The opening match would be played between hosts Russia and Asian side Saudi Arabia in Moscow.
All the eight groups look balanced with no real group of death as has been the case in the past.
The most interesting tie would be Iberian rivals, Portugal and Spain meeting in their opening tie of Group B.
GROUPS
Group A: Russia (A1), Saudi Arabia (A2), Egypt (A3), Uruguay (A4)
Group B: Portugal (B1), Spain (B2), Morocco (B3), Iran (B4)
Group C: France (C1), Australia (C2), Peru (C3), Denmark (C4)
Group D: Argentina (D1), Island (D2), Croatia (D3), Nigeria (D4)
Group E: Brazil (E1), Switzerland (E2), Costa Rica (E3), Serbia (E4)
Group F: Germany (F1), Mexico (F2), Sweden (F3), South Korea (F4)
Group G: Belgium (G1), Panama (G2), Tunisia (G3), England, (G4)
Group H: Poland (H1), Senegal (H2), Colombia (H3), Japan (H4)