England will play Japan and Argentina in Pool D in the Rugby Union World Cup in 2023 hosted by France.
The other two teams are yet to be determined by qualifiers but it will include a team from Oceania and the Americas.
England faced Argentina in the previous World Cup in Japan, winning 39-10.
They will square up again in the opening match at Stade Veledrome in Marseille on Saturday September 9, 2023.
Japan have not faced England in a World Cup match since 1987 and have only played each other twice, with England winning both games.
This will be the second match for both sides at Stade de Nice on Sunday September 17 2023.
England’s final matches will be in Lille and hosted at the Stade Pierre Mauroy with both matches taken place against the Americas team on Saturday September 23, 2023. The final game against the Oceania team will be on Saturday October 7, 2023.
England memorably won the World Cup once in 2003 thanks to Jonny Wilkinson’s extra-time drop goal against Australia (below).
They have come close since reaching the final in 2007 and 2019.
