European champions England will face Denmark and China at the Women’s World Cup in 2023 in Australia and New Zealand.
They will be joined by either Senegal, Haiti or Chile in Group D.
The Lionesses will be based in Australia, with group games in Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide.
The Republic of Ireland, making their tournament debut, are in Group B with co-hosts Australia, Olympic champions Canada and Nigeria.
The Republic will also be based in Australia, with group games in Sydney, Perth and Brisbane.
China are ranked 15th in the world and were runners-up in 1999, missing out to the USA, while Denmark were Euros runners-up in 2017, losing out to the Netherlands.
Reigning champions the USA, who have won the last two World Cups and are going for an unprecedented third, will face the Netherlands in Group E in a repeat of the 2019 final, along with Vietnam and one of Cameroon, Thailand or Portugal.
The tournament takes place between 20 July and 20 August next year with the opening match and opening ceremony played in Auckland, New Zealand and the final taking place at Stadium Australia in Sydney.
There are 32 teams taking part in the tournament, an increase on the 24 that played in the last World Cup in France in 2019.
Of the 32 teams, five will be making their maiden appearance on the world stage – Morocco, the Philippines, the Republic of Ireland, Vietnam and Zambia.
Groups A, C, E and G will play all of their group matches in New Zealand while Groups B, D, F and H will play all their group games in Australia.
Full draw
Group A: New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Switzerland
Group B: Australia, Republic of Ireland, Nigeria, Canada
Group C: Spain, Costa Rica, Zambia, Japan
Group D: England, Senegal/Haiti/Chile, Denmark, China
Group E: USA, Vietnam, Netherlands, Cameroon/Thailand/Portugal
Group F: France, Jamaica, Brazil, Chinese Taipei/Paraguay/PNG/Panama
Group G: Sweden, South Africa, Italy, Argentina
Group H: Germany, Morocco, Colombia, Korea Republic
When will the other qualifiers be decided?
A 10-team tournament will take place in New Zealand in February 2023 to decide the last three finalists.
The teams will be split into three groups, two of three teams and one of four, with each group playing its own knockout competition.
In the two three-team groups, the seeded team will go straight to the final and meet the winners of the semi-final between the other two sides.
The 10 teams involved are Portugal, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Cameroon, Senegal, Haiti, Panama, Chile, Paraguay and Papua New Guinea.
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