On Friday afternoon England will learn who they will face in the group stage of the FIFA World Cup Finals.
The draw will take place at around 4pm (GMT) in Bahia, Brazil and will feature 31 other nations who will be split into eight groups.
Here we look at all the other countries who are heading to the Finals next summer.
2014 FIFA World Cup Finals Draw
4pm (GMT), Friday 6 December 2013 Costa do Sauipe, Bahia
ALGERIA
Qualified by beating Burkina Faso on away goals in the African play-off round (2-3 away; 1-0 at home)
Played in the WC Finals of 1982, 1986 and 2010 but were knocked out at the Group stage
Some stars: Madjid Bougherra, Sofiane Feghouli and Medhi Lacen
Coach: Vahid Halilhodzic
England’s record against them: P1 W0 D1 L0
Last match: Algeria 0-0 England in Cape Town in 2010
ARGENTINA
Qualified by finishing top of the South American group
Won the World Cup in 1978 (as hosts) and 1986
Some stars: Lionel Messi, Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano
Coach: Alejandro Sabella
England’s record against them: P14 W6 D6 L2
Last match: Argentina 2-3 England in Geneva in 2005
AUSTRALIA
Qualified after beating Iraq 1-0 in the last match of the Asian final round
Reached the Round of 16 at the 2006 World Cup, losing to Italy
Some stars: Tim Cahill, Lucas Neill and Brett Holman
Coach: Ange Postecoglou
England’s record against them: P6 W3 D2 L1
Last match: England 1-3 Australia at Upton Park in 2003
BELGIUM
Qualified by finishing top of European Group A
Reached the semi-finals at the 1986 World Cup, losing to Argentina
Some stars: Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku and Vincent Kompany
Coach: Marc Wilmots
England’s record against them: P21 W15 D5 L1
Last match: England 1-0 Belgium at Wembley in 2012
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
Qualified by finishing top of European Group G
This is their first WC Finals
Some stars: Edin Dzeko, Miralem Pjanic and Asmir Begovic
Coach: Safet Susic
England have never played them at senior level
Neymar, Barcelona and Brazil
BRAZIL
Qualified automatically as hosts
Won the World Cup in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002
Some stars: Neymar, Oscar and Dani Alves
Coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari
England’s record against them: P25 W4 D10 L11
Last match: Brazil 2-2 England in Rio in 2013
CAMEROON
Qualified by beating Tunisia in the African play-off round (0-0 away; 4-1 at home)
First African country to reach the World Cup quarter-finals in 1990, losing to England
Some stars: Samuel Eto’o, Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Alex Song
Coach: Volker Finke
England’s record against them: P4 W3 D1 L0
Last match: Cameroon 2-2 England in Kobe in 2002
CHILE
Qualified by finishing third in the South American group
Reached the semi-finals at the 1962 World Cup as hosts, losing to Brazil
Some stars: Alexis Sanchez, Eduardo Vargas and Matias Fernandez
Coach: Jorge Sampaoli
England’s record against them: P6 W2 D2 L2
Last match: England 0-2 Chile at Wembley in 2013
COLOMBIA
Qualified by finishing second in the South American group
Reached the Round of 16 at the 1990 World Cup, losing to Cameroon
Some stars: Falcao, Mario Yepes and James Rodriguez
Coach: Jose Pekerman
England’s record against them: P5 W3 D2 L0
Last match: Colombia 2-3 England in New Jersey in 2005
COSTA RICA
Qualified by finishing second behind USA in the CONCACAF final round
Reached the Round of 16 at the 1990 World Cup, losing to Czechoslovakia
Some stars: Bryan Ruiz, Cristian Bolanos and Keilor Navas
Coach: Jorge Luis Pinto
England have never played them at senior level
CROATIA
Qualified by beating Iceland in a play-off (0-0 away; 2-0 at home)
Reached the semi-finals at the 1998 World Cup, losing to France
Some stars: Darijo Srna, Luka Modric and Niko Kranjcar
Coach: Niko Kovac
England’s record against them: P7 W4 D1 L2
Last match: England 5-1 Croatia at Wembley in 2009
ECUADOR
Qualified by finishing fourth in the South American group
Reached the Round of 16 at the 2006 World Cup, losing to England
Some stars: Antonia Valencia, Christian Noboa and Felipe Caicedo
Coach: Reinaldo Rueda
England’s record against them: P2 W2 D0 L0
Last match: Ecuador 0-1 England in Stuttgart in 2006
FRANCE
Qualified by beating Ukraine in a play-off (0-2 away; 3-0 at home)
Won the 1998 World Cup as hosts
Some stars: Hugo Lloris, Franck Ribery and Olivier Giroud
Coach: Didier Deschamps
England’s record against them: P29 W16 D5 L8
Last match: France 1-1 England in Donetsk in 2012
GERMANY
Qualified by finishing top of European Group C
Won the World Cup in 1954, 1974 and 1990 as ‘West Germany’
Some stars: Bastian Schweinsteiger, Mesut Ozil and Mario Gotze
Coach: Joachim Low
England’s record against Germany: P13 W5 D2 L6
Last match: England 0-1 Germany at Wembley in 2013
GHANA
Qualified by beating Egypt in the African play-off round (6-1 at home; 1-2 away)
Reached the quarter-finals at the 2010 World Cup, losing to Uruguay on penalties
Some stars: Kevin-Prince Boateng and Asamoah Gyan
Coach: Kwesi Appiah
England’s record against them: P1 W0 D1 L0
Last match: England 1-1 Ghana at Wembley in 2011
GREECE
Qualified by beating Romania in a play-off (3-1 at home; 1-1 away)
Played in the WC Finals of 1994 and 2010 but were knocked out at the Group stage
Some stars: Giorgos Karagounis, Theofanis Gekas and Giorgos Samaras
Coach: Fernandos Santos
England’s record against them: P9 W7 D2 L0
Last match: England 4-0 Greece at Old Trafford in 2006
HOLLAND
Qualified by finishing top of European Group D
Reached the World Cup Final Tie in 1994, 1978 and 2010
Some stars: Robin van Persie, Rafael van der Vaart and Arjen Robben
Coach: Louis van Gaal
England’s record against them: P19 W5 D9 L5
Last match: England 2-3 Holland at Wembley in 2012
HONDURAS
Qualified by finishing third in the CONCACAF final round behind USA and Costa Rica
Played in the WC Finals of 1982 and 2010 but were knocked out at the Group stage
Some stars: Wilson Palacios, Carlo Costly and Jerry Bengtson
Coach: Luis Fernando Suarez
England have never played Honduras at senior level
IRAN
Qualified by beating South Korea 1-0 in the last match of the Asian final round
Played in the WC Finals of 1978, 1998 and 2006 without progressing beyond the Group stage
Some stars: Javad Nekounam, Reza Ghoochannejhad and Ashkan Dejagah
Coach: Carlos Queiroz
England have never played Iran at senior level
ITALY
Qualified by finishing top of European Group B
Won the World Cup in 1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006
Some stars: Gianluigi Buffon, Andrea Pirlo and Mario Balotelli
Coach: Cesare Prandelli
England’s record against them: P24 W8 D7 L9
Last match: Italy 1-2 England in Berne in 2012
IVORY COAST
Qualified by beating Senegal in the African play-off round (3-1 at home; 1-1 away)
Played in the WC Finals of 2006 and 2010, exiting at the Group stage both times
Some stars: Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou and Yaya Toure
Coach: Sabri Lamouchi
England have never played Ivory Coast at senior level
Keisuke Honda, CSKA Moscow and Japan
JAPAN
Qualified with a 1-1 draw against Australia in their penultimate match in the Asian final round
Reached the Second Round in the World Cups of 2002 (as co-hosts) and 2010
Some stars: Keisuke Honda, Shinji Kagawa and Yasuhito Endo
Coach: Alberto Zaccheroni
England’s record against them: P3 W2 D1 L0
Last match: Japan 1-2 England in Graz in 2010
MEXICO
Qualified by beating New Zealand in an Intercontinental play-off (5-1 at home; 4-2 away)
Reached the quarter-finals at the World Cups of 1970 and 1986, both as hosts
Some stars: Javier Hernandez, Andres Guardado and Giovani dos Santos
Coach: Miguel Herrera
England’s record against them: P9 W6 D1 L2
Last match: England 3-1 Mexico at Wembley in 2010
NIGERIA
Qualified by beating Ethiopia in the African play-off round (2-1 away; 2-0 at home)
Reached the Second Round at the World Cups of 1994 and 1998
Some stars: John Obi Mikel, Victor Moses and Ahmed Musa
Coach: Stephen Keshi
England’s record against them: P2 W1 D1 L0
Last match: Nigeria 0-0 England in Osaka in 2002
PORTUGAL
Qualified by beating Sweden in a play-off (1-0 at home; 3-2 away)
Reached the semi-finals at the World Cups of 1966 and 2006
Some stars: Cristiano Ronaldo, Fabio Coentrao and Joao Moutinho
Coach: Paulo Bento
England’s record against them: P22 W9 D10 L3
Last match: Portugal 0-0 England in Gelsenkirchen in 2006
(Portugal won 3-1 on penalties)
RUSSIA
Qualified by finishing top of European Group F
Reached the semi-finals at the 1966 World Cup as ‘USSR’
Some stars: Igor Akinfeev, Roman Shirokov and Victor Fayzulin
Coach: Fabio Capello
England’s record against them: P2 W1 D0 L1
Last match: Russia 2-1 England in Moscow in 2007
SOUTH KOREA
Qualified from the Asian final round on goal difference, despite losing their last match 0-1 to Iran
Reached the semi-finals at the 2002 World Cup when they were co-hosts
Some stars: Son Heungmin, Koo Jacheol and Lee Chungyong
Coach: Hong Myungbo
England’s record against them: P1 W0 D1 L0
Last match: South Korea 1-1 England in Seoguipo in 2002
SPAIN
Qualified by finishing top of European Group I
Won the World Cup in 2010
Some stars: Xavi, Andres Iniesta, David Villa
Coach: Vicente del Bosque
England’s record against them: P23 W12 D3 L8
Last match: England 1-0 Spain at Wembley in 2011
SWITZERLAND
Qualified by finishing top of European Group E
Reached the quarter-finals at the World Cups of 1934, 1938 and 1954 (as hosts)
Some stars: Tranquillo Barnetta, Gokhan Inler and Philippe Senderos
Coach: Ottmar Hitzfeld
England’s record against them: P23 W15 D5 L3
Last match: England 2-2 Switzerland at Wembley in 2011
Luis Suarez, Liverpool and Uruguay
URUGUAY
Qualified by beating Jordan in an Intercontinental play-off (5-0 away; 0-0 at home)
Won the World Cup in 1930 (as hosts) and 1950
Some stars: Luis Suarez, Edinson Cavani and Diego Lugano
Coach: Oscar Tabarez
England’s record against them: P10 W3 D3 L4
Last match: England 2-1 Uruguay at Anfield in 2006
USA
Qualified by finishing top of the CONCACAF final round, four points clear of Costa Rica
Reached the semi-finals at the 1930 World Cup
Some stars: Jozy Altidore, Clint Dempsey and Tim Howard
Coach: Jurgen Klinsmann
England’s record against them: P10 W7 D1 L2
Last match: USA 1-1 England in Rustenburg in 2010
