2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
international football competition
The UEFA 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament was held from 4 September 2016 and 14 November 2017 and was used to determine which European teams will qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Robert Lewandowski was the top scorer, with 16 goals.[1]
Teams that qualified
Teams that might qualify
Teams that did not qualify
First round
changeThe first round consisted of 9 groups made up of 6 teams each. The winners of each group directly qualified for the world cup, while the best runners-up moved on to the second round. The draw occurred on 25 July 2015 in Saint Petersburg.[2][3]
Group A
change| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Moves on to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France
|
10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 23 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 |  Sweden
|
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 19 | Second round |
| 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 | 8 | 26 | –18 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Belarus
|
10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | –15 | 5 |
Group B
change| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Moves on to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Portugal
|
10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 4 | +28 | 27 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 |  Switzerland
|
10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 27 | Second round |
| 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 |
Group C
change| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Moves on to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany
|
10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | +39 | 30 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 |  Northern Ireland
|
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 19 | Second round |
| 4 |  Czech Republic
|
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 15 | |
| 5 |  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 | –49 | 0 |
Group D
change| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Moves on to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Serbia
|
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 21 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 |  Republic of Ireland
|
10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 19 | Second round |
| 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 |
Group E
change| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Moves on to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Poland
|
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 25 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 |  Denmark
|
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 20 | Second round |
| 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 |  Kazakhstan
|
10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 26 | –20 | 3 |
Group F
change| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Moves on to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England
|
10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 26 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 |  Slovakia
|
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 18 | |
| 3 |  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 |
Group G
change| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Moves on to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain
|
10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 | +33 | 28 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 |  Italy
|
10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 23 | Second round |
| 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 |  Liechtenstein
|
10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 39 | –38 | 0 |
Group H
change| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Moves on to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belgium
|
10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 6 | +37 | 28 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 |  Greece
|
10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 19 | Second round |
| 3 |  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 |
Group I
change| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Moves on to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iceland
|
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 22 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 |  Croatia
|
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 20 | Second round |
| 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 |
Ranking of runners-up
change| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Moves on to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland
|
10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 27 | Second round |
| 2 | Italy
|
10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 23 | |
| 3 | Denmark
|
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 20 | |
| 4 | Croatia
|
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 20 | |
| 5 | Sweden
|
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 19 | |
| 6 | Northern Ireland
|
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 19 | |
| 7 | Greece
|
10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 19 | |
| 8 | Republic of Ireland
|
10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 19 | |
| 2 | Slovakia
|
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 18 |
Second round
changeThe best runners-up from the first round qualified for the second round. The draw occurred on 17 October 2017 in Zurich.[4] The teams who win these matches will finally qualify for the world cup.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Northern Ireland
|
0–1 | Switzerland
|
0–1 | 0–0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia
|
4–1 | Greece
|
4–1 | 0–0 | |||||
| Denmark
|
5–1 | Republic of Ireland
|
0–0 | 5–1 | |||||
| Sweden
|
1–0 | Italy
|
1–0 | 0–0 |
Qualified teams
change| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium
|
Group H winners | 3 September 2017 |
| Croatia
|
Second round winners | 12 November 2017 |
| Denmark
|
Second round winners | 14 November 2017 |
| England
|
Group F winners | 5 October 2017 |
| France
|
Group A winners | 10 October 2017 |
| Germany
|
Group C winners | 5 October 2017 |
| Iceland
|
Group I winners | 9 October 2017 |
| Poland
|
Group E winners | 8 October 2017 |
| Portugal
|
Group B winners | 10 October 2017 |
 Russia
|
Host | 2 December 2010 |
| Serbia
|
Group D winners | 9 October 2017 |
| Spain
|
Group G winners | 6 October 2017 |
| Sweden
|
Second round winners | 13 November 2017 |
| Switzerland
|
Second round winners | 12 November 2017 |
References
change- ↑ "The 32 Teams Headed to the 2018 World Cup in Russia". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup qualifying draw format". UEFA.com. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016.
- ↑ "European teams learn World Cup qualifying fate". UEFA.com. 25 July 2015.
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup European play-off draw to take place on 17 October". FIFA.com. 6 September 2017. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
Other websites
change- Official website
- Qualifiers – Europe Archived 2019-06-19 at the Wayback Machine, FIFA.com
- FIFA World Cup, UEFA.com
