Revealed: Your most desired and feared World Cup group for England

Ahead of the World Cup draw on Friday afternoon, we reveal the group-stage opponents you would most like England to face, and the trio you want the Three Lions to avoid…

England have been placed in Pot 2 for Friday’s draw in Moscow, and while they cannot draw nations such as Spain, Uruguay and Mexico in the group stage, Gareth Southgate’s side could face the three favourites to lift the trophy in Brazil, Germany and France.

The only guarantee is that England can play no more than one other European side in the groups, but the overall outcome of the draw remains anyone’s guess.
Following more than 40,000 votes, here’s a look at the group England fans desire the most, and the one that instils the most fear…

Best group-stage outcome
In a close call between Poland and hosts Russia, you voted for the former when selecting from Pot 1. Meanwhile, an overwhelming 51% of you plumped for Iran from Pot 3, while Panama took just shy of half the votes in Pot 4.

Worst group-stage outcome
Are France the team to beat in next summer’s tournament? With just 2% of the votes, England fans picked Didier Deschamps’ side as the nation they would least like to face in the groups. Joining them in the ‘worst-case-scenario’ group are Costa Rica from Pot 3*, and Morocco in Pot 4.

* Denmark accumulated the fewest number of votes in Pot 3, but three European sides cannot be drawn in the same group

You can follow coverage of the World Cup Draw live on Sky Sports News from 3pm on Friday December 1, 2017
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