FIFA World Cup qualifiers – Russia 2018

A total of 210 teams from six confederations sought qualification – now only nine places remain to be claimed, with teams from Africa and play-off contenders battling for a berth in Russia next June

EUROPE 13 + 1 places
Host nation Russia
AFRICA 5
ASIA 4.5
NORTH AMERICA 3.5
SOUTH AMERICA 4.5
OCEANIA 0.5

Host nation
Already qualified
Qualifying position
Play-off position

NORTH AMERICA
Top three have qualified, 4th-placed Honduras to play off against Australia 
Standings Pts
Mexico 21
Costa Rica 16
Panama 13
Honduras 13
United States 12
Trinidad and Tobago 6

European and Inter-continental play-offs take place Nov 6-14 

EUROPE
Nine group winners have qualified. Eight best runners-up contest play-offs
Group A Pts
France 23
Sweden 19
Netherlands 19
Bulgaria 13
Luxembourg 6
Belarus 5

Group B Pts
Portugal 27
Switzerland 27
Hungary 13
Faroe Is. 9
Latvia 7
Andorra 4

Group C Pts
Germany 30
N. Ireland 19
Czech Rep. 15
Norway 13
Azerbaijan 10
San Marino 0

Group D Pts
Serbia 21
Ireland 19
Wales 17
Austria 15
Georgia 5
Moldova 2

Group E Pts
Poland 25
Denmark 20
Montenegro 16
Romania 13
Armenia 7
Kazakhstan 3

Group F Pts
England 26
Slovakia 18
Scotland 18
Slovenia 15
Lithuania 6
Malta 1

Group G Pts
Spain 28
Italy 23
Albania 13
Israel 12
Macedonia 11
Liechtenstein 0

Group H Pts
Belgium 28
Greece 19
Bosnia-H. 17
Estonia 11
Cyprus 10
Gibraltar 0

Group I Pts
Iceland 22
Croatia 20
Ukraine 17
Turkey 15
Finland 9
Kosovo 1

European play-off draw: Oct 17, Zurich,

SOUTH AMERICA
Top four teams qualified, 5th-placed Peru to play off
against New Zealand 
Standings Pts
Brazil 41
Uruguay 31
Argentina 28
Colombia 27
Peru 26
Chile 26
Paraguay 24
Ecuador 20
Bolivia 14
Venezuela 12

ASIA
Two group winners and two runners-up qualified – Australia to play off against Honduras
Iran
Japan
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
Australia


OCEANIA
Winner New Zealand to play off against Peru
New Zealand

AFRICA
Five group winners qualify
Final matchday: Nov 10-14

Group A Pts
Tunisia 13
DR Congo 10
Guinea 3
Libya 3

Group B Pts
Nigeria 13
Zambia 7
Cameroon 6
Algeria 1

Group C Pts
Morocco 9
C. d’Ivoire 8
Gabon 5
Mali 3

Group D Pts
Senegal 8
Burkina F. 6
Cape Varde 6
South Africa 4

Group E Pts
Egypt 12
Uganda 8
Ghana 6
Congo 1

Source: FIFA

Switzerland