England will discover their group-stage opponents at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar during FIFA's draw ceremony on Friday.
The Three Lions were a roaring success in qualifying, topping Group I with an undefeated record of eight wins and two draws, and reaffirmed their credentials ahead of the winter tournament with friendly victories over Switzerland and Ivory Coast over the last fortnight.
But Gareth Southgate's side - which reached the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup - know much trickier tasks lie in wait for them in the Middle East.
England have earned a spot in Pot 1 ahead of the draw and could therefore face Germany or Netherlands in the group stage - and Mirror Football's own 2022 World Cup draw simulation produced such a match-up. Without further ado, here are the results in full...
According to the simulator, England managed to avoid their old foes Germany in the group stage, though the hoodoo of their rivalry has been somewhat banished by the victory over them in the knockout stages of Euro 2020.
The Portugal-shaped ghost of England's past is yet to have been exorcised, but the Three Lions avoided Cristiano Ronaldo in our practice draw, along with Luis Suarez's Uruguay and semi-final opponents at Euro 2020, Denmark.
Instead, it was Louis van Gaal's Netherlands side who were plucked from Pot B to join England in Group C in Qatar. The two nations were last pitted in the same group of a major tournament back at Euro 96, with the Three Lions running out 4-1 winners on a momentous afternoon on home soil.
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Southgate will remember that fixture well, and would be more than happy with a similar result against what would be England's toughest opponents on paper. Joining Netherlands were two tricky yet rather unknown quantities as far as England are concerned, in tournament minnows Iran and Ghana.
Meanwhile, should Wales or Scotland qualify for the tournament, they could land a favourable draw in Pot A along with hosts Qatar, as well as Serbia and USA respectively.
Holders France landed a tricky schedule in Group H with Uruguay, Poland and long-time World Cup absentees Canada in what could arguably be deemed the Group of Death. Ronaldo's Portugal facing off against Germany is the other tasty group stage fixture to emerge from the simulated draw, with Tunisia and the winner of New Zealand and Costa Rica joining them.
Here's how the Mirror Football draw panned out...
Simulated World Cup draw
Group A
Qatar
USA
Serbia
Ukraine /Scotland/Wales
Group B
Spain
Mexico
South Korea
Ecuador
Group C
England
Netherlands
Iran
Ghana
Group D
Brazil
Switzerland
Senegal
Saudi Arabia
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Group E
Belgium
Denmark
Morocco
UAE/Australia/Peru
Group F
Portugal
Germany
Tunisia
Costa Rice/New Zealand
Group G
Argentina
Croatia
Japan
Cameroon
Group H
France
Uruguay
Poland
Canada
