Gareth Southgate expects ‘tricky’ World Cup ties despite favourable England draw

England’s Gareth Southgate draw luck seems to have hit again in this winter’s World Cup final in Qatar.

The three Lions will be in Group B and will face an emotional final against anyone, including Wales, Scotland and the war-torn Ukraine.

They will face Iran on the first day of the final at 1:00 pm Greenwich Mean Time on November 21st. This will be the first senior international conference between the two countries. Then, after a shocking defeat in 1950 and a draw in the 2010 final in South Africa, we aim to defeat the United States in the third World Cup final.

The kick-off for the match is scheduled for 7:00 pm on November 25th, and England’s third game will begin at 7:00 pm on November 29th.

If they get out of their comfortable looking pool, they will face one of the host Qatar, the Netherlands, Senegal or Ecuador in the last 16.

Southgate said: “The advantage of getting into pot 1 based on seeds is that most of the draws so far … avoid the biggest teams.

“Obviously there are some tricky relationships. This is one of the groups you’re looking for.” Some of these can be more tricky than rankings. ” It’s always dangerous.

“We’ve never played Iran, so it’s intriguing. And America … I’ve met a lot (US coach) Gregg (Berhalter) lately, so we have some good Chatted, and he improved them significantly.

“The third game will be a very emotional game for everyone. We all know where our thoughts on Ukraine are and even see if they can play. need to do it.

“And of course, if it’s one of the British teams, we recently experienced it in a tournament, so they’re a really unique game. The form is completely out of the window.”

England has never played against other Britain in the World Cup finals, but has experience in recent tournaments with Scotland and Wales.

They beat Wales 2-1 at Euro 2016 with a goalless draw on Steve Clark’s side at the Euro at Wembley last summer.

Playing on the first day of the tournament means only eight days from the final pre-winter vacation match of the Premier League on November 13th to England’s first match at the World Cup.

Southgate did not consider it a major hurdle, adding: We know that on top of that we have to be really well organized.

“For that reason, we may be able to exclude a few players from the first game, but I think they’re talking about a slightly increased team (up to 26) anyway. ! “

Host Qatar will hold a tournament with Ecuador in a match kicking off at 10am on November 21st.

Other draw highlights include two former World Champions, Spain and Germany, who are paired in Group E.

World champion France was placed side by side with Denmark in Group D, but Group C also seemed tough, with Argentina, Mexico and Poland pooled with Saudi Arabia.