England have been drawn in Group B with Paraguay, Sweden and Trinidad & Tobago.
Hosts Germany will be happy with their group stage opposition, but Italy ranked 12 in the FIFA world rankings face the Czech Republic (ranked 2nd), USA (ranked 8th), and Ghana.
The full draw is:
GROUP A Germany, Costa Rica, Poland, Ecuador
GROUP B England, Paraguay, Trinidad & Tobago, Sweden
GROUP C Argentina, Ivory Coast, Serbia & Montenegro, Holland
GROUP D Mexico, Iran, Angola, Portugal
GROUP E Italy, Ghana, USA, Czech Republic
GROUP F Brazil, Croatia, Australia, Japan
GROUP G France, Switzerland, South Korea, Togo
GROUP H Spain, Ukraine, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia