England were today drawn with the USA, Slovenia and Algeria in group C for next summer's World Cup in South Africa.
England were one of eight nations seeded for the competition. Each seed was drawn to face one team from pot two - a side from Asia, north or central America, or Oceania - one from pot three, which has five African and three South American sides, and one from the exclusively-European pot four. The tournament kicks off on 11 June, with the final on 11 July. Teams must finish in the top two in their group to qualify for the knockout phase. All groups Group A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France Group B: Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea, Greece Group C: ENGLAND, United States, Algeria...
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