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2018 QUALIFIERS
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2018 QUALIFIERS
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Europe (UEFA): 13 spots. 52 teams will compete
for 13 direct places.
FIRST ROUND: Round-robin Format
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The 52 teams will be divided into nine groups (seven groups of six teams and two groups of five teams) to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The winners of each group will qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the eight best runners-up will advance to the second round (play-offs).
The draw for the first round was held on 25 July 2016 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Pot 1 contained the teams ranked 1-9 in the UEFA entrant list.
Pot 2 contained the teams ranked 10-18 in the UEFA entrant list.
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Pot 3 contained the teams ranked 19-27 in the UEFA entrant list.
Pot 4 contained the teams ranked 28-36 in the UEFA entrant list.
Pot 5 contained the teams ranked 37-45 in the UEFA entrant list.
Pot 6 contained the teams ranked 46-52 in the UEFA entrant list.
Pot 2
Pos
Flag
Team
1
Slovakia (16)
2
Austria (16)
3
Italy (17)
4
Switzerland (18)
5
Czech Republic (20)
6
France (22)
7
Iceland (23)
8
Denmark (24)
9
Bosnia and Herzeg (26)
Pot 3
Pos
Flag
Team
1
Ukraine (27)
2
Scotland (29)
3
Poland (30)
4
Hungary (31)
5
Sweden (33)
6
Albania (36)
7
Northern Ireland (37)
8
Serbia (43)
9
Greece (44)
Pot 4
Pos
Flag
Team
1
Turkey (48)
2
Slovenia (49)
3
Israel (51)
4
Republic of Ireland (52)
5
Norway (67)
6
Bulgaria (68)
7
Faroe Islands (74)
8
Montenegro (81)
9
Estonia (82)
Pot 5
Pos
Flag
Team
1
Cyprus (85)
2
Latvia (87)
3
Armenia (89)
4
Finland (90)
5
Belarus (100)
6
Macedonia (105)
7
Azerbaijan (108)
8
Lithuania (110)
9
Moldova (124)
Pot 6
Pos
Flag
Team
1
Kazakhastan (142)
2
Luxembourg (146)
3
Lietchtenstein (147)
4
Georgia (163)
5
Malta (168)
6
San Marino (192)
7
Andorra (202)
Group A
Pos
Flag
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
2
France
10
7
2
1
18
6
12
23
1
Sweden
10
6
1
3
26
9
17
19
3
Netherlands
10
6
1
3
21
12
9
19
4
Bulgaria
10
4
1
5
14
19
-5
13
5
Luxembourg
10
1
3
6
5
25
-20
6
6
Belarus
10
1
2
7
6
21
-15
5
6 Sep 16
Belarus
0-0
France
6 Sep 16
Bulgaria
3-0
Luxembourg
6 Sep 16
Sweden
1-1
Netherlands
7 Oct 16
4-1
Bulgaria
7 Oct 16
Luxembourg
0-1
Sweden
7 Oct 16
4-1
Belarus
10 Oct 16
Belarus
1-1
Luxembourg
10 Oct 16
0-1
France
10 Oct 16
Sweden
3-0
Bulgaria
13 Nov 16
Bulgaria
1-0
Belarus
13 Nov 16
Luxembourg
1-3
Netherlands
11 Nov 16
2-1
Sweden
25 Mar 17
Sweden
4-0
Belarus
25 Mar 17
Bulgaria
2-0
Netherlands
25 Mar 17
Luxembourg
1-3
France
9 Jun 17
Belarus
2-1
Bulgaria
9 Jun 17
5-0
Luxembourg
9 Jun 17
Sweden
2-1
France
31 Aug 17
Bulgaria
3-2
Sweden
31 Aug 17
4-0
Netherlands
31 Aug 17
Luxembourg
1-0
Belarus
3 Sep 17
Belarus
0-4
Sweden
3 Sep 17
3-1
Bulgaria
3 Sep 17
0-0
Luxembourg
7 Oct 17
Sweden
8-0
Luxembourg
7 Oct 17
Belarus
1-3
Netherlands
7 Oct 17
Bulgaria
0-1
France
10 Oct 17
2-1
Belarus
10 Oct 17
Luxembourg
1-1
Bulgaria
10 Oct 17
2-0
Sweden
Group B
Pos
Flag
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Portugal
10
9
0
1
32
4
28
27
2
Switzerland
10
9
0
1
23
7
16
27
3
Hungary
10
4
1
5
14
14
0
13
4
Faroe Islands
10
2
3
5
4
16
-12
9
5
Latvia
10
2
1
7
7
18
-11
7
6
Andorra
10
1
1
8
2
23
-21
4
6 Sep 16
Andorra
0-1
Latvia
6 Sep 16
Faroe Islands
0-0
Hungary
6 Sep 16
Switzerland
2-1
Portugal
7 Oct 16
Hungary
2-3
Switzerland
7 Oct 16
Latvia
0-2
Faroe Islands
7 Oct 16
6-0
Andorra
10 Oct 16
Andorra
1-2
Switzerland
10 Oct 16
Faroe Islands
0-6
Portugal
10 Oct 16
Latvia
0-2
Hungary
13 Nov 16
Hungary
4-0
Andorra
13 Nov 16
4-1
Latvia
13 Nov 16
Switzerland
2-0
Faroe Islands
25 Mar 17
Andorra
0-0
Faroe Islands
25 Mar 17
Switzerland
1-0
Latvia
25 Mar 17
3-0
Hungary
9 Jun 17
Andorra
1-0
Hungary
9 Jun 17
Faroe Islands
0-2
Switzerland
9 Jun 17
Latvia
0-3
Portugal
31 Aug 17
Hungary
3-1
Latvia
31 Aug 17
5-1
Faroe Islands
31 Aug 17
Switzerland
3-0
Andorra
3 Sep 17
Faroe Islands
1-0
Andorra
3 Sep 17
Hungary
0-1
Portugal
3 Sep 17
Latvia
0-3
Switzerland
7 Oct 17
Faroe Islands
0-0
Latvia
7 Oct 17
Andorra
0-2
Portugal
7 Oct 17
Switzerland
5-2
Hungary
10 Oct 17
Hungary
1-0
Faroe Islands
10 Oct 17
Latvia
4-0
Andorra
10 Oct 17
2-0
Switzerland
Group C
Pos
Flag
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Germany
10
10
0
0
44
4
40
30
2
Northern Ireland
10
5
1
3
17
6
11
19
3
Czech Republic
10
4
3
3
17
10
7
15
4
Norway
10
4
1
5
17
16
1
13
5
Azerbaijan
10
3
1
6
10
19
-9
10
6
San Marino
10
0
0
10
2
51
-51
0
4 Sep 16
San Marino
0-1
Azerbaijan
4 Sep 16
Czech Republic
0-0
Northern Ireland
4 Sep 16
Norway
0-3
Germany
8 Oct 16
Azerbaijan
1-0
Norway
8 Oct 16
3-0
Czech Republic
8 Oct 16
Northern Ireland
4-0
San Marino
11 Oct 16
Czech Republic
0-0
Azerbaijan
11 Oct 16
2-0
Northern Ireland
11 Oct 16
Norway
4-1
San Marino
11 Nov 16
Czech Republic
2-1
Norway
11 Nov 16
Northern Ireland
4-0
Azerbaijan
11 Nov 16
San Marino
0-8
Germany
26 Mar 17
Azerbaijan
1-4
Germany
26 Mar 17
San Marino
0-6
Czech Republic
26 Mar 17
Northern Ireland
2-0
Norway
10 Jun 17
Azerbaijan
0-1
Northern Ireland
10 Jun 17
7-0
San Marino
10 Jun 17
Norway
1-1
Czech Republic
1 Sep 17
Czech Republic
1-2
Germany
1 Sep 17
Norway
2-0
Azerbaijan
1 Sep 17
San Marino
0-3
Northern Ireland
4 Sep 17
Azerbaijan
5-1
San Marino
4 Sep 17
6-0
Norway
4 Sep 17
Northern Ireland
2-0
Czech Republic
5 Oct 17
Azerbaijan
1-2
Czech Republic
5 Oct 17
Northern Ireland
1-3
Germany
5 Oct 17
San Marino
0-8
Norway
8 Oct 17
Czech Republic
5-0
San Marino
8 Oct 17
5-1
Azerbaijan
8 Oct 17
Norway
1-0
Northern Ireland
Group D
Pos
Flag
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Serbia
10
6
3
1
20
10
10
21
2
Republic of Ireland
10
5
4
1
12
6
6
19
3
Wales
10
4
5
1
13
6
7
17
4
Austria
10
4
3
3
14
12
2
15
5
Georgia
10
0
5
5
8
14
-6
5
6
Moldova
10
0
2
8
4
23
-19
2
5 Sep 16
Georgia
1-2
Austria
5 Sep 16
Serbia
2-2
Republic of Ireland
5 Sep 16
Wales
4-0
Moldova
6 Oct 16
Austria
2-2
Wales
6 Oct 16
Moldova
0-3
Serbia
6 Oct 16
Republic of Ireland
1-0
Georgia
9 Oct 16
Wales
1-1
Georgia
9 Oct 16
Moldova
1-3
Republic of Ireland
9 Oct 16
Serbia
3-2
Austria
12 Nov 16
Austria
0-1
Republic of Ireland
12 Nov 16
Georgia
1-1
Moldova
12 Nov 16
Wales
1-1
Serbia
24 Mar 17
Georgia
1-3
Serbia
24 Mar 17
Austria
2-0
Moldova
24 Mar 17
Republic of Ireland
0-0
Wales
11 Jun 17
Moldova
2-2
Georgia
11 Jun 17
Republic of Ireland
1-1
Austria
11 Jun 17
Serbia
1-1
Wales
2 Sep 17
Georgia
1-1
Republic of Ireland
2 Sep 17
Serbia
3-0
Moldova
2 Sep 17
Wales
1-0
Austria
5 Sep 17
Austria
1-1
Georgia
5 Sep 17
Moldova
0-2
Wales
5 Sep 17
Republic of Ireland
0-1
Serbia
6 Oct 17
Georgia
0-1
Wales
6 Oct 17
Austria
3-2
Serbia
6 Oct 17
Republic of Ireland
2-0
Moldova
9 Oct 17
Moldova
0-1
Austria
9 Oct 17
Serbia
1-0
Georgia
9 Oct 17
Wales
0-1
Republic of Ireland
Group E
Pos
Flag
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Poland
10
8
1
1
28
14
14
25
2
Denmark
10
6
2
2
20
8
12
20
3
Montenegro
10
5
1
4
20
12
8
16
4
Romania
10
3
4
3
12
10
2
13
5
Armenia
10
2
1
7
10
26
-16
7
6
Kazakhastan
10
0
3
7
6
26
-20
3
4 Sep 16
Denmark
1-0
Armenia
4 Sep 16
Kazakhastan
2-2
Poland
4 Sep 16
Romania
1-1
Montenegro
8 Oct 16
Armenia
0-5
Romania
8 Oct 16
Montenegro
5-0
Kazakhastan
8 Oct 16
Poland
3-2
Denmark
11 Oct 16
Kazakhastan
0-0
Romania
11 Oct 16
Denmark
0-1
Montenegro
11 Oct 16
Poland
2-1
Armenia
11 Nov 16
Armenia
3-2
Montenegro
11 Nov 16
Denmark
4-1
Kazakhastan
11 Nov 16
Romania
0-3
Poland
26 Mar 17
Armenia
2-0
Kazakhastan
26 Mar 17
Montenegro
1-2
Poland
26 Mar 17
Romania
0-0
Denmark
10 Jun 17
Kazakhastan
1-3
Denmark
10 Jun 17
Montenegro
4-1
Armenia
10 Jun 17
Poland
3-1
Romania
1 Sep 17
Kazakhastan
0-3
Montenegro
1 Sep 17
Denmark
4-0
Poland
1 Sep 17
Romania
1-0
Armenia
4 Sep 17
Armenia
1-4
Denmark
4 Sep 17
Montenegro
1-0
Romania
4 Sep 17
Poland
3-0
Kazakhastan
5 Oct 17
Armenia
1-6
Poland
5 Oct 17
Montenegro
0-1
Denmark
5 Oct 17
Romania
3-1
Kazakhastan
8 Oct 17
Denmark
1-1
Romania
8 Oct 17
Kazakhastan
1-1
Armenia
8 Oct 17
Poland
4-2
Montenegro
Group F
Pos
Flag
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
England
10
8
2
0
18
3
15
26
3
Slovakia
10
6
0
4
17
7
10
18
2
Scotland
10
5
3
2
17
12
5
18
4
Slovenia
10
4
3
3
12
7
5
15
5
Lithuania
10
1
3
6
7
20
-13
6
6
Malta
10
0
1
9
3
25
-22
1
4 Sep 16
Lithuania
2-2
Slovenia
4 Sep 16
Slovakia
0-1
England
4 Sep 16
Malta
1-5
Scotland
8 Oct 16
2-0
Malta
8 Oct 16
Scotland
1-1
Lithuania
8 Oct 16
Slovenia
1-0
Slovakia
11 Oct 16
Lithuania
2-0
Malta
11 Oct 16
Slovakia
3-0
Scotland
11 Oct 16
Slovenia
0-0
England
11 Nov 16
3-0
Scotland
11 Nov 16
Malta
0-1
Slovenia
11 Nov 16
Slovakia
4-0
Lithuania
26 Mar 17
2-0
Lithuania
26 Mar 17
Malta
1-3
Slovakia
26 Mar 17
Scotland
1-0
Slovenia
10 Jun 17
Scotland
2-2
England
10 Jun 17
Slovenia
2-0
Malta
10 Jun 17
Lithuania
1-2
Slovakia
1 Sep 17
Lithuania
0-3
Scotland
1 Sep 17
Malta
0-4
England
1 Sep 17
Slovakia
1-0
Slovenia
4 Sep 17
2-1
Slovakia
4 Sep 17
Scotland
2-0
Malta
4 Sep 17
Slovenia
4-0
Lithuania
5 Oct 17
1-0
Slovenia
5 Oct 17
Malta
1-1
Lithuania
5 Oct 17
Scotland
1-0
Slovakia
8 Oct 17
Lithuania
0-1
England
8 Oct 17
Slovakia
3-0
Malta
8 Oct 17
Slovenia
2-2
Scotland
Group G
Pos
Flag
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Spain
10
9
1
0
36
3
33
28
2
Italy
10
7
2
1
21
8
13
23
3
Albania
10
4
1
5
10
13
-3
13
4
Israel
10
4
0
6
10
15
-5
12
5
Macedonia
10
3
2
5
15
15
0
11
6
Lietchtenstein
10
0
0
10
1
39
-38
0
5 Sep 16
Albania
2-1
Macedonia
5 Sep 16
Israel
1-3
Italy
5 Sep 16
8-0
Lietchtenstein
6 Oct 16
1-1
Spain
6 Oct 16
Lietchtenstein
0-2
Albania
6 Oct 16
Macedonia
1-2
Israel
9 Oct 16
Israel
2-1
Lietchtenstein
9 Oct 16
Albania
0-2
Spain
9 Oct 16
Macedonia
2-3
Italy
12 Nov 16
Albania
0-3
Israel
12 Nov 16
Lietchtenstein
0-4
Italy
12 Nov 16
4-0
Macedonia
24 Mar 17
2-0
Albania
24 Mar 17
Lietchtenstein
0-3
Macedonia
24 Mar 17
4-1
Israel
11 Jun 17
Israel
0-3
Albania
11 Jun 17
5-0
Lietchtenstein
11 Jun 17
Macedonia
1-2
Spain
2 Sep 17
Albania
2-0
Lietchtenstein
2 Sep 17
Israel
0-1
Macedonia
2 Sep 17
3-0
Italy
5 Sep 17
1-0
Israel
5 Sep 17
Lietchtenstein
0-8
Spain
5 Sep 17
Macedonia
1-1
Albania
6 Oct 17
1-1
Macedonia
6 Oct 17
Lietchtenstein
0-1
Israel
6 Oct 17
3-0
Albania
9 Oct 17
Albania
0-1
Italy
9 Oct 17
Israel
0-1
Spain
9 Oct 17
Macedonia
4-0
Lietchtenstein
Group H
Pos
Flag
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Belgium
10
9
1
0
43
6
37
28
3
Greece
10
5
4
1
17
6
11
19
2
Bosnia and Herzegovina
10
5
2
3
24
13
11
17
4
Estonia
10
3
2
5
13
19
-6
11
5
Cyprus
10
3
1
6
9
18
-9
10
6
Gibraltar
10
0
0
10
3
47
-44
0
6 Sep 16
Bosnia and Herzegovina
5-0
Estonia
6 Sep 16
Cyprus
0-3
Belgium
6 Sep 16
Gibraltar
1-4
Greece
7 Oct 16
4-0
Bosnia and Herzegovina
7 Oct 16
Estonia
4-0
Gibraltar
7 Oct 16
Greece
2-0
Cyprus
10 Oct 16
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2-0
Cyprus
10 Oct 16
Estonia
0-2
Greece
10 Oct 16
Gibraltar
0-6
Belgium
13 Nov 16
Cyprus
3-1
Gibraltar
13 Nov 16
8-1
Estonia
13 Nov 16
Greece
1-1
Bosnia and Herzegovina
25 Mar 17
Bosnia and Herzegovina
5-0
Gibraltar
25 Mar 17
Cyprus
0-0
Estonia
25 Mar 17
1-1
Greece
9 Jun 17
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0-0
Greece
9 Jun 17
Estonia
0-2
Belgium
9 Jun 17
Gibraltar
1-2
Cyprus
31 Aug 17
9-0
Gibraltar
31 Aug 17
Cyprus
3-2
Bosnia and Herzegovina
31 Aug 17
Greece
0-0
Estonia
3 Sep 17
Estonia
1-0
Cyprus
3 Sep 17
Greece
1-2
Belgium
3 Sep 17
Gibraltar
0-4
Bosnia and Herzegovina
7 Oct 17
Gibraltar
0-6
Estonia
7 Oct 17
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3-4
Belgium
7 Oct 17
Cyprus
1-2
Greece
10 Oct 17
4-0
Cyprus
10 Oct 17
Estonia
1-2
Bosnia and Herzegovina
10 Oct 17
Greece
4-0
Gibraltar
Group I
Pos
Flag
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Iceland
10
7
1
2
16
7
9
22
2
Croatia
10
6
2
2
15
4
11
20
3
Ukraine
10
5
2
3
13
9
4
17
4
Turkey
10
4
3
3
14
13
1
15
5
Finland
10
2
3
5
9
13
-4
9
6
Kosovo
10
0
1
9
3
24
-21
1
5 Sep 16
Croatia
1-1
Turkey
5 Sep 16
Finland
1-1
Kosovo
5 Sep 16
Ukraine
1-1
Iceland
6 Oct 16
Iceland
3-2
Finland
6 Oct 16
Kosovo
0-6
Croatia
6 Oct 16
Turkey
2-2
Ukraine
9 Oct 16
Finland
0-1
Croatia
9 Oct 16
Ukraine
3-0
Kosovo
9 Oct 16
Iceland
2-0
Turkey
12 Nov 16
Croatia
2-0
Iceland
12 Nov 16
Turkey
2-0
Kosovo
12 Nov 16
Ukraine
1-0
Finland
24 Mar 17
Croatia
1-0
Ukraine
24 Mar 17
Kosovo
1-2
Iceland
24 Mar 17
Turkey
2-0
Finland
11 Jun 17
Finland
1-2
Ukraine
11 Jun 17
Iceland
1-0
Croatia
11 Jun 17
Kosovo
1-4
Turkey
2 Sep17
Croatia
1-0
Kosovo
2 Sep17
Finland
1-0
Iceland
2 Sep17
Ukraine
2-0
Turkey
5 Sep 17
Iceland
2-0
Ukraine
5 Sep 17
Kosovo
0-1
Finland
5 Sep 17
Turkey
1-0
Croatia
6 Oct 17
Croatia
1-1
Finland
6 Oct 17
Kosovo
0-2
Ukraine
6 Oct 17
Turkey
0-3
Iceland
9 Oct 17
Finland
2-2
Turkey
9 Oct 17
Iceland
2-0
Kosovo
9 Oct 17
Ukraine
0-2
Croatia
Ranking of second-placed teams
Since groups H and I had one team fewer than the other groups, the matches against the last-placed team in each of the six-team groups would not be included in the ranking of the second-placed teams.
Pos
Group
Flag
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Switzerland
8
7
0
1
18
6
12
21
2
G
Italy
8
5
2
1
12
8
4
17
3
E
Denmark
8
4
2
2
13
6
7
14
4
I
Croatia
8
4
2
2
8
4
4
14
5
A
Sweden
8
4
1
3
17
9
8
13
6
C
Northern Ireland
8
4
1
3
10
6
4
13
7
H
Greece
8
3
4
1
9
5
3
13
8
D
Republic of Ireland
8
3
4
1
7
5
2
13
9
F
Slovakia
8
4
0
4
11
6
5
12
Switzerland, Italy , Denmark, Croatia, Sweden, Northern Ireland, Greece and Republic of Ireland advanced to the second round. Slovakia did not qualify for the next round.
SECOND ROUND: Playoff Format
•
The eight best runners-up from the first round will play home-and-away over two legs. The four winners will qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
•
The draw for the second round (play-offs) will be held on 17 October 2017 at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland. The winner of each tie will qualify for the World Cup.
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
Switzerland won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Croatia won 4–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Sweden won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Denmark won 5–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
GOALSCORERS
TOURNAMENT STATISTICS
Round
Matches played
Goals scored
Average
794
2.94
Second round
8
13
1.63
Total
807
2.90
Last updated: 14 November 2017
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