Denmark, Sweden, Swizterland, Croatia win play-offs
The European Qualifiers play-offs for a 2018 FIFA World Cup have ended: here is your full beam to what happened.
When were a games?
Second legs
Switzerland 0-0 Northern Ireland (agg: 1-0)
Greece 0-0 Croatia (agg: 1-4)
Italy 0-0 Sweden (agg: 0-1)
Republic of Ireland 1-5 Denmark (agg: 1-5)
First leg results
Northern Ireland 0-1 Switzerland
Croatia 4-1 Greece
Sweden 1-0 Italy
Denmark 0-0 Republic of Ireland
Did divided goals count double?
In a word, yes. If a scores are turn over a dual matches, divided goals will count double. If a teams still can't be separated, additional time is required; should both teams measure a same series of goals during a march of a additional 30 minutes, a divided organisation will go through. If a measure is still level, penalties are required.
How did a teams strech a play-offs?
They were a 8 organisation runners-up with a best annals opposite a sides first, third, fourth and fifth in their groups (Slovakia were a ninth organisation that missed out).
Who has qualified?
From UEFA, a nine subordinate organisation winners requisitioned their places alongside hosts Russia and play-off winners Switzerland, Croatia, Sweden and Denmark. Sixteen of a 18 non-European slots are filled.
UEFA qualifiers: Belgium, Croatia*, Denmark*, England, France, Germany (holders), Iceland, Poland, Portugal, Russia (hosts), Serbia, Spain, Sweden*, Switzerland*
*Via play-offs
Non-UEFA qualifiers: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Panama, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Korea, Tunisia, Uruguay
Intercontinental play-offs: Australia v Honduras (0-0, second leg Wednesday), Peru v New Zealand (0-0, second leg Thursday)
What happens once a play-offs are done?
Here are a dates we need …
Finals draw (State Kremlin Palace, Moscow): 1 Dec – a 4 seeding pots will be set by a October 2017 FIFA World Ranking, with hosts Russia holding position 1 in Group A and holders Germany, European champions Portugal, Belgium, Poland, France and Spain among those in Pot 1. No some-more than dual teams from UEFA, or one from any of a other singular confederations, can be in a singular group.
Finals (Russia): 14 Jun to 15 July – some-more information can be found on FIFA’s central website.
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