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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

AFC

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
  • First round: A total of 12 teams (teams ranked 35–46) will play home-and-away over two legs. The six winners will advance to the second round.
  • Second round: A total of 40 teams (teams ranked 1–34 and six first round winners) will be divided into eight groups of five teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The eight group winners and the four best group runners-up will advance to the third round of FIFA World Cup qualification as well as qualify for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup finals.
  • Third round: The 12 teams (an increase from 10 for 2014) which advance from the second round will be divided into two groups of six teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The top two teams of each group will qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the two third-placed teams will advance to the fourth round.
  • Fourth round: The two third-placed teams of each group from the third round will play home-and-away over two legs. The winner will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.

Current stage (third round)

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round

The third round will consist of two groups of six teams. The first two teams in each group will proceed to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The two group third-placed teams will proceed to the fourth round.

The draw for the third round will be held on 12 April.

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers
In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[1]
  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Overall goal difference
  3. Overall goals scored
  4. Points in matches between tied teams
  5. Goal difference in matches between tied teams
  6. Goals scored in matches between tied teams
  7. Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie was only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
  8. Fair play points
    • first yellow card: minus 1 point
    • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points
    • direct red card: minus 4 points
    • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points
  9. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee
Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Iran 10 6 4 0 10 2 +8 22 2018 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–0
2   South Korea 10 4 3 3 11 10 +1 15 0–0 — 1–0 2–1 3–2 3–2
3   Syria 10 3 4 3 9 8 +1 13 Fourth round 0–0 0–0 — 1–0 2–2 3–1
4   Uzbekistan 10 4 1 5 6 7 −1 13 0–1 0–0 1–0 — 2–0 1–0
5   China 10 3 3 4 8 10 −2 12 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 — 0–0
6   Qatar 10 2 1 7 8 15 −7 7 0–1 3–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 —
Source: FIFA
Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Japan 10 6 2 2 17 7 +10 20 2018 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 4–0
2   Saudi Arabia 10 6 1 3 17 10 +7 19 1–0 — 2–2 3–0 1–0 1–0
3   Australia 10 5 4 1 16 11 +5 19 Fourth round 1–1 3–2 — 2–0 2–0 2–1
4   United Arab Emirates 10 4 1 5 10 13 −3 13 0–2 2–1 0–1 — 2–0 3–1
5   Iraq 10 3 2 5 11 12 −1 11 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 — 4–0
6   Thailand 10 0 2 8 6 24 −18 2 0–2 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–2 —
Source: FIFA

Next stage (fourth round)

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Fourth Round

The two third-placed teams in each group from the third round will play against each other home-and-away over two legs to determine which team will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.

The draw for the fourth round (to decide the order of legs) will be held after the third round is completed.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Third round Group A/B third place Third round Group A/B third place 5 Oct '17 10 Oct '17

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition is as follows.[2][3]

Round Matchday Date
First round First leg 12 March 2015
Second leg 17 March 2015
Second round Matchday 1 11 June 2015
Matchday 2 16 June 2015
Matchday 3 3 September 2015
Matchday 4 8 September 2015
Matchday 5 8 October 2015
Matchday 6 13 October 2015
Matchday 7 12 November 2015
Matchday 8 17 November 2015
Matchday 9 24 March 2016
Matchday 10 29 March 2016
Round Matchday Date
Third round Matchday 1 1 September 2016
Matchday 2 6 September 2016
Matchday 3 6 October 2016
Matchday 4 11 October 2016
Matchday 5 15 November 2016
Matchday 6 23 March 2017
Matchday 7 28 March 2017
Matchday 8 13 June 2017
Matchday 9 31 August 2017
Matchday 10 5 September 2017
Fourth round First leg 5 October 2017
Second leg 10 October 2017

The inter-confederation play-offs are scheduled to be played between 6–14 November 2017.[4]

CAF

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
  • First round: A total of 26 teams (teams ranked 28–53) will play home-and-away over two legs. The 13 winners will advance to the second round.
  • Second round: A total of 40 teams (teams ranked 1–27 and 13 first round winners) will play home-and-away over two legs. The 20 winners will advance to the third round.
  • Third round: The 20 teams which advance from the second round will be divided into five groups of four teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The winners of each group will qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Current stage (third round)

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Third Round

The draw for the third round will be held on 24 June 2016 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[5]

The seeding criteria will be announced in due course. The qualified teams are ordered based on the FIFA World Rankings of November 2015 (shown in parentheses),[6] but it is unknown what ranking will determine the final seeding.

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers
In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[7]
  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Overall goal difference
  3. Overall goals scored
  4. Points in matches between tied teams
  5. Goal difference in matches between tied teams
  6. Goals scored in matches between tied teams
  7. Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie was only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
  8. Fair play points
    • first yellow card: minus 1 point
    • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points
    • direct red card: minus 4 points
    • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points
  9. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee
Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Tunisia 6 4 2 0 11 4 +7 14 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 0–0 2–0
2   DR Congo 6 4 1 1 14 7 +7 13 2–2 — 4–0 3–1
3   Libya 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4 0–1 1–2 — 1–0
4   Guinea 6 1 0 5 6 14 −8 3 1–4 1–2 3–2 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Nigeria 6 4 1 1 11 6 +5 13 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 4–0 3–1
2   Zambia 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8 1–2 — 2–2 3–1
3   Cameroon 6 1 4 1 7 9 −2 7 1–1 1–1 — 2–0
4   Algeria 6 1 1 4 6 10 −4 4 3–0[a] 0–1 1–1 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ FIFA awarded Algeria a 3–0 win as a result of Nigeria fielding the ineligible player Shehu Abdullahi, after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw. Abdullahi failed to serve a one-game ban after receiving two yellow cards in the qualifying competition.[8]
Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Morocco 6 3 3 0 11 0 +11 12 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 0–0 3–0 6–0
2   Ivory Coast 6 2 2 2 7 5 +2 8 0–2 — 1–2 3–1
3   Gabon 6 1 3 2 2 7 −5 6 0–0 0–3 — 0–0
4   Mali 6 0 4 2 1 9 −8 4 0–0 0–0 0–0 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Senegal 6 4 2 0 10 3 +7 14 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 0–0 2–0 2–1
2   Burkina Faso 6 2 3 1 10 6 +4 9 2–2 — 4–0 1–1
3   Cape Verde 6 2 0 4 4 12 −8 6 0–2 0–2 — 2–1
4   South Africa 6 1 1 4 7 10 −3 4 0–2[a] 3–1 1–2 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ FIFA ordered a replay of the original South Africa v Senegal match after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld the lifetime ban of match referee Joseph Lamptey. Originally South Africa had defeated Senegal 2–1.[9]
Group E

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Egypt 6 4 1 1 8 4 +4 13 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 2–0 2–1
2   Uganda 6 2 3 1 3 2 +1 9 1–0 — 0–0 1–0
3   Ghana 6 1 4 1 7 5 +2 7 1–1 0–0 — 1–1
4   Congo 6 0 2 4 5 12 −7 2 1–2 1–1 1–5 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Schedule

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Round Matchday Date
Third round Matchday 1 3–11 October 2016
Matchday 2 7–15 November 2016
Matchday 3 28 August – 5 September 2017
Matchday 4
Matchday 5 2–10 October 2017
Matchday 6 6–14 November 2017

Note: Unsourced

CONCACAF

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
  • First round: A total of 14 teams (teams ranked 22–35) will play home-and-away over two legs. The seven winners will advance to the second round.
  • Second round: A total of 20 teams (teams ranked 9–21 and seven first round winners) will play home-and-away over two legs. The ten winners will advance to the third round.
  • Third round: A total of 12 teams (teams ranked 7–8 and ten second round winners) will play home-and-away over two legs. The six winners will advance to the fourth round.
  • Fourth round: A total of 12 teams (teams ranked 1–6 and six third round winners) will be divided into three groups of four teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The top two teams of each group will advance to the fifth round.
  • Fifth round: The six teams which advance from the fourth round will play home-and-away round-robin matches in one single group (often referred to as the "Hexagonal"). The top three teams will qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the fourth-placed team will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.

Current stage (fifth round)

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fifth Round

The draw for the fifth round (to decide the fixtures) will be held after the fourth round is completed.

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers
In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[10]
  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Overall goal difference
  3. Overall goals scored
  4. Points in matches between tied teams
  5. Goal difference in matches between tied teams
  6. Goals scored in matches between tied teams
  7. Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie was only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
  8. Fair play points
    • first yellow card: minus 1 point
    • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points
    • direct red card: minus 4 points
    • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points
  9. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Mexico 10 6 3 1 16 7 +9 21 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–1
2   Costa Rica 10 4 4 2 14 8 +6 16 1–1 — 0–0 1–1 4–0 2–1
3   Panama 10 3 4 3 9 10 −1 13 0–0 2–1 — 2–2 1–1 3–0
4   Honduras 10 3 4 3 13 19 −6 13 Advance to inter-confederation play-offs 3–2 1–1 0–1 — 1–1 3–1
5   United States 10 3 3 4 17 13 +4 12 1–2 0–2 4–0 6–0 — 2–0
6   Trinidad and Tobago 10 2 0 8 7 19 −12 6 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Schedule

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Round Matchday Date
First round First leg 22–31 March 2015
Second leg
Second round First leg 8–16 June 2015
Second leg
Third round First leg 31 August – 8 September 2015
Second leg
Fourth round Matchday 1 9–17 November 2015
Matchday 2
Matchday 3 21–29 March 2016
Matchday 4
Matchday 5 29 August – 6 September 2016
Matchday 6
Round Matchday Date
Fifth round Matchday 1 7–15 November 2016
Matchday 2
Matchday 3 20–28 March 2017
Matchday 4
Matchday 5 5–13 June 2017
Matchday 6
Matchday 7 28 August – 5 September 2017
Matchday 8
Matchday 9 2–10 October 2017
Matchday 10

The inter-confederation play-offs are scheduled to be played between 6–14 November 2017.

CONMEBOL

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

The qualification structure is the same as the previous five editions. The ten teams will play in a league of home-and-away round-robin matches. The top four teams will qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the fifth-placed team will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.

Current stage

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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers
In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[11]
  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Overall goal difference
  3. Overall goals scored
  4. Points in matches between tied teams
  5. Goal difference in matches between tied teams
  6. Goals scored in matches between tied teams
  7. Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie was only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
  8. Fair play points
    • first yellow card: minus 1 point
    • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points
    • direct red card: minus 4 points
    • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points
  9. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification                    
1   Brazil 18 12 5 1 41 11 +30 41 2018 FIFA World Cup — 2–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 5–0 3–1
2   Uruguay 18 9 4 5 32 20 +12 31 1–4 — 0–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 4–0 2–1 4–2 3–0
3   Argentina 18 7 7 4 19 16 +3 28 1–1 1–0 — 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–1
4   Colombia 18 7 6 5 21 19 +2 27 1–1 2–2 0–1 — 2–0 0–0 1–2 3–1 1–0 2–0
5   Peru 18 7 5 6 27 26 +1 26 Inter-confederation play-offs 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 — 3–4 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–2
6   Chile 18 8 2 8 26 27 −1 26 2–0 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 — 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–1
7   Paraguay 18 7 3 8 19 25 −6 24 2–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–4 2–1 — 2–1 2–1 0–1
8   Ecuador 18 6 2 10 26 29 −3 20 0–3 2–1 1–3 0–2 1–2 3–0 2–2 — 2–0 3–0
9   Bolivia 18 4 2 12 16 38 −22 14 0–0 0–2 2–0 2–3 0–3 1–0 1–0 2–2 — 4–2
10   Venezuela 18 2 6 10 19 35 −16 12 0–2 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 1–4 0–1 1–3 5–0 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Schedule

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There will be a total of 18 matchdays: four in 2015, eight in 2016, and six in 2017.[12]

2015
Matchday Date
Matchday 1 5–13 October 2015
Matchday 2
Matchday 3 9–17 November 2015
Matchday 4
2016
Matchday Date
Matchday 5 21–29 March 2016
Matchday 6
Matchday 7 29 August – 6 September 2016
Matchday 8
Matchday 9 3–11 October 2016
Matchday 10
Matchday 11 7–15 November 2016
Matchday 12
2017
Matchday Date
Matchday 13 20–28 March 2017
Matchday 14
Matchday 15 28 August – 5 September 2017
Matchday 16
Matchday 17 2–10 October 2017
Matchday 18

The inter-confederation play-offs are scheduled to be played between 6–14 November 2017.[13]

OFC

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
  • First round: American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, and Tonga will play a round-robin tournament at a single country. The winner will advance to the second round.
  • Second round (OFC Nations Cup): A total of eight teams (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu, and the first round winner) will play the tournament at a single country. For the group stage, they will be divided into two groups of four teams. The top three teams of each group will advance to the third round of World Cup qualifying. The top two teams of each group will also advance to the knockout stage (semi-finals and final) to decide the 2016 OFC Nations Cup winner which will play in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.
  • Third round: The six teams which advance from the second round will be divided into two groups of three teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The two group winners will meet in a two-legged match with the winner advancing to the inter-confederation play-offs in November 2017 where they will play a team from another confederation for a place in the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals.

Current stage (third round)

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Third Round

The draw for the third round will be held after the second round is completed.

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers
In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[14]
  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Overall goal difference
  3. Overall goals scored
  4. Points in matches between tied teams
  5. Goal difference in matches between tied teams
  6. Goals scored in matches between tied teams
  7. Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie was only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
  8. Fair play points
    • first yellow card: minus 1 point
    • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points
    • direct red card: minus 4 points
    • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points
  9. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee
Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification      
1   New Zealand 4 3 1 0 6 0 +6 10 Advance to OFC Final — 2–0 2–0
2   New Caledonia 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 5 0–0 — 2–1
3   Fiji 4 0 1 3 3 8 −5 1 0–2 2–2 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification      
1   Solomon Islands 4 3 0 1 6 6 0 9 Advance to OFC Final — 1–0 3–2
2   Tahiti 4 2 0 2 7 4 +3 6 3–0[a] — 1–2
3   Papua New Guinea 4 1 0 3 6 9 −3 3 1–2 1–3 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ FIFA awarded Tahiti a 3–0 win as a result of the Solomon Islands fielding the ineligible player Henry Fa'arodo, after Tahiti had defeated the Solomon Islands 1–0. Fa'arodo failed to serve a one-game ban after receiving two yellow cards in the 2016 OFC Nations Cup.[15]
Final
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Winner advances to inter-confederation play-offs.

Note: Order of legs to be decided.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Third round Group A/B winner Third round Group A/B winner 2–10 Oct '17 2–10 Oct '17

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition is as follows.

Round Matchday Date
First round Matchday 1 31 August 2015
Matchday 2 2 September 2015
Matchday 3 4 September 2015
Second round
(OFC Nations Cup) 		Matchday 1 28–29 May
Matchday 2 31 May – 1 June 2016
Matchday 3 4–5 June 2016
Semi-finals 8 June 2016
Final 11 June 2016
Round Matchday Date
Third round Matchday 1 20–28 March 2017
Matchday 2
Matchday 3 5–13 June 2017
Matchday 4
Matchday 5 28 August – 5 September 2017
Matchday 6
Final first leg 2–10 October 2017
Final second leg

The inter-confederation play-offs are scheduled to be played between 6–14 November 2017.[16]

UEFA

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
  • First round (group stage): 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).
  • Second round (play-offs): 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.

Current stage (first round)

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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers
In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[17]
  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Overall goal difference
  3. Overall goals scored
  4. Points in matches between tied teams
  5. Goal difference in matches between tied teams
  6. Goals scored in matches between tied teams
  7. Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie was only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
  8. Fair play points
    • first yellow card: minus 1 point
    • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points
    • direct red card: minus 4 points
    • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points
  9. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee
Group A
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   France 10 7 2 1 18 6 +12 23 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 4–0 4–1 0–0 2–1
2   Sweden 10 6 1 3 26 9 +17 19 Advance to second round 2–1 — 1–1 3–0 8–0 4–0
3   Netherlands 10 6 1 3 21 12 +9 19 0–1 2–0 — 3–1 5–0 4–1
4   Bulgaria 10 4 1 5 14 19 −5 13 0–1 3–2 2–0 — 4–3 1–0
5   Luxembourg 10 1 3 6 8 26 −18 6 1–3 0–1 1–3 1–1 — 1–0
6   Belarus 10 1 2 7 6 21 −15 5 0–0 0–4 1–3 2–1 1–1 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Group B
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Portugal 10 9 0 1 32 4 +28 27 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 3–0 5–1 4–1 6–0
2    Switzerland 10 9 0 1 23 7 +16 27 Advance to second round 2–0 — 5–2 2–0 1–0 3–0
3   Hungary 10 4 1 5 14 14 0 13 0–1 2–3 — 1–0 3–1 4–0
4   Faroe Islands 10 2 3 5 4 16 −12 9 0–6 0–2 0–0 — 0–0 1–0
5   Latvia 10 2 1 7 7 18 −11 7 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–2 — 4−0
6   Andorra 10 1 1 8 2 23 −21 4 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Group C
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Germany 10 10 0 0 43 4 +39 30 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 3–0 6–0 5–1 7–0
2   Northern Ireland 10 6 1 3 17 6 +11 19 Advance to second round 1–3 — 2–0 2–0 4–0 4–0
3   Czech Republic 10 4 3 3 17 10 +7 15 1–2 0–0 — 2–1 0–0 5–0
4   Norway 10 4 1 5 17 16 +1 13 0–3 1–0 1–1 — 2–0 4–1
5   Azerbaijan 10 3 1 6 10 19 −9 10 1–4 0–1 1–2 1–0 — 5–1
6   San Marino 10 0 0 10 2 51 −49 0 0–8 0–3 0–6 0–8 0–1 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Group D
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Serbia 10 6 3 1 20 10 +10 21 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–0 3–0
2   Republic of Ireland 10 5 4 1 12 6 +6 19 Advance to second round 0–1 — 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–0
3   Wales 10 4 5 1 13 6 +7 17 1–1 0–1 — 1–0 1–1 4–0
4   Austria 10 4 3 3 14 12 +2 15 3–2 0–1 2–2 — 1–1 2–0
5   Georgia 10 0 5 5 8 14 −6 5 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–2 — 1–1
6   Moldova 10 0 2 8 4 23 −19 2 0–3 1–3 0–2 0–1 2–2 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Group E
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Poland 10 8 1 1 28 14 +14 25 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 3–2 4–2 3–1 2–1 3–0
2   Denmark 10 6 2 2 20 8 +12 20 Advance to second round 4–0 — 0–1 1–1 1–0 4–1
3   Montenegro 10 5 1 4 20 12 +8 16 1–2 0–1 — 1–0 4–1 5–0
4   Romania 10 3 4 3 12 10 +2 13 0–3 0–0 1–1 — 1–0 3–1
5   Armenia 10 2 1 7 10 26 −16 7 1–6 1–4 3–2 0–5 — 2–0
6   Kazakhstan 10 0 3 7 6 26 −20 3 2–2 1–3 0–3 0–0 1–1 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Group F
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   England 10 8 2 0 18 3 +15 26 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–0
2   Slovakia 10 6 0 4 17 7 +10 18 0–1 — 3–0 1–0 4–0 3–0
3   Scotland 10 5 3 2 17 12 +5 18 2–2 1–0 — 1–0 1–1 2–0
4   Slovenia 10 4 3 3 12 7 +5 15 0–0 1–0 2–2 — 4–0 2–0
5   Lithuania 10 1 3 6 7 20 −13 6 0–1 1–2 0–3 2–2 — 2–0
6   Malta 10 0 1 9 3 25 −22 1 0–4 1–3 1–5 0–1 1–1 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Group G
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Spain 10 9 1 0 36 3 +33 28 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 3–0 3–0 4–1 4–0 8–0
2   Italy 10 7 2 1 21 8 +13 23 Advance to second round 1–1 — 2–0 1–0 1–1 5–0
3   Albania 10 4 1 5 10 13 −3 13 0–2 0–1 — 0–3 2–1 2–0
4   Israel 10 4 0 6 10 15 −5 12 0–1 1–3 0–3 — 0–1 2–1
5   Macedonia 10 3 2 5 15 15 0 11 1–2 2–3 1–1 1–2 — 4–0
6   Liechtenstein 10 0 0 10 1 39 −38 0 0–8 0–4 0–2 0–1 0–3 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Group H
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Belgium 10 9 1 0 43 6 +37 28 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 1–1 4–0 8–1 4–0 9–0
2   Greece 10 5 4 1 17 6 +11 19 Advance to second round 1–2 — 1–1 0–0 2–0 4–0
3   Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 5 2 3 24 13 +11 17 3–4 0–0 — 5–0 2–0 5–0
4   Estonia 10 3 2 5 13 19 −6 11 0–2 0–2 1–2 — 1–0 4–0
5   Cyprus 10 3 1 6 9 18 −9 10 0–3 1–2 3–2 0–0 — 3–1
6   Gibraltar 10 0 0 10 3 47 −44 0 0–6 1–4 0–4 0–6 1–2 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Group I
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Iceland 10 7 1 2 16 7 +9 22 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–0
2   Croatia 10 6 2 2 15 4 +11 20 Advance to second round 2–0 — 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0
3   Ukraine 10 5 2 3 13 9 +4 17 1–1 0–2 — 2–0 1–0 3–0
4   Turkey 10 4 3 3 14 13 +1 15 0–3 1–0 2–2 — 2–0 2–0
5   Finland 10 2 3 5 9 13 −4 9 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–2 — 1–1
6   Kosovo 10 0 1 9 3 24 −21 1 1–2 0–6 0–2 1–4 0–1 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Ranking of runners-up

The eight best runners-ups determined by the following parameters in this order:

  1. Highest number of points
  2. Goal difference
  3. Highest number of goals scored

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B    Switzerland 8 7 0 1 18 6 +12 21 Advance to second round (play-offs)
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 18 9 +9 13
6 C   Northern Ireland 8 4 1 3 10 6 +4 13
7 H   Greece 8 3 4 1 9 5 +4 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
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fifth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.[18][19]

Next stage (second round)

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The draw for the second round (play-offs) will be held in October 2017, after the first round (group stage) is completed.

References

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