The road to the Russian World Cup in 2018 begins on Saturday. The draw for the tournament's qualification campaign takes place in St Petersburg on July 25. The actual draw is expected to begin at 5pm.
The 52 European countries will be split into seven groups of six teams and two groups of five teams.
England, along with France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Holland, will be in a group of six teams at the request of Uefa in order to maximise television income.
Hosts Russia will qualify automatically.
The winners of each group will qualify for Russia 2018, while the eight best group runners-up will take part in a play-off in November 2017.
SEEDING POTS...
Pot 1: Germany, Belgium, Holland, Portugal, Romania, England, Wales, Spain, Croatia
Pot 2: Slovakia, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Czech Republic, France, Iceland, Denmark, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Pot 3: Ukraine, Scotland, Poland, Hungary, Sweden, Albania, Northern Ireland, Serbia, Greece
Pot 4: Turkey, Slovenia, Israel, Republic of Ireland, Norway, Bulgaria, Faroe Islands, Montenegro, Estonia
Pot 5: Cyprus, Latvia, Armenia, Finland, Belarus, Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Lithuania, Moldova
Pot 6: Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Georgia, Malta, San Marino, Andorra
ENGLAND
Dream scenario...
England, Iceland, Albania, Faroe Islands, Moldova, Andorra
Nightmare scenario...
England, Italy, Sweden, Turkey, Finland, Kazakhstan
WALES
Dream scenario...
Wales, Bosnia & Hercegovina, Albania, Faroe Islands, Moldova
Nightmare scenario...
Wales, France, Ukraine, Turkey, Cyprus, Georgia
SCOTLAND
Dream scenario...
Scotland, Wales, Iceland, Estonia, Lithuania
Nightmare scenario...
Scotland, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Macedonia, Kazakhstan
NORTHERN IRELAND
Dream scenario...
Northern Ireland, Romania, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Moldova
Nightmare scenario...
Northern Ireland, Spain, France, Republic of Ireland, Belarus, Malta
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