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2018 QUALIFIERS
2018 QUALIFIERS
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2018 QUALIFIERS
•
A total of 208 + 1 teams signed up to participate
in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification rounds. The 31 available spots were distributed in
continental zones as shown below. Brazil, as the host country, qualified
automatically.
•
Europe (UEFA): 13 + 1 spots. 53 teams will
compete for 13 direct places. Russia, as the host country, qualified automatically.
South America (CONMEBOL): 4.5 spots.
10 teams will compete for 4 direct places. The winner of the other 0.5
place would progress to the Inter-confederation playoff.
North America, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF): 4.5 spots. 35 teams will compete for 4 direct places.
The winner of the other 0.5 place would progress to the Inter-confederation
playoff.
Africa (CAF): 5 spot. 54 teams will compete
for 5 direct places.
Asia (AFC): 4.5 spots. 46 teams will compete
for 4 direct places. The winner of the other 0.5 place would progress to the Inter-confederation playoff.
Oceania (OFC): 0.5 spot. 11 teams will compete
for 0.5 place. The winner of this 0.5 place would progress to the
Inter-confederation playoff.
2018 Qualified Teams
AFC
CAF
CONCACAF
CONMEBOL
UEFA
Pos
Flag
Team
Confederation
Date of Qualification
Finals appearance
Last appearane
Consecutive finals appearances
1
Russia
UEFA
02/12 10
11th
2
2
Brazil CONMEBOL
28/03/17
21th
21
3
Iran AFC
12/06/17
5th
2
4
Japan AFC
31/0817
6th
5
5
Mexico CONCACAF
01/09/17
16th
7
6
Belgium UEFA
03/09/17
13th
2
7
South Korea AFC
05/09/17
10th
9
8
Saudi Arabia AFC
05/09/17
5th
1
9
Germany UEFA
05/10/17
19th
17
10
England UEFA
05/10/17
15th
6
11
Spain UEFA
06/10/17
15th
11
12
Nigeria UEFA
07/10/17
6th
3
13
Costa Rica CONCACAF
07/10/17
5th
2
14
Poland UEFA
08/10/17
8th
1
15
Egypt CAF
08/10/17
3th
1
16
Iceland UEFA
09/10/17
1st
1
17
Serbia UEFA
09/10/17
12th
1
18
Portugal UEFA
10/10/17
7th
5
19
France UEFA
10/10/17
15th
6
20
Uruguay
CONMEBOL
10/10/17
13st
3
21
Argentina
CONMEBOL
10/10/17
17th
12
22
Colombia
CONMEBOL
10/10/17
6th
2
23
Panama CONCACAF
10/10/17
1st
24
Senegal CAF
10/11/17
2nd
1
25
Morocco CAF
11/11/17
5th
1
26
Tunisia CAF
11/11/17
5th
1
27
Switzerland UEFA
12/11/17
11th
4
28
Croatia UEFA
12/11/17
5th
2
29
Sweden UEFA
13/11/17
12th
1
30
Denmark UEFA
14/11/17
5th
1
31
Australia AFC
14/11/17
5th
4
32
Peru CONMEBOL
15/11/17
5th
1
Last Games
CAF
11 Nov 17
Tunisia
0-0
Lybia
11 Nov 17
Congo DR
3-1
Guinea
11 Nov 17
Zambia
2-2
Cameroon
10 Nov 17
1-1
Nigeria
11 Nov 17
0-2
Morocco
11 Nov 17
Gabon
0-0
Mali
10 Nov 17
South Africa
0-2
Senegal
14 Nov 17
Burkina Faso
4-0
Cape Verde
14 Nov 17
Senegal
2-1
South Africa
12 Nov 17
Congo
1-1
Uganda
12 Nov 17
1-1
Egypt
OFC vs CONMEBOL
CONCACAF v AFC
European play-off draw
9 Nov 17
Northern Ireland
0-1
Switzerland
9 Nov 17
Croatia
4-1
Greece
11 Nov 17
Denmark
0-0
Republic of Ireland
10 Nov 17
Sweden
1-0
Italy
12 Nov 17
Switzerland
0-0
Northern Ireland
12 Nov 17
Greece
0-0
Croatia
14 Nov 17
Republic of Ireland
1-5
Denmark
13 Nov 17
0-0
Sweden
STATISTICS
Performance of AFC Teams
Performance table as of 15 November 2017
Pos
Flag
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Perf.
1
Australia21
14
5
2
50
17
33
47
2.24
2
Japan18
13
3
2
44
7
37
42
2.33
3
Iran18
12
6
0
36
5
31
42
2.33
4
Saudi Arabia18
12
3
3
44
13
31
39
2.17
5
South Korea18
12
3
3
38
10
28
39
2.17
6
Uzbekistan
18
11
1
6
26
14
12
34
1.89
7
Syria
19
9
4
6
36
21
15
31
1.63
8
United Arab Emirates
18
9
3
6
35
17
18
30
1.67
9
China PR
18
8
5
5
35
11
24
29
1.61
10
Qatar
18
9
1
8
37
19
18
28
1.55
11
Iraq 16
6
5
5
24
18
6
23
1.44
12
Jordan 8
5
1
2
21
7
14
16
2.00
13
North Korea
8
5
1
2
14
8
6
16
2.00
14
Thailand
16
4
4
8
22
28
-6
16
1.00
15
Hong Kong
8
4
2
2
13
5
8
14
1.75
16
Oman
8
4
2
2
11
7
4
14
1.75
17
Kyrgyzstan
8
4
2
2
10
8
2
14
1.75
18
Turkmenistan
8
4
1
3
10
11
-1
13
1.62
19
Palestine
8
4
3
2
22
6
16
12
1.50
20
Lebanon
8
3
2
3
12
6
6
11
1.37
21
Kuwait
8
3
1
4
12
10
2
10
1.25
22
Singapore
8
3
1
4
9
9
0
10
1.25
Vietnam
8
3
1
4
9
9
0
10
1.25
24
Philippines
8
3
1
4
8
12
-4
10
1.25
25
Bahrain
8
3
0
5
10
10
0
9
1.12
26
Afghanistan
8
3
0
5
8
25
-17
9
1.12
27
Myanmar
8
2
2
4
9
21
-12
8
1.00
28
Timor-Leste
10
2
2
6
7
37
-30
8
0.80
29
India
10
2
1
7
7
18
-11
7
0.70
30
Guam
8
2
1
5
4
15
-11
7
0.87
31
Yemen
10
2
1
7
5
18
-13
7
0.70
32
Maldives
8
2
0
6
8
20
-12
6
0.75
33
Bhutan
10
2
0
8
8
53
-45
6
0.60
34
Tajikistan
8
1
2
5
9
20
-11
5
0.62
35
Cambodia
10
1
1
8
5
27
-22
4
0.50
36
Laos
8
1
1
6
6
29
-23
4
0.50
37
Malaysia
8
1
1
6
3
30
-27
4
0.50
38
Brunei
2
1
0
1
1
2
-1
3
1.50
39
Pakistan
2
0
1
1
1
3
-2
1
0.50
40
Nepal
2
0
1
1
0
2
-2
1
0.50
41
Macau
2
0
1
1
1
4
-3
1
0.50
42
Bangladesh
8
0
1
7
2
32
-30
1
0.50
43
Sri Lanka
2
0
0
2
1
3
-2
0
0.00
44
Mongolia
2
0
0
2
1
5
-4
0
0.00
45
Chinese-Taipei
6
0
0
6
5
19
-14
0
0.00
Teams highlighted in blue advanced to the next stage.
Teams highlights in red were eliminated from the competence.
Teams highlights in black are still active in the competence.
Performance of CAF Teams
Performance table as of 14 November 2017
Pos
Flag
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Perf.
1
Tunisia
8
6
2
0
15
6
9
20
2.50
2
Senegal
8
5
3
0
15
5
10
18
2.25
3
Nigeria
8
5
3
0
14
4
10
18
2.25
4
Congo DR
8
5
2
1
19
11
8
17
2.12
5
Egypt
8
5
1
2
12
5
7
16
2.00
6
Uganda
8
4
3
1
7
2
5
15
1.87
7
Morocco
8
4
3
1
13
1
12
14
1.75
8
Ivory Coast 8
4
2
2
11
5
6
14
1.75
9
Zambia
8
4
2
2
11
7
4
14
1.75
10
Burkina Faso
8
3
3
2
13
8
5
12
1.50
11
Ghana 8
2
5
1
9
5
4
11
1.37
12
Cameroon 8
2
5
1
10
9
1
11
1.37
13
South Africa
8
3
1
4
11
11
0
10
1.25
14
Lybia
8
3
1
4
6
9
-3
10
1.25
15
Botswana
4
3
0
1
7
4
3
9
2.25
16
Guinea
8
3
0
5
9
14
-5
9
1.12
17
Gabon
8
2
3
3
3
8
-5
9
1.12
18
Cape Verde
8
3
0
5
6
13
-7
9
1.28
19
Congo
8
2
2
4
11
16
-5
8
1.00
20
Swaziland
4
2
1
1
8
3
5
7
1.75
21
Niger
4
2
1
1
6
3
3
7
1.75
22
Burundi
4
2
1
1
7
5
2
7
1.75
23
Kenya
4
2
1
1
6
4
2
7
1.75
24
Mali
8
1
4
3
4
11
-7
7
0.87
25
Algeria 8
1
3
4
13
13
0
6
0.75
26
Chad
4
2
0
2
3
6
-3
6
1.50
27
Madagascar
4
1
2
1
7
7
0
5
1.25
28
Mauritania
4
1
1
2
7
5
2
4
1.00
29
Namibia
4
1
1
2
3
5
-2
4
1.00
30
Liberia
4
1
1
2
4
6
-2
4
1.00
31
Tanzania
4
1
1
2
4
10
-6
4
1.00
32
Ethiopia
4
1
0
3
7
7
0
3
0.75
33
Mozambique
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
3
1.50
34
Malawi
2
1
0
1
1
2
-1
3
1.50
35
Equatorial Guinea
2
1
0
1
1
2
-1
3
1.50
36
Benin
2
1
0
1
2
3
-1
3
1.50
37
Sao Tomé and Principe
2
1
0
1
1
3
-2
3
1.50
38
Comoros
4
0
3
1
1
3
-2
3
0.75
39
Lesotho
2
0
2
0
1
1
0
2
1.00
40
Gambia
2
0
1
1
2
3
-1
1
0.50
41
Guinea-Bissau
2
0
1
1
2
4
-2
1
0.50
42
Mauritius
2
0
1
1
2
5
-3
1
0.50
43
Central African Republic
2
0
1
1
4
7
-3
1
0.50
44
South Sudan
2
0
1
1
1
5
-4
1
0.50
45
Seychelles
2
0
0
2
0
3
-3
0
0
46
Sudan
2
0
0
2
0
3
-3
0
0
47
Angola
2
0
0
2
1
4
-3
0
0
48
Rwanda
2
0
0
2
1
4
-3
0
0
49
Togo
2
0
0
2
0
4
-4
0
0
50
Eritrea
2
0
0
2
1
5
-4
0
0
51
Somalia
2
0
0
2
0
6
-6
0
0
52
Djibouti
2
0
0
2
1
8
-7
0
0
Teams highlighted in blue advanced to the next satge.
Teams highlights in red were eliminated from the competence.
Teams highlights in black are still active in the competence.
Performance of CONCACAF Teams
Performance table as of 15 Novemberr 2017
Pos
Flag
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Perf.
1
Mexico
17
12
4
1
32
8
24
40
2.35
2
Costa Rica
17
9
6
2
25
11
14
33
1.94
3
United States
17
8
4
5
39
16
23
28
1.65
4
Panama
17
6
6
5
16
15
1
24
1.41
5
Honduras
19
5
7
7
19
30
-11
22
1.16
6
Guatemala
10
5
2
3
21
12
9
17
1.70
7
Canada
10
5
2
3
15
9
6
17
1.70
8
Trinidad and Tobago
17
5
2
10
20
30
-10
17
1.70
9
Nicaragua
6
5
0
1
15
5
10
15
2.50
10
El Salvador
10
3
3
4
11
15
-4
12
1.20
11
Haiti
8
3
1
4
8
5
3
10
1.25
12
Belize
6
2
3
1
7
6
1
9
1.50
13
Bermudas
4
2
1
1
8
1
7
7
1.75
14
Saint Kitts and Nevis
4
2
1
1
15
10
5
7
1.75
15
Jamaica
8
2
1
5
6
13
-7
7
0.87
16
Barbados
4
2
0
2
6
4
2
6
1.50
17
Antigua and Barbuda
4
2
0
2
6
6
0
6
1.50
18
Aruba
4
2
0
2
5
5
0
6
1.50
19
Curazao
6
1
3
2
5
6
-1
6
1.00
20
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
10
1
2
7
15
42
-27
5
0.50
21
Dominica
4
1
1
2
3
8
-5
4
1.00
22
Saint Lucia
2
1
0
1
4
5
-1
3
1.50
23
Puerto Rico
2
1
0
1
1
2
-1
3
1.50
24
US Virgin Islands
2
1
0
1
1
4
-3
3
1.50
25
Grenada
4
1
0
3
3
7
-4
3
0.75
26
Guyana
2
0
2
0
6
6
0
2
1.00
27
Cayman Islands
2
0
2
0
1
1
0
2
1.00
28
Cuba
2
0
2
0
1
1
0
2
1.00
29
Montserrat
2
0
1
1
3
4
-1
1
0.50
30
British Virgin Islands
2
0
1
1
2
3
-1
1
0.50
31
Suriname
2
0
0
2
1
4
-3
0
0
32
Dominican Republic
2
0
0
2
1
5
-4
0
0
33
Turk and Caicos
2
0
0
2
4
12
-8
0
0
34
Bahamas
2
0
0
2
0
8
-8
0
0
35
Anguilla
2
0
0
2
0
8
-8
0
0
Teams highlighted in blue advanced to the next satge.
Teams highlights in red were eliminated from the competence.
Teams highlights in black are still active in the competence.
Performance of CONMEBOL Teams
Performance table as of 6 November 2017
Pos
Flag
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Perf.
1
Brazil
18
12
5
1
41
11
30
41
2.28
2
Uruguay
18
9
4
5
32
20
12
31
1.72
3
Peru
20
8
6
6
29
26
3
30
1.50
4
Argentina
18
7
7
4
19
16
3
28
1.55
5
Colombia
18
7
6
5
21
19
2
27
1.50
6
Chile 18
8
2
8
26
27
-1
26
1.44
7
Paraguay
18
7
3
8
19
25
-6
24
1.33
8
Ecuador
18
6
2
10
26
29
-3
20
1.11
9
Bolivia
18
4
2
12
16
38
-22
14
0.78
10
Venezuela
18
2
6
10
19
35
-16
12
0.67
Teams highlighted in blue advanced to the next satge.
Teams highlights in red were eliminated from the competence.
Teams highlights in black are still active in the competence.
Performance of OFC Teams
Performance table as of 11 November 2017
Pos
Flag
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Perf.
1
New Zealand
11
8
3
0
22
2
20
27
2.45
2
Papua New Guinea
9
3
3
3
19
13
6
12
1.33
3
Solomon Islands
9
4
0
5
9
16
-7
12
1.33
4
Tahiti
7
3
2
2
14
7
7
11
1.57
5
New Caledonia
8
2
4
2
13
8
5
10
1.25
6
American Samoa
3
2
0
1
6
4
2
6
2.00
7
Cook Islands
3
2
0
1
4
2
2
6
2.00
8
Samoa
6
2
0
4
6
22
-14
6
1.00
9
Fiji
7
1
1
5
7
14
-7
4
0.57
10
Vanuatu
3
1
0
2
3
8
-5
3
1.00
11
Tonga
3
0
0
3
1
8
-7
0
0.00
Teams highlighted in blue advanced to the next satge.
Teams highlights in red were eliminated from the competence.
Teams highlights in black are still active in the competence.
Performance of UEFA Teams
Performance table as of 14 November 2017
Pos
Flag
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Perf.
1
Switzerland
12
10
1
1
24
7
17
31
2.58
2
Germany
10
10
0
0
44
4
40
30
3.00
3
Belgium
10
9
1
0
43
6
37
28
2.80
4
Spain
10
9
1
0
36
3
33
28
2.80
5
Portugal
10
9
0
1
32
4
28
27
2.70
6
England
10
8
2
0
18
3
15
26
2.60
7
Poland
10
8
1
1
28
14
14
25
2.50
8
Denmark
12
7
3
2
25
9
16
24
2.00
9
Croatia
12
7
3
2
19
5
14
24
2.00
10
Italy
12
7
3
2
21
9
12
24
2.00
11
Sweden
12
7
2
3
27
9
18
23
1.92
12
France
10
7
2
1
18
6
12
23
2.30
13
Iceland
10
7
1
2
16
7
9
22
2.20
14
Serbia
10
6
3
1
20
10
10
21
2.10
15
Northern Ireland
12
5
2
4
17
7
10
20
1.67
16
Greece
12
5
5
2
18
10
8
20
1.67
17
Republic of Ireland
12
5
5
2
13
11
2
20
1.67
18
Netherlands
10
6
1
3
21
12
9
19
1.90
19
Slovakia
10
6
0
4
17
7
10
18
1.80
20
Scotland
10
5
3
2
17
12
5
18
1.80
21
Bosnia and Herzegovina
10
5
2
3
24
13
11
17
1.70
22
Wales
10
4
5
1
13
6
7
17
1.70
23
Ukraine
10
5
2
3
13
9
4
17
1.70
24
Montenegro
10
5
1
4
20
12
8
16
1.60
25
Czech Republic
10
4
3
3
17
10
7
15
1.50
26
Slovenia
10
4
3
3
12
7
5
15
1.50
27
Austria
10
4
3
3
14
12
2
15
1.50
28
Turkey
10
4
3
3
14
13
1
15
1.50
29
Romania
10
3
4
3
12
10
2
13
1.30
30
Norway
10
4
1
5
17
16
1
13
1.30
31
Hungary
10
4
1
5
14
14
0
13
1.30
32
Albania
10
4
1
5
10
13
-3
13
1.30
33
Bulgaria
10
4
1
5
14
19
-5
13
1.30
34
Israel
10
4
0
6
10
15
-5
12
1.20
35
Macedonia
10
3
2
5
15
15
0
11
1.10
36
Estonia
10
3
2
5
13
19
-6
11
1.10
37
Azerbaijan
10
3
1
6
10
19
-9
10
1.00
38
Cyprus
10
3
1
6
9
18
-9
10
1.10
39
Finland
10
2
3
5
9
13
-4
9
0.90
40
Faroe Islands
10
2
3
5
4
16
-12
9
0.90
41
Latvia
10
2
1
7
7
18
-11
7
0.70
42
Armenia
10
2
1
7
10
26
-16
7
0.70
43
Lithuania
10
1
3
6
7
20
-13
6
0.60
44
Luxembourg
10
1
3
6
5
25
-20
6
0.60
45
Georgia
10
0
5
5
8
14
-6
5
0.50
46
Belarus
10
1
2
7
6
21
-15
5
0.50
47
Andorra
10
1
1
8
2
23
-21
4
0.40
48
Kazakhastan
10
0
3
7
6
26
-20
3
0.30
49
Moldova
10
0
2
8
4
23
-19
2
0.20
50
Kosovo
10
0
1
9
3
24
-21
1
0.10
51
Malta
10
0
1
9
3
25
-22
1
0.10
52
Lietchtenstein
10
0
0
10
1
39
-38
0
0.00
53
Gibraltar
10
0
0
10
3
47
-44
0
0.00
54
San Marino
10
0
0
10
2
51
-51
0
0.00
Teams highlighted in blue advanced to the next satge.
Teams highlights in red were eliminated from the competence.
Teams highlights in black are still active in the competence.
GOALSCORERS
TOURNAMENT STATISTICS
Tournament statistics table as of 16 November 2017
Confederation
Matches played
Goals scored
Average
225
662
2.94
127
309
2.43
112
319
2.85
90
242
2.69
34
102
3.00
807
2.90
Inter-Confederatiom
4
6
1.50
Total
872
2,454
2.81
Notes and References
Indonesia was disqualified due to FIFA suspension.
Zimbabwe were expelled from the competition on 12 March 2015 due to their failure to pay former coach José Claudinei a severance fee.
Sep 6, 2017. The Bureau for the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers ordered a replay of the qualification match between South Africa and Senegal held on 12 November 2016. This decision follows the confirmation of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to uphold the lifetime ban of match referee, Jospeh Lamptey
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