FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Qualifying

Africa

Members: 54

Entered: 53

Not entered: Zimbabwe (suspended by FIFA)

Slots: 5

  • 7 October 2015 - November 2017
    FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 African Qualifying
    Teams: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central Africa Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda & Zambia (53)

Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal & Tunisia (FIFA World Cup Russia 2018)

Asia

Members: 46

Entered: 46

Slots: 4 or 5

  • 12 March 2015 - 10 October 2017
    FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Asian Qualifying
    Teams: Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam & Yemen (46)

Iran, Japan, Saudi Arabia & South Korea (FIFA World Cup Russia 2018)
Australia (Play-offs)

Europe

Members: 55

Entered: 54 + Russia (Host)

Slots: 13

  • 6 September 2016 - 10 October 2017
    FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 European Qualifying
    Teams: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine & Wales (54)

Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Poland, Portugal, Russia (Host), Serbia, Spain, Sweden & Switzerland (FIFA World Cup Russia 2018)

North & Central America & Caribbean

Members: 35

Entered: 35

Slots: 3 or 4

  • 23 March 2015 - 10 October 2017
    FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 North & Central American & Caribbean Qualifying
    Teams: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, United States & Virgin Islands (35)

Costa Rica, Mexico & Panama (FIFA World Cup Russia 2018)
Honduras (Play-offs)

Oceania

Members: 11

Entered: 11

Slots: 0 or 1

New Zeland (Play-offs)

South America

Members: 10

Entered: 10

Slots: 4 or 5

Argentia, Brazil, Colombia & Uruguay (FIFA World Cup Russia 2018)
Peru (Play-offs)

Play-offs

Friday 10 November 2017
Honduras 0-0 Australia
  0-0  
San Pedro Sula (Honduras)
Wednesday 15 November 2017
Australia 3-1 Honduras
  0-0  
Aggregate: 3-1
Sydney (Australia)
Australia (FIFA World Cup Russia 2018)
Saturday 11 November 2017
New Zealand 0-0 Peru
  0-0  
Wellington (New zeland)
Wednesday 15 November 2017
Peru 2-0 New Zeland
  1-0  
Aggregate: 2-0
Lima (Peru)
Peru (FIFA World Cup Russia 2018)