After the rest of the continents qualified for the world Cup starts in Europe.
13 trips to Russia claiming a record number of teams – 54 national teams including the debutants Kosovo and Gibraltar, will lead the fight to get into the finals of the 21st world Cup.
The composition of the groups of qualifiers:
Group A: Netherlands, France, Sweden, Bulgaria, Belarus, Luxembourg
Group B: Portugal, Switzerland, Hungary, Faroe Islands, Latvia, Andorra
Group C: Germany, Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Norway, Azerbaijan, San Marino
Group D: Wales, Austria, Serbia, Ireland, Moldova, Georgia
Group E: Germany, Denmark, Poland, Montenegro, Armenia, Kazakhstan
Group F: England, Slovakia, Scotland, Slovenia, Lithuania, Malta
Group G: Spain, Italy, Albania, Israel, Macedonia, Liechtenstein
Group H: Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Estonia, Cyprus
Group I: Croatia, Iceland, Ukraine, Turkey, Finland.
If you trust the all-knowing bookmakers, the best chances to win their groups to qualify for the world Cup among national teams of France, Portugal, Germany, Serbia, Poland, England, Spain, Belgium and Croatia. The remaining four trips to Russia in the traditional play-off matches between them will play eight best teams who finished in the group stage in second position.
The Ukrainian team was one of the smoothest groups of the qualifying round of six teams of four played at the recent Euro 2016 and the national teams of Croatia and Iceland played in the playoffs. “Blue and yellow” my first match in the world Cup qualifiers will play the fifth of September with Iceland.
