World Cup 2020 European qualifying draw
Have a look at the draw for the World Cup European qualifiers.
Draw round up
Group A- Portugal, Serbia, Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan
Group B- Spain, Sweden, Greece, Georgia, Kosovo
Group C- Italy, Switzerland, Northern Ireland, Bulgaria, Lithuania
Group D- France, Ukraine, Finland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kazakhstan
Group E- Belgium, Wales, Czech Republic, Belarus, Estonia
Group F- Denmark, Austria, Scotland, Israel, Faroe Islands, Moldova
Group G- Netherlands, Turkey, Norway, Montenegro, Latvia, Gibraltar
Group H- Croatia, Slovakia, Russia, Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta
Group I- England, Poland, Hungary, Albania, Andorra, San Marino
Group J- Germany, Romania, Iceland, North Macedonia, Armenia, Liechtenstein
Pot 5 teams
Liechtenstein- Group J
San Marino- Group I
Malta- Group H
Gibraltar- Group G
Moldova- Group F
Pot 4 teams
Armenia- Group G
Andorra- Group I
Cyprus- Group H
Latvia- Group G
Faroe Islands- Group F
Kazakhstan- Group D
Estonia- Group E
Lithuania- Group C
Azerbaijan- Group A
Kosovo- Pot B
Pot 4 teams
North Macedonia- Group J
Albania- Group I
Slovenia- Group H
Montenegro- Group G
Israel- Group F
Bosnia- Group D
Belarus- Group E
Bulgaria- Group C
Georgia- Group B
Luxembourg- Group A
Pot 3 teams
Iceland- Group J
Hungary- Group I
Russia- Group H
Norway- Group G
Scotland- Group F
Czech Republic- Group E
Finland- Group D
Northern Ireland- Group C
Greece- Group B
Ireland- Group A
Pot 2 teams
Romania- Group J
Poland- Group I
Slovakia- Group H
Turkey- Group G
Austria- Group F
Wales- Group E
Ukraine- Group D
Switzerland- Group C
Sweden- Group B
Serbia- Group A
Pot 1 teams
Germany- Group J
Belgium- Group E
England- Group I
France- Group D
Croatia- Group H
Italy- Group C
Netherlands- Group G
Denmark- Group F
Spain- Group B
Portugal- Group A
We are now looking back at the World Cup final 4 that involved four countries from Europe (France, Belgium, Croatia and England).
Van der Vaart now on
The second player that will be helping with the draw. He is also paying his respects to Maradona.
De Rossi on stage
De Rossi is on the stage now and paying his respects to Maradona.
This is the first step in qualification for the 2022 World Cup. Other confederations have already started their qualifying. The first matches in Europe will take place in March.
How it works
There will be five groups of six and five groups of five. The Nations League finalists (Spain, Italy, France and Belgium) are guaranteed to be in a group of 5. The winners of the groups will qualify for Qatar 2022, with the runners up going through to the playoffs.
Who is in what pot?
Pot 1: Belgium, France, England, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands.
Pot 2: Switzerland, Wales, Poland, Sweden, Austria, Ukraine, Serbia, Turkey, Slovakia, Romania.
Pot 3: Russia, Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Czech Republic, Norway, Northern Ireland, Iceland, Scotland, Greece, Finland.
Pot 4: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Israel, Belarus, Georgia, Luxembourg.
Pot 5: Armenia, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Lithuania, Latvia, Andorra.
Pot 6: Malta, Moldova, Liechtenstein, Gibraltar, San Marino.