England World Cup 2022 qualifiers: Full fixtures and schedule revealed
The Three Lions will take on Poland as part of the road to Qatar 2022
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Your support makes all the difference.Despite Euro 2020 to come next year, England are already preparing for World Cup qualification and a place at Qatar 2022.
The headline team drawn in Group I with Gareth Southgate’s side is Poland, who have a rich history of matches with the Three Lions, having met them in five previous World Cup qualification campaigns.
Southgate will have to contend with Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski over two games against Jerzy Brzęczek’s side.
Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard scored in the last meeting between the sides, a 2-0 win in 2013 on the way to Brazil 2014, though the teams also met while qualifying for the tournaments in 1974, 1990, 1994, and 2006 too.
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England will also have to negotiate matches with Hungary, Albania, Andorra and San Marino for a chance of redemption at the biggest tournament in international football, having reached the semi-finals last time in Russia.
Here are the Three Lions’ fixtures for next year’s World Cup 2022 qualifiers:
England’s Group I fixtures
England vs San Marino, 25 March 2021
Albania vs England, 28 March 2021
England vs Poland, 31 March 2021
Hungary vs England, 2 September 2021
England vs Andorra, 5 September 2021
Poland vs England, 8 September 2021
Andorra vs England, 9 October 2021
England vs Hungary, 12 October 2021
Groups in full
A Portugal, Serbia, Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan
B Spain, Sweden, Greece, Georgia, Kosovo
C Italy, Switzerland, Northern Ireland, Bulgaria, Lithuania
D France, Ukraine, Finland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan
E Belgium, Wales, Czech Republic, Belarus, Estonia
F Denmark, Austria, Scotland, Israel, Faroe Islands, Moldova
G Netherlands, Turkey, Norway, Montenegro, Latvia, Gibraltar
H Croatia, Slovakia, Russia, Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta
I England, Poland, Hungary, Albania, Andorra, San Marino
J Germany, Romania, Iceland, North Macedonia, Armenia, Liechtenstein
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