The World Cup group stage will see four games played a day after the TV fixture schedule was released.
FIFA conducted the draw for the groups last week with England up against Iran, the USA and one of Wales, Scotland or the Ukraine. The Three Lions will begin their World Cup dream with a game against Iran on the opening day of the tournament - that will kick-off at 1pm and will be shown on BBC.
England's second game is against USA, who they faced in the World Cup 12 years ago, and will be shown on ITV at 7pm on November 25. They finish off their group games with a clash against an opponent that is still to be determined. However, it will be shown on BBC at November 29 with kick-off at 7pm.
Gareth Southgate is attempting to take England further than the semi-final they reached in Russia as they exceeded expectations in 2018. On that occasion it was Croatia who knocked out the Three Lions in Russia. But despite the favourable draw, the England boss is not getting carried away.
He said: “It’s intriguing, isn’t it? Because we’ve never played Iran and then the States … I’ve met Gregg Berhalter [the USA manager] a lot recently so we’ve had some good chats and he’s got them vastly improved. This is one of those groups where you’re thinking that some of the ties are potentially trickier than just the rankings. That’s always a danger.”
Spain's clash with Germany is seen as one of the games of the group stage and will take place on 27 November. Hosts Qatar begin their tournament a matter of hours after England on opening night. World champions France will launch the defence of their crown on 22 November.
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World Cup 2022 fixtures (Times GMT)
21 November
Senegal vs Netherlands - 10am - ITV
England vs Iran - 1pm - BBC
Qatar vs Ecaudor - 4pm - BBC
USA vs Ukraine/Scotland/Wales - 7pm - ITV
22 November
Argentina vs Saudi Arabia - 10am - ITV
Denmark vs Tunisia - 1pm - ITV
Mexico vs Poland - 4pm - BBC
France vs UAE/Australia/Peru - 7pm - BBC
23 November
Morocco vs Croatia - 10am - ITV
Germany vs Japan - 1pm - ITV
Spain vs Costa Rice/New Zealand - 4pm - ITV
Belgium vs Canada - 7pm - BBC
24 November
Switzerland vs Cameroon - 10am - ITV
Uruguay vs South Korea - 1pm - BBC
Portugal vs Ghana - 4pm - ITV
Brazil vs Serbia - 7pm - BBC
25 November
Ukraine/Scotland/Wales vs Iran - 10am - BBC
Qatar vs Senegal - 1pm - BBC
Netherlands vs Ecuador - 4pm - ITV
England vs USA - 7pm - ITV
26 November
Tunisia vs UAE/Australia/Peru - 10am - BBC
Poland vs Saudi Arabia - 1pm - ITV
France vs Denmark - 4pm - ITV
Argentina vs Mexico - 7pm - ITV
27 November
Japan vs Costa Rice/New Zealand - 10am - ITV
Belgium vs Morocco - 1pm - BBC
Croatia vs Canada - 4pm - BBC
Spain vs Germany - 7pm - BBC
28 November
Cameroon vs Serbia - 10am - ITV
South Korea vs Ghana - 1pm - BBC
Brazil vs Switzerland - 4pm - ITV
Portugal vs Uruguay - 7pm - ITV
29 November
Ecuador vs Senegal - 3pm - ITV
Netherlands vs Qatar - 3pm - ITV
Iran vs United States - 7pm - BBC
Ukraine/Scotland/Wales vs England - 7pm - BBC
30 November
Tunisia vs France - 3pm - BBC
UAE/Australia/Peru vs Denmark - 3pm - BBC
Poland vs Argentina - 7pm - BBC
Suadi Arabia vs Mexico - 7pm - BBC
1 December
Canada vs Morocco - 4pm - BBC
Croatia vs Belgium - 4pm - BBC
Japan vs Spain - 7pm - ITV
Costa Rice/New Zealand vs Germany - 7pm - ITV
2 December
Ghana vs Uruguay - 4pm - BBC
South Korea vs Portugal - 4pm - BBC
Serbia vs Switzerland - 7pm - ITV
Cameroon vs Brazil - 7pm - ITV
