WC Qualifications (Europe)
Tournament format
Japan is qualified directly as host of the final tournament. 13 teams from this tournament also qualify for the final tournament.
Round 1 (Group stage)
- 55 teams enter the tournament in this round.
- The teams in this round are divided over 14 groups.
28 teams advance to the next round.
Round 2 (Group stage)
- The teams in this round are divided over 7 groups.
13 teams in this round qualify for the final tournament.
Qualification standings round 2
| Country | Position | Points | MP | GS | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |  Germany | 1 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| 2 | |  Latvia | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | |  Italy | 1 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| 4 | |  England | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| 5 | |  France | 1 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| 6 | |  Bulgaria | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 7 | |  Estonia | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| 8 | |  Israel | 2 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| 9 | |  Wales | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 10 | |  Russia | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| 11 | |  Poland | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| 12 | |  Norway | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 11 |
| 13 | |  Croatia | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| 14 |  Belgium | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
| 15 |  Turkey | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
| 16 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 12 | |
| 17 |  Spain | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
| 18 |  The Netherlands | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | |
| 19 |  Faroe Islands | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | |
| 20 |  Lithuania | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | |
| 21 |  Montenegro | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |
| 22 |  Portugal | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | |
| 23 |  Hungary | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | |
| 24 |  Iceland | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | |
| 25 |  Slovenia | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |
| 26 |  Northern Ireland | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| 27 |  Armenia | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |
| 28 |  Greece | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
Qualification standings round 1
| Country | Position | Points | MP | GS | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Montenegro | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | | Spain | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| 3 | | Germany | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 3 |
| 4 | | Portugal | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | | Italy | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | | Latvia | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 7 | | England | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | | The Netherlands | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | | Estonia | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 10 | | Lithuania | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 11 | | Turkey | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | | France | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 13 | | Norway | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| 14 | | Wales | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | | Poland | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 16 | | Croatia | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 17 | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| 18 | | Bulgaria | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 19 | | Slovenia | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | | Armenia | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 21 | | Russia | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 22 | | Faroe Islands | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 23 | | Israel | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 24 | | Iceland | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 25 | | Belgium | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 26 | | Greece | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 27 | | Northern Ireland | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 28 | | Hungary | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 29 |  Cyprus | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | |
| 30 |  Sweden | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| 31 |  Finland | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| 32 |  Romania | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| 33 |  Scotland | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
| 34 |  San Marino | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
| 35 |  Republic of Ireland | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| 36 |  Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | |
| 37 |  Luxembourg | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
| 38 |  Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| 39 |  Belarus | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
| 40 |  Serbia | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |
| 41 |  Albania | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
| 42 |  Macedonia | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | |
| 43 |  Andorra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 |  Austria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 |  Azerbaijan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 46 |  Czech Republic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 47 |  Denmark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 48 |  Georgia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 49 |  Gibraltar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 |  Kosovo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 51 |  Liechtenstein | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 52 |  Malta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 |  Moldova | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 54 |  Slovakia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 55 |  Ukraine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Not all groups have the same number of teams so the results against the lowest team in the larger groups don't count for the order of teams in this list.
