Draw for the World Cup Qualifying groups was today. Here are the results for each federation along with some helpful information about the qualifying process for each:
The 53 countries in Europe will be drawn into nine qualification groups - all made up of six teams apart from one of five teams.
Africa have five places for the finals. After a preliminary round, the 40 surviving teams contest 10 groups of four teams each.
Asia have 4.5 places in the finals. An initial competition will see 10 of the 43 countries in two groups with the winners and runners-up qualifying, and the third-placed teams playing off to go to the intercontinental play-off.
CONCACAF have 3.5 places for the finals for the 35 countries from north and central America and the Caribbean. Three qualifying rounds will leave six teams who play each other on a league basis. The top three qualify and the fourth-placed team go into the intercontinental play-off.
Oceania have 0.5 places and the 11 countries play preliminary games to produce a final group of four. The winner qualifies for the intercontinental play-off.
South America have 4.5 places for the finals with hosts Brazil qualifying automatically. The nine countries play in one league with the top four qualifying and the fifth going to the intercontinental play-off. #wc2014
North America (3.5 spots):
First Stage:
Group A: El Salvador, Suriname, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic
Group B: Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Barbados, Bermuda
Group C: Panama, Dominica, Nicaragua, Bahamas
Group D: Canada, St Kitts and Nevis, Puerto Rico, St Lucia
Group E: Grenada, Guatemala, St Vincent and the Grenadine with a touch of lime, Belize
Group F: Haiti, Antigua and Barbuda, Curacao, US Virgin Islands
Second Stage:
Group A: USA, Jamaica, Winner E, Winner F
Group B: Mexico, Costa Rica, Winner A, Winner B
Group C: Honduras, Cuba, Winner D, Winner C
South America (4.5 spots):
Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Venezuala, Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador play a home-and-home series against each other; top 4 automatically qualify for the World Cup and the fifth placed team plays in a playoff against a team from another federation. As hosts, Brazil is already qualified.
Europe (13 spots):
Group A: Croatia, Serbia, Belgium, Scotland, Macedonia, Wales
Group B: Italy, Denmark, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Armenia, Malta
Group C: Germany, Sweden, Ireland, Austria, Faroe Islands, Kazakhstan
Group D: Holland, Turkey, Hungary, Romania, Estonia, Andorra
Group E: Norway, Slovenia, Switzerland, Albania, Cyprus, Iceland
Group F: Portugal, Russia, Israel, Northern Ireland, Azerbaijan, Luxembourg
Group G: Greece, Slovaka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania, Latvia, Lichtenstein
Group H: England, Montenegro, Poland, Moldova, San Marino
Group I: Spain, France, Belarus, Georgia, Finland (group of 5)
Winner of each group gets an automatic spot in the World Cup Finals, second place in each group goes to a playoff.
Africa (5 spots):
Playoff Games:
Seychelles v Kenya
Guinea-Bissau v Togo
Djibouti v Namibia
Mauritius v Liberia
Comoros v Mozambique
Equatorial Guinea v Madagascar
Somalia v Ethiopia
Lesotho v Burundi
Eritrea v Rwanda
Swaziland v Democratic Republic of Congo
Sao Tome and Principe v Congo
Chad v Tanzania
Group A: South Africa, Botswana, Central African Republic, Winner 7
Group B: Tunisia, Cape Verde Islands, Sierra Leone, Winner 6
Group C: Ivory Coast, Morocco, Gambia, Winner 12
Group D: Ghana, Zambia, Sudan, Winner 8
Group E: Burkina Faso, Gabon, Niger, Winner 11
Group F: Nigeria, Malawi, Winner 1, Winner 3
Group G: Egypt, Guinea, Zimbabwe, Winner 5
Group H: Algeria, Mali, Benin, Winner 9
Group I: Cameroon, Libya, Winner 2, Winner 10
Group J: Senegal, Uganda, Angola, Winner 4
Asia (4.5 spots):
Group A: China, Jordan, Iraq, Singapore
Group B: South Korea, Kuwait, UAE, Lebanon
Group C: Japan, Uzbekistan, Syria, North Korea
Group D: Australia, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Thailand
Group E: Iran, Qatar, Bahrain, Indonesia
The winners and runners-up qualify for the next stage, which features two groups of five. Winners and runners-up of that stage go to Brazil, third-place teams play off against each other for the right to play off against a team from South America.
Oceania (.5 spots):
Group A: Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Winner Round One, Tahiti
Group B: Fiji, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea
The Oceaniac draw is fairly simple, with only eight teams in it. Two groups of four, they all play a few matches, and at the end New Zealand qualify.
Edited by Reynard369 - 7/30/11 at 1:46pm
The 53 countries in Europe will be drawn into nine qualification groups - all made up of six teams apart from one of five teams.
Africa have five places for the finals. After a preliminary round, the 40 surviving teams contest 10 groups of four teams each.
Asia have 4.5 places in the finals. An initial competition will see 10 of the 43 countries in two groups with the winners and runners-up qualifying, and the third-placed teams playing off to go to the intercontinental play-off.
CONCACAF have 3.5 places for the finals for the 35 countries from north and central America and the Caribbean. Three qualifying rounds will leave six teams who play each other on a league basis. The top three qualify and the fourth-placed team go into the intercontinental play-off.
Oceania have 0.5 places and the 11 countries play preliminary games to produce a final group of four. The winner qualifies for the intercontinental play-off.
South America have 4.5 places for the finals with hosts Brazil qualifying automatically. The nine countries play in one league with the top four qualifying and the fifth going to the intercontinental play-off. #wc2014
North America (3.5 spots):
First Stage:
Group A: El Salvador, Suriname, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic
Group B: Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Barbados, Bermuda
Group C: Panama, Dominica, Nicaragua, Bahamas
Group D: Canada, St Kitts and Nevis, Puerto Rico, St Lucia
Group E: Grenada, Guatemala, St Vincent and the Grenadine with a touch of lime, Belize
Group F: Haiti, Antigua and Barbuda, Curacao, US Virgin Islands
Second Stage:
Group A: USA, Jamaica, Winner E, Winner F
Group B: Mexico, Costa Rica, Winner A, Winner B
Group C: Honduras, Cuba, Winner D, Winner C
South America (4.5 spots):
Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Venezuala, Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador play a home-and-home series against each other; top 4 automatically qualify for the World Cup and the fifth placed team plays in a playoff against a team from another federation. As hosts, Brazil is already qualified.
Europe (13 spots):
Group A: Croatia, Serbia, Belgium, Scotland, Macedonia, Wales
Group B: Italy, Denmark, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Armenia, Malta
Group C: Germany, Sweden, Ireland, Austria, Faroe Islands, Kazakhstan
Group D: Holland, Turkey, Hungary, Romania, Estonia, Andorra
Group E: Norway, Slovenia, Switzerland, Albania, Cyprus, Iceland
Group F: Portugal, Russia, Israel, Northern Ireland, Azerbaijan, Luxembourg
Group G: Greece, Slovaka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania, Latvia, Lichtenstein
Group H: England, Montenegro, Poland, Moldova, San Marino
Group I: Spain, France, Belarus, Georgia, Finland (group of 5)
Winner of each group gets an automatic spot in the World Cup Finals, second place in each group goes to a playoff.
Africa (5 spots):
Playoff Games:
Seychelles v Kenya
Guinea-Bissau v Togo
Djibouti v Namibia
Mauritius v Liberia
Comoros v Mozambique
Equatorial Guinea v Madagascar
Somalia v Ethiopia
Lesotho v Burundi
Eritrea v Rwanda
Swaziland v Democratic Republic of Congo
Sao Tome and Principe v Congo
Chad v Tanzania
Group A: South Africa, Botswana, Central African Republic, Winner 7
Group B: Tunisia, Cape Verde Islands, Sierra Leone, Winner 6
Group C: Ivory Coast, Morocco, Gambia, Winner 12
Group D: Ghana, Zambia, Sudan, Winner 8
Group E: Burkina Faso, Gabon, Niger, Winner 11
Group F: Nigeria, Malawi, Winner 1, Winner 3
Group G: Egypt, Guinea, Zimbabwe, Winner 5
Group H: Algeria, Mali, Benin, Winner 9
Group I: Cameroon, Libya, Winner 2, Winner 10
Group J: Senegal, Uganda, Angola, Winner 4
Asia (4.5 spots):
Group A: China, Jordan, Iraq, Singapore
Group B: South Korea, Kuwait, UAE, Lebanon
Group C: Japan, Uzbekistan, Syria, North Korea
Group D: Australia, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Thailand
Group E: Iran, Qatar, Bahrain, Indonesia
The winners and runners-up qualify for the next stage, which features two groups of five. Winners and runners-up of that stage go to Brazil, third-place teams play off against each other for the right to play off against a team from South America.
Oceania (.5 spots):
Group A: Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Winner Round One, Tahiti
Group B: Fiji, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea
The Oceaniac draw is fairly simple, with only eight teams in it. Two groups of four, they all play a few matches, and at the end New Zealand qualify.
Edited by Reynard369 - 7/30/11 at 1:46pm
