5 teams that England will want to avoid at the World Cup

#1 Germany

Germany are the team to beat next summer

The Germans and the World Cup. Do we need to say more about why this side can prove to be a danger for England, or for that matter, for any other side in the competition? Germany have a scarily strong squad available at their disposal which was evident at the last year's Confederations Cup.

Germany are the team to beat next year, and with eternal rivals England not looking as strong a unit as their counterparts, Gareth Southgate will be hoping to avoid the reigning champions in the group stages.

Franky speaking, any team apart from Russia from pot 1 can prove to be a nightmare draw for the Three Lions, with Germany definitely being the worst of the lot.

Key player: Toni Kroos

Manager: Joachim Low

Head to head: Played - 32; England - 13, Germany - 15, Draw - 4