The 32 teams that have qualified for the 2014 World Cup will soon learn their fate at the Brazil finals' draw.
England are not seeded for the first time at a World Cup since 2002, and Roy Hodgson will be anxious to avoid a similar scenario to 12 years ago, when the Three Lions were dealt arguably the toughest draw.
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However, Sven-Göran Eriksson's men overcame tournament favourites Argentina to qualify for the last 16, and England's record against the traditionally more competitive sides in group games is a favourable one.
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