Who needs what from the remaining European Qualifiers to join Belgium, England, Germany, Iceland, Poland, Serbia, Spain and hosts Russia at next summer’s FIFA World Cup? We explain the permutations.
- All nine group winners qualify automatically, with the eight runners-up with the best record against the sides first, third, fourth and fifth in their group going into the play-offs.
Road to Russia: schedule
- Play-off draw (Zurich): 17 October
- Play-off first legs: 9-11 November
- Play-off second legs: 12-14 November
- Final tournament draw (Moscow): 1 December
- Final tourna…