England's third game at World Cup 2022 is against Wales in Group B on November 29th at the Al Rayyan Stadium with a 19:00 BST kick-off time.
The Three Lions have faced Wales 103 times over the years with the first outing dating back to 1879 in a friendly where England won 2-1.
The last meeting between the two British nations was in 2020, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Conor Coady and Danny Ings helped England to a 3-0 win in a friendly.
Wales will be looking for some revenge in the World Cup as England knocked out the Dragons in Euro 2016.
How did Wales get to Qatar?
Wales were drawn in Group E of the World Cup Qualifiers with Belgium, the Czech Republic, Belarus and Estonia.
They started off their campaign with a 3-1 loss to Belgium, then bounced back with two wins over the Czech Republic (1-0) and Belarus (3-2).
Two draws followed against Estonia (0-0) and the Czech Republic (2-2) and then two wins against Estonia (1-0) and Belarus (5-1).
Wales ended their eight games in qualifying with a 1-1 draw with Belgium, meaning they finished in second place in Group E and had to go into the playoffs for a place in Qatar.
Gareth Bale scored every goal for Wales in the playoffs as they beat Austria 2-1 and then Ukraine 1-0 in the final to book a place in the World Cup.
Wales had eight different goal scorers during the qualifiers and playoffs.
Bale ended as the top scorer for Wales in qualifying with six, Aaron Ramsey behind him with three and then Kiefer Moore and Dan James with two. Harry Wilson, Neco Williams, Ben Davies and Connor Roberts all scored one a piece.
Qualifying form:
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Who are the ones to watch?
Wales' main man needs no introduction Gareth Bale, the captain, with 40 goals in 108 games for his country. Now, 33, Bale is playing for LAFC in the MLS - winding down his career after a difficult end to his time at Real Madrid. Bale proved in the playoff qualifiers that he is still very much up for Wales and will be a massive player in the World Cup.
Aaron Ramsey is another name that doesn't need explaining, like Bale, a massive player for his country over the years. Not really favoured during his time at Juventus he moved on to Nice in Ligue 1 this season and is playing some regular football for the first time in a few seasons. He will be primed and ready for the World Cup. Now 31, it could be the last time he will represent Wales at a major tournament so the 75-cap man could be looking to go out with a bang in Qatar.
Harry Wilson is a great talent, a wand of a left foot with an eye for a long-range screamer or a fantastic free kick. He was instrumental in Fulham's promotion to the Premier League last season with 21 assists and 11 goals. However, he is yet to play a single minute this season after sustaining a knee injury in a friendly for the Cottagers. He is back in training now, and it is a race against time to see if he is fit for the World Cup. His quality will be a massive loss for Wales if he is unavailable.
Six foot-five-inch centre forward Kieffer Moore is an absolute danger in the penalty area, with nine goals to his name for Wales. He is no doubt a problem for defenders due to his aerial ability and will test the England backline.
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