Belgium, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Poland, Portugal, Serbia and Spain have won their European subordinate groups to join Russia during a 2018 FIFA World Cup, with a 8 play-off teams also now confirmed.
Belgium, England, France, Germany (holders), Iceland, Portugal, Poland, Russia (hosts), Serbia, Spain
Croatia, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland
Brazil, Costa Rica, Egypt, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, South Korea, Saudi Arabia
How teams were split
(FIFA foe regulations, essay 20.6)
a) biggest series of points performed in all organisation matches
b) idea disproportion in all organisation matches
c) biggest series of goals scored in all organisation matches
If dual or some-more teams are equal on a basement of a above 3 criteria, their rankings shall be dynamic as follows:
d) biggest series of points performed in a organisation matches between a teams concerned
e) idea disproportion ensuing from a organisation matches between a teams endangered
f) larger series of goals scored in all organisation matches between a teams concerned
g) a goals scored divided from home count double between a teams endangered (if a tie is usually between dual teams)
h) satisfactory play points complement in that a series of yellow and red cards in all organisation matches is deliberate according to a following reduction – initial yellow card: reduction 1 indicate – second yellow card/indirect red card: reduction 3 points – approach red card: reduction 4 points – yellow label and approach red card: reduction 5 points
i) sketch of lots by a FIFA Organising Committee.
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