2018 FIFA World Cup qualification explained

Tourney Name:2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Num Teams:210
Confederations:6
Top Scorer: Robert Lewandowski
Mohammad Al-Sahlawi[1]
Ahmed Khalil
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2022

The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification process was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations to decide 31 of the 32 teams which would play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, with Russia qualifying automatically as hosts. All 210 remaining FIFA member associations were eligible to enter the qualifying process, and for the first time in World Cup history, all eligible national teams registered for the preliminary competition,[2] but Zimbabwe and Indonesia were disqualified before playing their first matches.[3] [4] Bhutan, South Sudan, Gibraltar and Kosovo made their FIFA World Cup qualification debuts,[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] while Myanmar participated after successfully appealing against a ban from the competition, although the team was obliged to play its home matches outside the country.[10] [11]

While the main qualifying draw took place at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, on 25 July 2015,[12] [13] qualification matches were played before that.[14] The first, between Timor-Leste and Mongolia, began in Dili on 12 March 2015 as part of the AFC's qualification,[15] with East Timorese player Chiquito do Carmo scoring the first goal in qualification.[16] Matches were also played in CONCACAF prior to the main draw.

Qualified teams

Teamdata-sort-type="text"Method of
qualification		data-sort-type="date"Date of
qualification		Total
times
qualified		Last
time
qualified		Current
consecutive
appearances		data-sort-type="number"Previous best
performance
data-sort-value="a"Hosts 2 December 2010 11 2 data-sort-value="51"Fourth place (1966)
data-sort-value="conmebol1"CONMEBOL winners 28 March 2017 21 21 data-sort-value="85"Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
data-sort-value="afc.a1"AFC third round group A winners 12 June 2017 5 2 data-sort-value="24"Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014)
data-sort-value="afc.b1"AFC third round group B winners 31 August 2017 6 6 data-sort-value="32"Round of 16 (2002, 2010)
data-sort-value="concacaf1"CONCACAF fifth round winners 1 September 2017 16 7 data-sort-value="42"Quarter-finals (1970, 1986)
data-sort-value="uefa.h"UEFA Group H winners 3 September 2017 13 2 data-sort-value="51"Fourth place (1986)
data-sort-value="afc.a2"AFC third round group A runners-up 5 September 2017 10 9 data-sort-value="51"Fourth place (2002)
data-sort-value="afc.b2"AFC third round group B runners-up 5 September 2017 5 1 data-sort-value="31"Round of 16 (1994)
data-sort-value="uefa.c"UEFA Group C winners 5 October 2017 19 17 data-sort-value="84"Winners (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)
data-sort-value="uefa.f"UEFA Group F winners 5 October 2017 15 6 data-sort-value="81"Winners (1966)
data-sort-value="uefa.g"UEFA Group G winners 6 October 2017 15 11 data-sort-value="81"Winners (2010)
data-sort-value="caf.b"CAF third round group B winners 7 October 2017 6 3 data-sort-value="33"Round of 16 (1994, 1998, 2014)
data-sort-value="concacaf2"CONCACAF fifth round runners-up 7 October 2017 5 2 data-sort-value="41"Quarter-finals (2014)
data-sort-value="uefa.e"UEFA Group E winners 8 October 2017 8 1 data-sort-value="62"Third place (1974, 1982)
data-sort-value="caf.e"CAF third round group E winners 8 October 2017 3 1 data-sort-value="22"First round (1934), group stage (1990)
data-sort-value="uefa.i"UEFA Group I winners 9 October 2017 1 – 1 data-sort-value="1"–
data-sort-value="uefa.d"UEFA Group D winners 9 October 2017 12 1 data-sort-value="52"Fourth place (1930, 1962)
data-sort-value="uefa.b"UEFA Group B winners 10 October 2017 7 5 data-sort-value="61"Third place (1966)
data-sort-value="uefa.a"UEFA Group A winners 10 October 2017 15 6 data-sort-value="81"Winners (1998)
data-sort-value="conmebol2"CONMEBOL runners-up 10 October 2017 13 3 data-sort-value="82"Winners (1930, 1950)
data-sort-value="conmebol3"CONMEBOL third place 10 October 2017 17 12 data-sort-value="82"Winners (1978, 1986)
data-sort-value="conmebol4"CONMEBOL fourth place 10 October 2017 6 2 data-sort-value="41"Quarter-finals (2014)
data-sort-value="concacaf3"CONCACAF fifth round third place 10 October 2017 1 – 1 data-sort-value="1"–
data-sort-value="caf.d"CAF third round group D winners 10 November 2017 2 1 data-sort-value="41"Quarter-finals (2002)
data-sort-value="caf.c"CAF third round group C winners 11 November 2017 5 1 data-sort-value="31"Round of 16 (1986)
data-sort-value="caf.a"CAF third round group A winners 11 November 2017 5 1 data-sort-value="24"Group stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006)
data-sort-value="uefa.p"UEFA second round winners 12 November 2017 11 4 data-sort-value="43"Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954)
data-sort-value="uefa.p"UEFA second round winners 12 November 2017 5 2 data-sort-value="61"Third place (1998)
data-sort-value="uefa.p"UEFA second round winners 13 November 2017 12 1 data-sort-value="71"Runners-up (1958)
data-sort-value="uefa.p"UEFA second round winners 14 November 2017 5 1 data-sort-value="41"Quarter-finals (1998)
data-sort-value="z"CONCACAF v AFC play-off winners 15 November 2017 5 4 data-sort-value="31"Round of 16 (2006)
data-sort-value="z"OFC v CONMEBOL play-off winners 15 November 2017 5 1 data-sort-value="42"Quarter-finals (1970), second round (1978)
Notes

Qualification process

The number of teams participating in the final tournament was 32. Even though the qualification process began in March 2015, the allocation of slots for each confederation was discussed by the FIFA Executive Committee on 30 May 2015 in Zürich after the FIFA Congress.[17] It was decided that the same allocation as 2014 would be kept for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.[18]

Proposal for expansion

In October 2013, UEFA President Michel Platini proposed that the World Cup finals should be expanded from 32 to 40 teams starting from 2018. The format would have been the same, but in groups of five instead of four.[19] This was in response to FIFA President Sepp Blatter's comments that Africa and Asia deserved more spots in the World Cup finals at the expense of European and South American teams.[20] However, FIFA general secretary Jérôme Valcke said that expansion in 2018 would be "unlikely", while Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko said that the country was "preparing on the basis that 32 teams will be taking part."[21] [22] Expansion was ultimately delayed until 10 January 2017, when the FIFA Council voted unanimously to expand to 48 teams starting in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[23]

Summary of qualification

While all FIFA members entered the tournament, not all competed. Zimbabwe were expelled from the competition on 12 March 2015 for their failure to pay former coach José Claudinei a severance fee and Indonesia were excluded from the qualifying competition following the suspension of their football association by FIFA on 30 May 2015. Kuwait had a number of their qualifiers cancelled for a similar suspension that began while their campaign was underway,[24] which eventually resulted in their elimination. Brazil were the first team to achieve qualification for the tournament following their 3–0 victory over Paraguay and Uruguay's loss to Peru on 28 March 2017.[25] Peru became the 32nd and final team to qualify when, 233 days after Brazil secured their place, they beat New Zealand 2–0 on aggregate in the OFC-CONMEBOL play-off.[26]

width=100Confederationwidth=90Available slots width=90Teams startedwidth=90Teams eliminatedwidth=90Teams qualifiedwidth=130Qualifying start datewidth=130Qualifying end date
AFC4 or 54641512 March 201515 November 2017
CAF5544957 October 201514 November 2017
CONCACAF3 or 43532322 March 201515 November 2017
CONMEBOL4 or 510558 October 201515 November 2017
OFC0 or 11111031 August 201515 November 2017
UEFA13+154+14113+14 September 201614 November 2017
Total31+1210+117931+112 March 201515 November 2017

Note: One team each from AFC, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and OFC played in the inter-confederation play-offs, between 10–15 November 2017 (CONCACAF v AFC and OFC v CONMEBOL).

Note: UEFA total includes +1 for Russia as hosts.

Format

The formats of the qualifying competitions depended on each confederation (see below). Each round might be played in either of the following formats:[27]

Tiebreakers

In league format, the ranking of teams in each group is based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[27]

  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Overall goal difference
  3. Overall goals scored
  4. Points in matches between tied teams
  5. Goal difference in matches between tied teams
  6. Goals scored in matches between tied teams
  7. Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie is only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
  8. Fair play points
    • first yellow card: minus 1 point
    • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points
    • direct red card: minus 4 points
    • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points
  9. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

In cases where teams finishing in the same position across different groups are compared for determining which teams advance to the next stage, the criteria are decided by the confederation and require the approval of FIFA (regulations Article 20.8).[27]

In knockout format, the team that has the higher aggregate score over the two legs progresses to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finish level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progresses. If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time are played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team qualifies by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out (regulations Article 20.9).[27]

Confederation qualification

AFC

See main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC).

The AFC Executive Committee meeting on 16 April 2014 approved the proposal to merge the preliminary qualification rounds of the FIFA World Cup and the AFC Asian Cup, which was expanded to 24 teams starting in 2019:[28]

Final positions (third round)

See main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round.

The draw for the third round was held on 12 April 2016 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[29]

Fourth round

See main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round.

The third-placed teams from each group in the third round played against each other home-and-away over two legs to determine which team advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.

CAF

See main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF).

The CAF Executive Committee approved the format for the qualifiers of the 2018 FIFA World Cup on 14 January 2015.[30] However, on 9 July 2015 FIFA officially announced that only three rounds would be played instead of four.[31]

Zimbabwe, even though they entered the competition, were expelled on 12 March 2015 for their failure to pay former coach José Claudinei a severance fee.[3] Therefore, only 53 African teams were involved in the draw.

Final positions (third round)

See main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round.

The draw for the third round was held on 24 June 2016 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[32]

CONCACAF

See main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF). An amendment to the qualification process for this tournament had been suggested,[33] which would see the first three rounds played as knockout rounds, with both the fourth round and the final round (referred to as 'The Hex') played as group stages. The first round would be played during the FIFA international dates of 23–31 March 2015.[34] CONCACAF announced the full details on 12 January 2015:[35] [36]

Final positions (fifth round)

See main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fifth round.

The draw for the fifth round (to decide the fixtures) was held on 8 July 2016 at the CONCACAF headquarters in Miami Beach, United States.[37]

CONMEBOL

See main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL).

The qualification structure was the same as the previous five editions. The ten teams played in a league of home-and-away round-robin matches. The top four teams qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the fifth-placed team advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.

Unlike previous qualifying tournaments where the fixtures were pre-determined, the fixtures were decided by a draw held on 25 July 2015, at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia.[38]

Final positions

OFC

See main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC).

The qualification structure was as follows:[39]

The OFC had considered different proposals of the qualifying tournament.[40] A previous proposal adopted by the OFC in October 2014 would have the eight teams divided into two groups of four teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches in the second round, followed by the top two teams of each group advancing to the third round to play in a single group of home-and-away round-robin matches to decide the winners of the 2016 OFC Nations Cup which would qualify to the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.[41] However, it was later reported in April 2015 that the OFC had reversed its decision, and the 2016 OFC Nations Cup was played as a one-off tournament similar to the 2012 OFC Nations Cup.[42]

Final positions (third round)

See main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC third round.

The draw for the third round was held on 8 July 2016 at the OFC headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[43]

Final
The draw for the final (which decided the order of legs) was held on 15 June 2017 at the OFC headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[44] The winners of the final advanced to inter-confederation play-offs.

UEFA

See main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA). Russia qualified automatically as hosts. The qualifying format for the remaining FIFA-affiliated UEFA teams was confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee meeting on 22–23 March 2015 in Vienna.[45] [46]

Final positions (first round)

The draw for the first round was held on 25 July 2015, at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia.[31]

Ranking of runners-up

Second round

See main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round.

The draw for the second round (play-offs) was held on 17 October 2017 at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland.[48] The winners of each tie qualified for the World Cup.

Inter-confederation play-offs

See main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs).

There were two inter-confederation playoffs to determine the final two qualification spots for the finals. The first legs were played on 10 and 11 November 2017, and the second legs were played on 15 November 2017.[49] [50]

The matchups were decided at the preliminary draw which was held on 25 July 2015, at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia.[31]

CONCACAF v AFC

See main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–AFC play-off).

OFC v CONMEBOL

See main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off).

Top goalscorers

Below are goalscorer lists for all confederations and the inter-confederation play-offs:

External links

Notes and References

  1. This player's goal tally included one or more goals that were scored in subsequently forfeited matches, but were counted in FIFA's statistics nevertheless.
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  18. Web site: Current allocation of FIFA World Cup confederation slots maintained. https://web.archive.org/web/20150530211217/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2015/m=5/news=current-allocation-of-fifa-world-cuptm-confederation-slots-maintained-2610611.html. dead. 30 May 2015. FIFA.com. 30 May 2015.
  19. Web site: UEFA chief Platini calls for 40 team World Cup . Reuters . 28 October 2013 .
  20. Web site: Blatter wants more Africa slots for World Cup. Confederation of African Football. 26 October 2013.
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  24. Web site: Suspension of the Kuwait Football Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20151018164814/http://www.fifa.com/governance/news/y=2015/m=10/news=suspension-of-the-kuwait-football-association-2717726.html. dead. 18 October 2015. FIFA.com. 16 October 2015.
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  38. Web site: A unanimous decision: A draw will determine the classifications for the World Cup and CONMEBOL Tournaments. CONMEBOL.com. 23 January 2015.
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  46. Web site: New distribution concept for club competitions approved. UEFA.org. 23 March 2015.
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