The Three Lions will be attempting to qualify for their first tournament under German manager Thomas Tuchel and have been handed fixtures against Serbia, Albania, Latvia and Andorra.
Scotland have been drawn in a group with either Portugal or Denmark, Greece and Belarus.
Northern Ireland will face either Germany or Italy, Slovakia and Luxembourg, while the Republic of Ireland were drawn with Portugal or Denmark, Hungary and Armenia.
Wales face a repeat of their historic Euro 2016 quarter-final against Belgium, while also being pitted with North Macedonia, Kazakhstan and Liechtenstein.
Some nations still have to play UEFA Nations League fixtures in March and therefore will be drawn into their respective qualifying groups depending on their results in those matches - this has been marked in the groups as either the winner or loser of the tie.
World Cup qualifying groups
Group A: Germany OR Italy (winner), Slovakia, Northern Ireland, Luxembourg
Group B: Switzerland, Sweden, Slovenia, Kosovo
Group C: Portugal OR Denmark (loser), Greece, Scotland, Belarus
Group D: France OR Croatia (winner), Ukraine, Iceland, Azerbaijan
Group E: Spain OR Netherlands (winner), Turkey, Georgia, Bulgaria
Group F: Portugal OR Denmark (winner), Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Armenia
Group G: Spain OR Netherlands (loser), Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Malta
Group H: Austria, Romania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Cyprus, San Marino
Group I: Germany OR Italy (loser), Norway, Israel, Estonia, Moldova
Group J: Belgium, Wales, North Macedonia, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein
Group K: England, Serbia, Albania, Latvia, Andorra
Group L: France OR Croatia (loser), Czech Republic, Montenegro, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar
The format
The group stage begins in March 2025 and lasts until November, with the top team in every group earning a spot at the World Cup. The twelve runners-up and the four best Nations League group winners that finished outside the top two of their qualifying group will take part in the play-offs in March 2026.
As the 2026 World Cup has been expanded to fit 48 teams, the qualifying stage also features more nations with the aforementioned 12 groups.
Where is the World Cup being held?
The 2026 World Cup is set to be held in the USA, Canada and Mexico between June 11th to July 19th.