(Winners of each group qualify directly for finals. Nine runners-up will join one Asian side in play-offs for another five places)
GROUP ONE
Yugoslavia
Russia
Switzerland
Slovenia
Luxembourg
Faroe Islands
GROUP TWO
Netherlands
Portugal
Republic of Ireland
Cyprus
Andorra
Estonia
GROUP THREE
Czech Republic
Denmark
Bulgaria
Iceland
Northern Ireland
Malta
GROUP FOUR
Sweden
Turkey
Slovakia
FYR Macedonia
Azerbaijan
Moldova
GROUP FIVE
Norway
Ukraine
Poland
Wales
Armenia
Belarus.
GROUP SIX
Belgium
Scotland
Croatia
Latvia
San Marino
GROUP SEVEN
Spain
Austria
Israel
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Liechtenstein
GROUP EIGHT
Romania
Italy
Lithuania
Hungary
Georgia
GROUP NINE
Germany
England
Greece
Finland
Albania.
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