World Cup Qualifying draw

Europe (14 places) (number in brackets = world ranking)

GROUP ONE
Czech Republic, Holland, Romania,
Finland, Macedonia, Armenia, Andorra

GROUP TWO
Turkey, Denmark, Greece, Ukraine,
Georgia, Albania, Kazakhstan

GROUP THREE
Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Latvia,
Estonia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg

GROUP FOUR
France (2), Republic of Ireland (15)
Switzerland (43), Israel (47)
Cyprus (93), Faroe Islands (127)

GROUP FIVE
Italy (11), Slovenia (27)
Scotland (50), Norway (39)
Belarus (90), Moldova (105)

GROUP SIX
England (8), Poland (24)
Austria (65), Wales (58)
Northern Ireland (118), Azerbaijan (119)

GROUP SEVEN
Spain, Belgium, Serbia and Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Lithuania, San Marino

GROUP EIGHT
Sweden, Croatia, Bulgaria, Iceland, Hungary, Malta

The group winners and the two best runners-up qualify directly; the other six runners-up are drawn against each other to determine the other three qualifiers. Germany automatically qualify as hosts.

Africa (5)

GROUP ONE
Senegal, Mali, Zambia, Togo, Liberia, Congo

GROUP TWO

South Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Uganda, Cape Verde Islands

GROUP THREE
Cameroon, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Libya, Sudan, Benin

GROUP FOUR
Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Algeria, Angola, Gabon, Rwanda

GROUP FIVE
Tunisia, Morocco, Kenya, Guinea, Malawi, Botswana

All five group winners qualify.

Concacaf (3)

GROUP ONE
United States v winner of Grenada v Guyana

GROUP TWO
El Salvador v winner of Bermuda vs Montserrat

GROUP THREE
Jamaica v winner of Haiti v Turks and Caicos Islands

GROUP FOUR
Panama v winner of British Virgin Islands v St Lucia

GROUP FIVE
Costa Rica v winner of Cayman Islands v Cuba

GROUP SIX
Guatemala v winner of Aruba v Surinam

GROUP SEVEN
Honduras v winner of Neth Antilles v Antigua and Barbuda

GROUP EIGHT
Belize v Canada

GROUP NINE
Mexico v winner of Dominica v Bahamas

GROUP TEN
Barbados v winner US Virgin Islands v St. Kitts and Nevis

GROUP 11
Trinidad and Tobago v winner of Dominican Republic v Anguilla

GROUP 12
St Vincent and Grenadines v Nicaragua

Stage one: The 12 group winners advance to the second stage. Two: three groups of four. The group winners and runners-up advance to the third stage. Three: one group of six. The top three teams qualify for the finals, the fourth-placed team go into a play-off against the Asian qualifier.

Asia (4)

GROUP ONE
Iran, Qatar, Jordan, Laos

GROUP TWO
Uzbekistan, Iraq, Palestine, Taiwan

GROUP THREE
Japan, Oman, India, Singapore

GROUP FOUR
China, Kuwait, Malaysia, Hong Kong

GROUP FIVE
United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Yemen, North Korea

GROUP SIX
Bahrain, Syria, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

GROUP SEVEN
South Korea, Lebanon, Vietnam, Maldives

GROUP EIGHT
Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkmenistan, Sri Lanka

Group winners advance to next stage. Stage two: two groups of four. Top two in each group qualify. The two third-placed finishers play off. The winner of the play-off meets a Concacaf qualifier.

Oceania (1 into play-offs)

GROUP ONE: Tahiti, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Tonga, Cook Islands

GROUP TWO: Fiji, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, American Samoa

Group winners and runners-up advance to the second stage where they will be joined by seeded teams Australia and New Zealand. Stage two: one group of six. The winners and runners-up advance to the third stage. Three: the two teams play with the winners going into a play-off against the fifth-placed South American team.

South America (4 + 1)

Preliminary tournament consisting of one group of 10 has started. The top four qualify for the finals. The fifth-placed team play off against the Oceania qualifier.