European Qualifiers: World Cup play-off draw
FIFA World Cup play-off draw
Northern Ireland v Switzerland (9 and 12* November)
Croatia v Greece (9 and 12 November)
Sweden v Italy (10 and 13 November)
Denmark v Republic of Ireland (11 and 14 November)
*Kick-off during 18:00CET. All other kick-offs 20:45CET.
Play-off details
- Italy kick Sweden 1-0 in a UEFA EURO 2016 organisation stage
- Four-time winners Italy are a usually former universe champions
- Republic of Ireland’s eighth play-off coming is a record
- Northern Ireland have not reached a World Cup given 1986
- Croatia’s 4 education around play-offs is a record
The pull featured a 8 second-placed nations in a European subordinate groups with a best record opposite a teams first, third, fourth and fifth in their section. The seedings were formed on the FIFA World Rankings for Oct 2017, that were published on Monday.
Who’s already qualified?
UEFA qualifiers: Belgium, England, France, Germany (holders), Iceland, Poland, Portugal, Russia (hosts), Serbia, Spain
Non-UEFA qualifiers: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Uruguay, and 3 African qualifiers to be reliable in November.
Intercontinental play-offs (two spots): Honduras v Australia, New Zealand v Peru
What comes next?
The FIFA World Cup finals pull will take place in Moscow on Friday 1 December. The contest itself will be hold in Russia between 14 Jun and 15 Jul subsequent year.
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