Who needs what from the remaining European Qualifiers to join Belgium, England. Germany and hosts Russia at next summer’s FIFA World Cup? With the penultimate games continuing on Friday, 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 tourmant draw (Moscow): 1 December