Jul 25, 2015
World Cup Qualifying Draw
The Canadian Press
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Qualifying draw on Saturday for the 2018 World Cup, to be played in Russia from June 14-July 15:
Group A_Belarus, Bulgaria, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Sweden
Group B_Andorra, Faeroe Islands, Hungary, Latvia, Portugal, Switzerland
Group C_Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Germany, Northern Ireland, Norway, San Marino
Group D_Austria, Georgia, Ireland, Moldova, Serbia, Wales
Group E_Armenia, Denmark, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Romania
Group F_England, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia
Group G_Albania, Israel, Italy, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Spain
Group H_Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece
Group I_Croatia, Finland, Iceland, Turkey, Ukraine
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Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
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Antigua and Barbuda vs. Guatemala
Canada vs. Belize
Curacao vs. El Salvador
Grenada vs. Haiti
Jamaica vs. Nicaragua
St. Vincent and the Grenadines vs. Aruba
Group A_Canada-Belize winner, Curacao-El Salvador winner, Honduras, Mexico
Group B_Costa Rica, Grenada-Haiti winner, Jamaica-Nicaragua winner, Panama
Group C_Antigua and Barbuda-Guatemala winner, St. Vincent and the Grenadines-Aruba winner, Trinidad and Tobago, United States
Fourth-place team advances to playoff vs. Asia
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Group A_East Timor, Malaysia, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Group B_Australia, Bangladesh, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
Group C_Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, Maldives, Qatar
Group D_Guam, India, Iran, Oman, Turkmenistan
Group E_Afghanistan, Cambodia, Japan, Singapore, Syria
Group F_Iraq, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam (Indonesia disqualified)
Group G_Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Myanmar, South Korea
Group H_Bahrain, North Korea, Philippines, Uzbekistan, Yemen
Winner advances to playoff vs. CONCACAF
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Central African Republic vs. Madagascar
Chad vs. Sierra Leone
Comoros vs. Lesotho
Djibouti vs. Swaziland
Eritrea vs. Botswana
Gambia vs. Namibia
Liberia vs. Guinea-Bissau
Mauritius vs. Kenya
Sao Tome e Principe vs. Ethiopia
Seychelles vs. Burundi
Somalia vs. Niger
South Sudan vs. Mauritania
Tanzania vs. Malawi
Angola vs. South Africa
Benin vs. Burkina Faso
Central African Republic-Madagascar winner vs. Senegal
Chad-Sierra Leone winner vs. Egypt
Comoros-Lesotho winner vs. Ghana
Djibouti-Swaziland winner vs. NigeriaEritrea vs. Botswana winner vs. Mali
Gambia-Namibia winner vs. Guinea
Liberia-Guinea-Bissau winner vs. Ivory Coast
Libya vs. Rwanda
Mauritius-Kenya winner vs. Cape Verde Islands
Morocco vs. Equatorial Guinea
Mozambique vs. Gabon
Sao Tome e Principe-Ethiopia winner vs. Republic of Congo
Seychelles-Burundi winner vs. Congo
Somalia-Niger winner vs. Cameroon
South Sudan-Mauritania winner vs. Tunisia
Sudan vs. Zambia
Tanzania-Malawi winner vs. Algeria
Togo vs. Uganda
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American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga
Group A_New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Tahiti, Round One winner
Group B_Fiji, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
Series winner advances to playoff vs. South America