WC Qualifications (Europe)
Tournament format
Costa Rica 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 | Turkey | 1 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 3 | |
2 | Bulgaria | 1 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 4 | |
3 | Poland | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 3 | |
4 | Hungary | 1 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 9 | |
5 | Latvia | 1 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 4 | |
6 | Republic of Ireland | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 5 | |
7 | Albania | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
8 | England | 2 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 4 | |
9 | Italy | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
10 | Greece | 2 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 19 | |
11 | Germany | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | |
12 | The Netherlands | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | |
13 | Kosovo | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
14 | Belarus | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | |
15 | Lithuania | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
16 | Portugal | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | |
17 | Croatia | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
18 | Romania | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |
19 | Belgium | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |
20 | Slovenia | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | |
21 | Finland | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | |
22 | Norway | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | |
23 | Wales | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
24 | Spain | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | |
25 | Estonia | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
26 | France | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | |
27 | Montenegro | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | |
28 | Georgia | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
Qualification standings round 1
Country | Position | Points | MP | GS | GA | ||
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1 | France | 1 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3 | |
2 | Bulgaria | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |
3 | Spain | 1 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 1 | |
4 | Latvia | 1 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 3 | |
5 | Turkey | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 | |
6 | Croatia | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
7 | Hungary | 1 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 8 | |
8 | Romania | 1 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 4 | |
9 | Poland | 1 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 3 | |
10 | Lithuania | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
11 | The Netherlands | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |
12 | England | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
13 | Republic of Ireland | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 6 | |
14 | Italy | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
15 | Kosovo | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |
16 | Greece | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | |
17 | Germany | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 10 | |
18 | Belarus | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | |
19 | Estonia | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
20 | Norway | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
21 | Georgia | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
22 | Portugal | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | |
23 | Albania | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
24 | Wales | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
25 | Montenegro | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |
26 | Finland | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
27 | Belgium | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
28 | Slovenia | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
29 | Macedonia | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
30 | Iceland | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
31 | Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |
32 | Serbia | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
33 | San Marino | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
34 | Israel | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
35 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |
36 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
37 | Armenia | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
38 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
39 | Luxembourg | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
40 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
41 | Cyprus | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | |
42 | Liechtenstein | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | |
43 | Andorra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
44 | Austria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
45 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
46 | Czech Republic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
47 | Faroe Islands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
48 | Gibraltar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
49 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
50 | Malta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
51 | Moldova | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
52 | Northern Ireland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
53 | Scotland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
54 | Slovakia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
55 | Sweden | 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.