landed in Group J with Belgium, North Macedonia, Kazakhstan and Liechtenstein.
Scotland were put in Group C against the Uefa Nations League losing quarter-finalist between Portugal and Denmark, Greece and Belarus.
Northern Ireland were pit against the winner of Germany or Italy, Slovakia and Luxembourg in Group A.
England's first games during this campaign will come over the spring international break on March 21-25.
However, the World Cup proper will start on June 11 with Mexico City hosting the opener, while New Jersey will host the final on July 19 following a record 39 day tournament.
The World Cup will also feature a last-32 knockout round for the first time to accommodate the expansion.
