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Attorney general
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In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general (traditional) or attorney generals.[1][2][3]
In some jurisdictions, attorneys general may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement, prosecutions or even responsibility for legal affairs generally. In practice, the extent to which the attorney general personally provides legal advice to the government varies between jurisdictions, and even between individual office-holders within the same jurisdiction, often depending on the level and nature of the office-holder's prior legal experience.
Where the attorney general has ministerial responsibility for legal affairs in general (as is the case, for example, with the United States Attorney General or the Attorney-General for Australia, and the respective attorneys general of the states in each country), the ministerial portfolio is largely equivalent to that of a Minister of Justice in some other countries.
The term was originally used to refer to any person who holds a general power of attorney to represent a principal in all matters. In the common law tradition, anyone who represents the state, especially in criminal prosecutions, is such an attorney. Although a government may designate some official as the permanent attorney general, anyone who came to represent the state in the same way could, in the past, be referred to as such, even if only for a particular case. Today, however, in most jurisdictions, the term is largely reserved as a title of the permanently appointed attorney general of the state, sovereign or other member of the royal family.
Civil law jurisdictions have similar offices, which may be variously called "public prosecutor general", "procurators", "advocates general", "public attorneys", and other titles. Many of these offices also use "attorney general" or "attorney-general" as the English translation of the title, although because of different historical provenance, the nature of such offices is usually different from that of attorneys-general in common law jurisdictions.
Contents
1 Etymology
2 Attorneys-general in common law and hybrid jurisdictions
2.1 Australia
2.2 Bangladesh
2.3 Barbados
2.4 Canada
2.5 Fiji
2.6 Hong Kong
2.7 India
2.8 Ireland
2.9 Isle of Man
2.10 Israel
2.11 Jamaica
2.12 Kenya
2.13 Kiribati
2.14 Malaysia
2.15 Maldives
2.16 Mauritius
2.17 Myanmar
2.18 Nepal
2.19 New Zealand
2.20 Pakistan
2.21 Philippines
2.22 Samoa
2.23 Singapore
2.24 Sri Lanka
2.25 Tonga
2.26 Trinidad & Tobago
2.27 United Kingdom
2.27.1 England and Wales
2.27.2 Northern Ireland
2.27.3 Scotland
2.27.4 Wales
2.27.5 Other attorneys-general in the UK
2.28 United States
2.29 Zimbabwe
3 Similar offices in non-common law jurisdictions
3.1 Afghanistan
3.2 Brazil
3.3 Crimea
3.4 Dominican Republic
3.5 Germany
3.6 Hungary
3.7 Indonesia
3.8 Italy
3.9 Mexico
3.10 Netherlands
3.11 Norway
3.12 Russia
3.13 Serbia
3.14 Soviet Union
3.15 Spain
3.16 Vietnam
4 Lists of countries, states or territories with attorneys-general
5 References
5.1 Citations
5.2 Sources
6 External links
Etymology[edit]
In regard to the etymology of the phrase Attorney General, Steven Pinker writes that the earliest citation in the Oxford English Dictionary is from 1292: "Tous attorneyz general purrount lever fins et cirrographer" (All general attorneys may levy fines and make legal documents).[4] The phrase was borrowed from Anglo-Norman French when England was ruled by Normans after the conquest of England in the 11th-century. As a variety of French, which was spoken in the law courts, schools, universities and in sections of the gentry and the bourgeoisie, the term relating to government got introduced into English. The phrase attorney general is composed of a noun followed by the postpositive adjective general and as other French compounds its plural form also appears as "attorneys generals".[5][6] As compared to major generals, a term that also originates from French ("major-général") and also has a postpositive adjective, it also appears as "attorney generals". Steven Pinker writes: "So if you are ever challenged for saying attorney-generals, mother-in-laws, passerbys ... you can reply, 'They are the very model of the modern major general.'"[4]
Attorneys-general in common law and hybrid jurisdictions[edit]
Attorneys-General in common law jurisdictions, and jurisdictions with a legal system which is partially derived from the common law tradition, share a common provenance.
Australia[edit]
Main article: Attorney-General for Australia
Bangladesh[edit]
Main article: Attorney-General of Bangladesh
Barbados[edit]
Main article: Attorney-General of Barbados
Canada[edit]
Main articles: Canadian Minister of Justice and Canadian Minister of Public Safety
Fiji[edit]
Main article: Attorney-General (Fiji)
Hong Kong[edit]
Main article: Secretary for Justice (Hong Kong)
India[edit]
Main article: Attorney General of India
Ireland[edit]
Main article: Attorney General of Ireland
Isle of Man[edit]
Main article: Attorney General (Isle of Man)
Israel[edit]
Main article: Attorney General of Israel
Jamaica[edit]
Main article: Attorney General of Jamaica
Kenya[edit]
Main article: Attorney General of Kenya
Kiribati[edit]
Further information: Politics of Kiribati
Malaysia[edit]
Main article: Attorney General of Malaysia
Maldives[edit]
Main article: Attorney General of the Maldives
Mauritius[edit]
Main article: Ministry of Justice (Mauritius)
Myanmar[edit]
Main article: Attorney General of Myanmar
Nepal[edit]
In Nepal, the Attorney General is the chief legal adviser of Government of Nepal as well as its chief public prosecutor. An Attorney General is appointed by the President on the recommendation of Prime Minister. The Attorney General's Office is a constitutional body under the Constitution of Nepal (2072). For a person to be eligible for the post of Attorney General, they must also be qualified to be appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court.[7]
New Zealand[edit]
Main article: Attorney-General (New Zealand)
Pakistan[edit]
Main article: Attorney-General of Pakistan
Philippines[edit]
Main article: Office of the Solicitor General (Philippines)
Samoa[edit]
In Samoa, the Attorney General is the legal adviser to the government. The current[update] Attorney General is Aumua Ming Leung Wai.[8]
Singapore[edit]
Main article: Attorney-General of Singapore
Sri Lanka[edit]
Main article: Attorney General of Sri Lanka
Tonga[edit]
Main article: Attorney General (Tonga)
Trinidad & Tobago[edit]
Main article: Attorney-General of Trinidad and Tobago
United Kingdom[edit]
Main article: Law Officers of the Crown
England and Wales[edit]
Main article: Law Officers of the Crown in England and Wales
Northern Ireland[edit]
Main article: Law Officers of the Crown in Northern Ireland
Scotland[edit]
Main article: Law Officers of the Crown in Scotland
Wales[edit]
Main article: Law Officers of the Crown
Other attorneys-general in the UK[edit]
Main article: Law Officers of the Crown (Other persons)
United States[edit]
Main articles: United States Attorney General and State attorney general
See also: District attorney and United States Attorney
In the federal government of the United States, the Attorney General is a member of the Cabinet and, as head of the Department of Justice, is the top law enforcement officer and lawyer for the government. The Attorney General may need to be distinguished from the Solicitor General, a high Justice Department official with the responsibility of representing the government before the Supreme Court. In cases of exceptional importance, however, the Attorney General may choose personally to represent the government to the Supreme Court.
The individual U.S. states and territories, as well as the federal district of Washington, D.C. also have attorneys general with similar responsibilities. The majority of state attorneys general are chosen by popular election, as opposed to the U.S. Attorney General, who is a presidential appointee confirmed by the Senate.
In nearly all United States jurisdictions the attorney general is the chief law enforcement officer of that jurisdiction, and as such attorney general may also be considered a police rank. The proper form of addressing a person holding the office is addressed Mister or Madam Attorney General, or just as Attorney General. The plural is "Attorneys General" or "Attorneys-General".
Zimbabwe[edit]
Main article: Attorney General of Zimbabwe
Similar offices in non-common law jurisdictions[edit]
See also: Advocate General and Public procurator
Non-common law jurisdictions usually have one or more offices which are similar to attorneys-general in common law jurisdictions, some of which use "attorney-general" as the English translation of their titles.
Afghanistan[edit]
Main article: Attorney General's Office of Afghanistan
Brazil[edit]
Main articles: Attorney General of the Union and Prosecutor General of the Republic
Crimea[edit]
Main article: Prosecutor General of the Republic of Crimea
Dominican Republic[edit]
Main article: Attorney General of the Republic (Dominican Republic)
Germany[edit]
Main article: Public Prosecutor General (Germany)
Hungary[edit]
Main article: Chief Prosecutor of Hungary
Indonesia[edit]
Main article: Attorney General of Indonesia
Italy[edit]
Main article: Ministry of Justice (Italy)
Mexico[edit]
Main article: Attorney General (Mexico)
Netherlands[edit]
In the Netherlands, there are two types of attorneys-general, that are only historically related.
The first type of attorney-general ("advocaat-generaal" in Dutch) is the public prosecutor in criminal cases at appellate courts.
The second type of attorney-general ("procureur-generaal", while their replacements are called "advocaat-generaal") is an independent advisor to the Supreme Court. These people give an opinion on cases (called "conclusies") in any field of law (not just criminal law), supported by a scientific staff. The Supreme Court may either follow or reject the opinion of the attorney-general (which is published together with the eventual decision). In a way, an attorney-general acts as yet another judge, but in the Dutch system that does not allow dissenting opinions to be published, it is the only way to reflect different perceptions on a case. The Procureur-Generaal also prosecutes members of parliament in the case of misfeance.[9]
Dutch attorneys-general do not normally advise the government.[citation needed]
Norway[edit]
Main article: Office of the Attorney General of Norway
Russia[edit]
Main article: Prosecutor General of Russia
Serbia[edit]
Main article: Public Attorney's Office of the Republic of Serbia
Soviet Union[edit]
Main article: Procurator General of the USSR
Spain[edit]
Main article: Spanish Attorney General
Vietnam[edit]
Main article: Supreme People's Procuracy of Vietnam
Lists of countries, states or territories with attorneys-general[edit]
See Justice ministry § Related articles and lists
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
Jump up ^ Collins English Dictionary
Jump up ^ American Heritage Dictionary
Jump up ^ Merriam-Webster Dictionary
^ Jump up to: a b Pinker, Steven (1999). Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language (1st ed.). New York, NY: Basic Books. pp. 25, 28. ISBN 0-465-07269-0. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
Jump up ^ "U.S. Attorneys Generals Protest Trump's Ban: Liberty Is Bedrock of Our Country". Haaretz.com. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
Jump up ^ "Former Attorneys Generals at Work". New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
Jump up ^ "Office Of The Attorney General". Retrieved 4 July 2015.
Jump up ^ Tait, Maggie (12 May 2008). "Customary land excluded from Samoa bill". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
Jump up ^ "wetten.nl - Regeling - Wet op de rechterlijke organisatie - BWBR0001830". wetten.overheid.nl. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
Sources[edit]
Barzilai, Gad; Nachmias, David (1997). The Attorney General: Authority and Responsibility. Principles, Institutions in Comparative Perspective, Analysis and Recommendations for Reforms. No. 6. Jerusalem: Israel Institute for Democracy.
Barzilai, Gad (2010). The Attorney General and the State Prosecutor: Is Institutional Separation Warranted?. Jerusalem: Israel Institute for Democracy.
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Albemarle Sound
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An estuary on the coast of North Carolina, United States
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Albemarle Sound with the northern Outer Banks. Orbital photo courtesy of NASA.
Albemarle Sound (/ˈælbəˌmɑːrl/) is a large estuary on the coast of North Carolina in the United States located at the confluence of a group of rivers, including the Chowan and Roanoke. It is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Currituck Banks, a barrier peninsula upon which the town of Kitty Hawk is located, at the eastern edge of the sound, and part of the greater Outer Banks region. Roanoke Island is situated at the southeastern corner of the sound, where it connects to Pamlico Sound. Much of the water in the Albemarle Sound is brackish or fresh, as opposed to the saltwater of the ocean, as a result of river water pouring into the sound.
Some small portions of the Albemarle have been given their own "sound" names to distinguish these bodies of water from other parts of the large estuary. The Croatan Sound, for instance, lies between mainland Dare County and Roanoke Island. The eastern shore of the island to the Outer Banks is commonly referred to as the Roanoke Sound (which is also a historical name for the entire body of water now known as Albemarle Sound[1][2]). The long stretch of water from near the Virginia state line south to around the Currituck County southern boundary is known as the Currituck Sound.
The sound forms part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. Its coast saw the first permanent settlements in what became North Carolina, the English Albemarle Settlements. Many inland Tidewater communities along the Albemarle today are part of the Inner Banks region of the state.
Norfolk Southern Railroad passenger train crosses the Albemarle Sound trestle in 1918. The trestle was demolished in the late 1980s.
Contents
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2 See also
3 References
4 External links
History[edit]
Before Europeans came to the Albemarle Sound, the Algonquian Indians lived in the region. They traveled the sound in dugout canoes, and trapped fish.
In 1586 the first European explorers sailed up the fifty-five-mile (89 km) length of the Albemarle Sound. Half a century later, the first European settlers came south from Virginia, establishing agricultural and trading colonies along the shores of the Sound. The Albemarle Sound soon became a very important thoroughfare, with small trading ships called coasters carrying cargo to and from other colonies, and larger merchant ships bringing spices, silks, and sugars from the West Indies in exchange for products such as tobacco (a major export of the southern colonies), herring, and lumber.
In 1663, Albemarle Sound was made part of the Province of Carolina by King Charles II of England and given to eight Lords Proprietors. One of these royal beneficiaries was George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, for whom the sound is named.[3]
Ferries were a common method of transportation through the swamps surrounding the Albemarle Sound throughout the history of the region. One ferry that linked the towns of Edenton and Mackeys, North Carolina, continued in service from 1734 to 1938, when a bridge was built across the Sound. Another longer bridge of more than 3 miles (4.8 km) in length was built in 1990.
Fishing was a major industry in the Albemarle Sound. In late spring, plantation farmers would fish for shad, striped bass, and herring. Nets used by these fishermen were sometimes enormous, with some more than a mile (1600 m) long, and were frequently staffed 24 hours a day. Herring was cut and salted for export to Europe, while shad was packed in ice and shipped up the Chowan River to be sold in northern colonies. Regional striped bass tournaments attracted sport fishermen to the area, and it was considered by many to be the greatest striped bass fishery in the world.
Pollution and development in recent years has depleted the fisheries of the Albemarle Sound by seventy percent.
See also[edit]
Museum of the Albemarle
CSS Albemarle
USS Albemarle (AV-5)
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Albemarle Sound". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
Jump up ^ Mcpherson, Elizabeth G.; Paschal, Herbert R. "Batts, Nathaniell". NCpedia. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
Jump up ^ "Museum of the Albermarle". Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
External links[edit]
Elizabeth City Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
"The Albemarle Sound". Archived from the original on February 12, 2008.
Coordinates: 36°03′55″N 76°03′52″W / 36.06520°N 76.06453°W / 36.06520; -76.06453
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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates
12 March 2015 – 15 November 2017
Teams
210 (from 6 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played
867
Goals scored
2,435 (2.81 per match)
Attendance
17,905,043 (20,652 per match)
Top scorer(s)
Robert Lewandowski
Mohammad Al-Sahlawi
Ahmed Khalil
(16 goals each)
← 2014
2022 →
All statistics correct as of 13 November 2017
(including any matches not played but awarded).
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification process is a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations to decide 31 of the 32 teams which will 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,[1] but Zimbabwe and Indonesia were disqualified before playing their first matches.[2][3] Bhutan, South Sudan, Gibraltar and Kosovo made their FIFA World Cup qualification debuts.[4][5][6][7][8] Myanmar, having successfully appealed against a ban from the competition for crowd trouble during a 2014 World Cup qualifying tie against Oman, were obliged to play all their home matches outside the country.[9]
While the main qualifying draw took place at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, on 25 July 2015,[10][11] a number of qualification matches were played before that.[12] The first began in Dili, Timor Leste, on 12 March 2015 as part of the AFC's qualification,[13] with East Timorese player Chiquito do Carmo scoring the first goal of qualification. Matches were also played in CONCACAF prior to the main draw.
Contents
[hide]
1 Qualified teams
2 Qualification process
2.1 Summary of qualification
3 Format
3.1 Tiebreakers
4 Confederation qualification
4.1 AFC
4.1.1 Final positions (third round)
4.1.2 Play-off for 5th place (fourth round)
4.2 CAF
4.2.1 Current stage (third round)
4.3 CONCACAF
4.3.1 Final positions (fifth round)
4.4 CONMEBOL
4.4.1 Final positions
4.5 OFC
4.5.1 Final positions (third round)
4.6 UEFA
4.6.1 Final positions (first round)
4.6.2 Current stage (second round)
5 Inter-confederation play-offs
5.1 CONCACAF v AFC
5.2 OFC v CONMEBOL
6 Top goalscorers
7 References
8 External links
Qualified teams
Team qualified for World Cup
Team may qualify for World Cup
Team failed to qualify for World Cup, but has matches left to play
Team failed to qualify for World Cup, and all matches have been played
Team expelled from the tournament by FIFA prior to playing a match
Country not a FIFA member
Team
Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Consecutive
finals
appearances
Previous best
performance
Russia Host 012 December 2010 11th1 2014 2 Fourth place (1966)2
Brazil CONMEBOL Round Robin winners 0228 March 2017 21st 2014 21 Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
Iran AFC Third Round Group A winners 0312 June 2017 5th 2014 2 Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014)
Japan AFC Third Round Group B winners 0431 August 2017 6th 2014 6 Round of 16 (2002, 2010)
Mexico CONCACAF Fifth Round winners 051 September 2017 16th 2014 7 Quarter-finals (1970, 1986)
Belgium UEFA Group H winners 063 September 2017 13th 2014 2 Fourth place (1986)
South Korea AFC Third Round Group A runners-up 075 September 2017 10th 2014 9 Fourth place (2002)
Saudi Arabia AFC Third Round Group B runners-up 085 September 2017 5th 2006 1 Round of 16 (1994)
Germany UEFA Group C winners 095 October 2017 19th3 2014 17 Winners (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)
England UEFA Group F winners 105 October 2017 15th 2014 6 Winners (1966)
Spain UEFA Group G winners 116 October 2017 15th 2014 11 Winners (2010)
Nigeria CAF Third Round Group B winners 127 October 2017 6th 2014 3 Round of 16 (1994, 1998, 2014)
Costa Rica CONCACAF Fifth Round runners-up 137 October 2017 5th 2014 2 Quarter-finals (2014)
Poland UEFA Group E winners 148 October 2017 8th 2006 1 Third place (1974, 1982)
Egypt CAF Third Round Group E winners 158 October 2017 3rd 1990 1 First round (1934, 1990)
Iceland UEFA Group I winners 169 October 2017 1st – 1 –
Serbia UEFA Group D winners 179 October 2017 12th4 2010 1 Fourth place (1930, 1962)5
Portugal UEFA Group B winners 1810 October 2017 7th 2014 5 Third place (1966)
France UEFA Group A winners 1910 October 2017 15th 2014 6 Winners (1998)
Uruguay CONMEBOL Round Robin runners-up 2010 October 2017 13th 2014 3 Winners (1930, 1950)
Argentina CONMEBOL Round Robin third place 2110 October 2017 17th 2014 12 Winners (1978, 1986)
Colombia CONMEBOL Round Robin fourth place 2210 October 2017 6th 2014 2 Quarter-finals (2014)
Panama CONCACAF Fifth Round third place 2310 October 2017 1st – 1 –
Senegal CAF Third Round Group D winners 2410 November 2017 2nd 2002 1 Quarter-finals (2002)
Morocco CAF Third Round Group C winners 2511 November 2017 5th 1998 1 Round of 16 (1986)
Tunisia CAF Third Round Group A winners 2611 November 2017 5th 2006 1 Group stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Switzerland UEFA Second Round winners 2712 November 2017 11th 2014 4 Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954)
Croatia UEFA Second Round winners 2812 November 2017 5th 2014 2 Third place (1998)
Sweden UEFA Second Round winners 2913 November 2017 12th 2006 1 Runners-up (1958)
Notes
1: This is the 4th appearance of Russia at the FIFA World Cup; however, FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the Soviet Union who themselves qualified on 7 occasions.
2: Russia's best result is group stage in 1994, 2002 and 2014; however, FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the Soviet Union who achieved this result.
3: Germany between 1951 and 1990 is often referred to as "West Germany", as a separate East German state and team existed then.
4: This is the 2nd appearance of Serbia at the FIFA World Cup. However, FIFA considers Serbia as the successor team of the Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro national teams, who between them qualified on 10 occasions.
5: No official third place match took place in 1930 and no official third place was awarded at the time; both United States and Yugoslavia lost in the semi-finals. However, FIFA lists the teams as third and fourth respectively.
Qualification process
The number of teams participating in the final tournament is 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.[14] It was decided that the same allocation as 2014 would be kept for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.[15]
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.[3] Kuwait had a number of their qualifiers cancelled for a similar suspension that began while their campaign was underway,[16] which eventually resulted in their elimination.
As of 13 November 2017
Confederation
Teams started
Teams that have qualified
Teams that can still qualify
Teams that have been eliminated
Remaining places in finals
Total places in finals
Next matchday
Qualifying end date
AFC 46 4 1 41 0 or 1 4 or 5 15 November 2017 15 November 2017
CAF 54 5 0 49 0 5 14 November 2017 14 November 2017
CONCACAF 35 3 1 31 0 or 1 3 or 4 15 November 2017 15 November 2017
CONMEBOL 10 4 1 5 0 or 1 4 or 5 15 November 2017 15 November 2017
OFC 11 0 1 10 0 or 1 0 or 1 15 November 2017 15 November 2017
UEFA 54+1 12+1 2 40 1 13+1 14 November 2017 14 November 2017
Total
210+1
28+1
6
176
3
31+1
14 November 2017
15 November 2017
Note: One team each from AFC, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and OFC will play in the inter-confederation play-offs, to be played 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 depend on each confederation (see below). Each round may be played in either of the following formats:[17]
League format, where more than two teams form groups to play home-and-away round-robin matches, or in exceptions permitted by the FIFA Organizing Committee, single round-robin matches hosted by one of the participating teams or on neutral territory.
Knockout format, where two teams play home-and-away two-legged matches.
Tiebreakers
In league format, the ranking of teams in each group is based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[17]
Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
Overall goal difference
Overall goals scored
Points in matches between tied teams
Goal difference in matches between tied teams
Goals scored in matches between tied teams
Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie is only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
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
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 is decided by the confederation and require the approval of FIFA (regulations Article 20.8).[17]
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).[17]
Confederation qualification
AFC
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 will be expanded to 24 teams starting in 2019:[18]
First round: A total of 12 teams (teams ranked 35–46) played home-and-away over two legs. The six winners advanced to the second round.
Second round: A total of 40 teams (teams ranked 1–34 and six first round winners) were divided into eight groups of five teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The eight group winners and the four best group runners-up advanced to the third round of FIFA World Cup qualification as well as qualified for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup finals.
Third round: The 12 teams (an increase from 10 for 2014) which advanced from the second round were divided into two groups of six teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The top two teams of each group qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the two third-placed teams advanced to the fourth round.
Fourth round: The two third-placed teams of each group from the third round played home-and-away over two legs. The winners advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs, playing the fourth-placed CONCACAF team.
A total of 24 teams eliminated from World Cup qualification in the second round compete in the third round of 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification (which is separate from the third round of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification), where they are divided into six groups of four teams and compete for the remaining slots of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. The 24 teams consist of the 16 highest ranked teams eliminated in the second round, and the eight teams that advanced from the play-off round of 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification which are contested by the remaining 12 teams eliminated in the second round.[19]
Final positions (third round)
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.[20]
Group A
Pos
Team
v
t
e
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Iran 10 6 4 0 10 2 +8 22 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–0
2
South Korea 10 4 3 3 11 10 +1 15 0–0 — 1–0 2–1 3–2 3–2
3
Syria 10 3 4 3 9 8 +1 13 Advance to fourth round 0–0 0–0 — 1–0 2–2 3–1
4
Uzbekistan 10 4 1 5 6 7 −1 13 0–1 0–0 1–0 — 2–0 1–0
5
China PR 10 3 3 4 8 10 −2 12 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 — 0–0
6
Qatar 10 2 1 7 8 15 −7 7 0–1 3–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Group B
Pos
Team
v
t
e
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Japan 10 6 2 2 17 7 +10 20 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 4–0
2
Saudi Arabia 10 6 1 3 17 10 +7 19 1–0 — 2–2 3–0 1–0 1–0
3
Australia 10 5 4 1 16 11 +5 19 Advance to fourth round 1–1 3–2 — 2–0 2–0 2–1
4
United Arab Emirates 10 4 1 5 10 13 −3 13 0–2 2–1 0–1 — 2–0 3–1
5
Iraq 10 3 2 5 11 12 −1 11 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 — 4–0
6
Thailand 10 0 2 8 6 24 −18 2 0–2 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–2 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Play-off for 5th place (fourth round)
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.
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Syria 2–3 Australia 1–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)
CAF
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.[21] However, on 9 July 2015 FIFA officially announced that only three rounds would be played instead of four.[22]
First round: A total of 26 teams (teams ranked 28–53) played home-and-away over two legs. The 13 winners advanced to the second round.
Second round: A total of 40 teams (teams ranked 1–27 and 13 first round winners) played home-and-away over two legs. The 20 winners advanced to the third round.
Third round: The 20 teams which advance from the second round were divided into five groups of four teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The winners of each group qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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.[2] Therefore, only 53 African teams were involved in the draw.
Current stage (third round)
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.[23]
Group A
Pos
Team
v
t
e
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Tunisia (Q) 6 4 2 0 11 4 +7 14 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 0–0 2–0
2
DR Congo (E) 6 4 1 1 14 7 +7 13 2–2 — 4–0 3–1
3
Libya (E) 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4 0–1 1–2 — 1–0
4
Guinea (E) 6 1 0 5 6 14 −8 3 1–4 1–2 3–2 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Group B
Pos
Team
v
t
e
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Nigeria (Q) 6 4 2 0 12 4 +8 14 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 4–0 3–1
2
Zambia (E) 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8 1–2 — 2–2 3–1
3
Cameroon (E) 6 1 4 1 7 9 −2 7 1–1 1–1 — 2–0
4
Algeria (E) 6 0 2 4 4 11 −7 2 1–1 0–1 1–1 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Group C
Pos
Team
v
t
e
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Morocco (Q) 6 3 3 0 11 0 +11 12 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 0–0 3–0 6–0
2
Ivory Coast (E) 6 2 2 2 7 5 +2 8 0–2 — 1–2 3–1
3
Gabon (E) 6 1 3 2 2 7 −5 6 0–0 0–3 — 0–0
4
Mali (E) 6 0 4 2 1 9 −8 4 0–0 0–0 0–0 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Group D
Pos
Team
v
t
e
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Senegal (Q) 5 3 2 0 8 2 +6 11 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 0–0 2–0 14 Nov
2
Burkina Faso (E) 5 1 3 1 6 6 0 6 2–2 — 14 Nov 1–1
3
Cape Verde (E) 5 2 0 3 4 8 −4 6 0–2 0–2 — 2–1
4
South Africa (E) 5 1 1 3 6 8 −2 4 0–2[a] 3–1 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2017. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
Jump up ^ FIFA ordered a replay of the original South Africa v Senegal match after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld the lifetime ban of match referee Joseph Lamptey. Originally South Africa had defeated Senegal 2–1.[24]
Group E
Pos
Team
v
t
e
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Egypt (Q) 6 4 1 1 8 4 +4 13 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 2–0 2–1
2
Uganda (E) 6 2 3 1 3 2 +1 9 1–0 — 0–0 1–0
3
Ghana (E) 6 1 4 1 7 5 +2 7 1–1 0–0 — 1–1
4
Congo (E) 6 0 2 4 5 12 −7 2 1–2 1–1 1–5 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
CONCACAF
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
An amendment to the qualification process for this tournament had been suggested,[25] 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.[26] CONCACAF announced the full details on 12 January 2015:[27][28]
First round: A total of 14 teams (teams ranked 22–35) played home-and-away over two legs. The seven winners advanced to the second round.
Second round: A total of 20 teams (teams ranked 9–21 and seven first round winners) played home-and-away over two legs. The ten winners advanced to the third round.
Third round: A total of 12 teams (teams ranked 7–8 and ten second round winners) played home-and-away over two legs. The six winners advanced to the fourth round.
Fourth round: A total of 12 teams (teams ranked 1–6 and six third round winners) were divided into three groups of four teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The top two teams of each group advanced to the fifth round.
Fifth round: The six teams which advanced from the fourth round played home-and-away round-robin matches in one single group. The top three teams qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the fourth-placed team advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs, playing the winners of the Asian Football Confederation play-off.
Final positions (fifth round)
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.[29]
Pos
Team
v
t
e
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Mexico 10 6 3 1 16 7 +9 21 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–1
2
Costa Rica 10 4 4 2 14 8 +6 16 1–1 — 0–0 1–1 4–0 2–1
3
Panama 10 3 4 3 9 10 −1 13 0–0 2–1 — 2–2 1–1 3–0
4
Honduras 10 3 4 3 13 19 −6 13 Advance to inter-confederation play-offs 3–2 1–1 0–1 — 1–1 3–1
5
United States 10 3 3 4 17 13 +4 12 1–2 0–2 4–0 6–0 — 2–0
6
Trinidad and Tobago 10 2 0 8 7 19 −12 6 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
CONMEBOL
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, playing the winners of the Oceania Football Confederation qualifying competition.
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.[30]
Final positions
Pos
Team
v
t
e
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Brazil 18 12 5 1 41 11 +30 41 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 2–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 5–0 3–1
2
Uruguay 18 9 4 5 32 20 +12 31 1–4 — 0–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 4–0 2–1 4–2 3–0
3
Argentina 18 7 7 4 19 16 +3 28 1–1 1–0 — 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–1
4
Colombia 18 7 6 5 21 19 +2 27 1–1 2–2 0–1 — 2–0 0–0 1–2 3–1 1–0 2–0
5
Peru 18 7 5 6 27 26 +1 26 Advance to inter-confederation play-offs 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 — 3–4 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–2
6
Chile 18 8 2 8 26 27 −1 26 2–0 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 — 0–3 2–1 3–0[a] 3–1
7
Paraguay 18 7 3 8 19 25 −6 24 2–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–4 2–1 — 2–1 2–1 0–1
8
Ecuador 18 6 2 10 26 29 −3 20 0–3 2–1 1–3 0–2 1–2 3–0 2–2 — 2–0 3–0
9
Bolivia 18 4 2 12 16 38 −22 14 0–0 0–2 2–0 2–3 0–3[a] 1–0 1–0 2–2 — 4–2
10
Venezuela 18 2 6 10 19 35 −16 12 0–2 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 1–4 0–1 1–3 5–0 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
^ Jump up to: a b FIFA awarded Peru and Chile 3–0 wins as a result of Bolivia fielding the ineligible player Nelson Cabrera. Originally Bolivia had defeated Peru 2–0 and drawn 0–0 with Chile. Nelson Cabrera had previously represented Paraguay and did not meet eligibility rules.[31]
OFC
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
The qualification structure was as follows:[32][22]
First round: American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, and Tonga played a round-robin tournament at a single country. The winners advanced to the second round.
Second round (OFC Nations Cup): A total of eight teams (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu, and the first round winner) played the tournament at a single country. For the group stage, they were divided into two groups of four teams. The top three teams of each group advanced to the third round of World Cup qualifying. The top two teams of each group also advanced to the knockout stage (semi-finals and final) to decide the 2016 OFC Nations Cup winners which would play in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Third round: The six teams which advanced from the second round were divided into two groups of three teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The two group winners met in a two-legged match with the winners advancing to the inter-confederation play-offs, playing the fifth-placed South American team.
The OFC had considered different proposals of the qualifying tournament.[33] 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.[34] 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.[35]
Final positions (third round)
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.[36]
Group A
Pos
Team
v
t
e
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
New Zealand 4 3 1 0 6 0 +6 10 Advance to OFC Final — 2–0 2–0
2
New Caledonia 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 5 0–0 — 2–1
3
Fiji 4 0 1 3 3 8 −5 1 0–2 2–2 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Group B
Pos
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D
L
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GA
GD
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Qualification
1
Solomon Islands 4 3 0 1 6 6 0 9 Advance to OFC Final — 1–0 3–2
2
Tahiti 4 2 0 2 7 4 +3 6 3–0[a] — 1–2
3
Papua New Guinea 4 1 0 3 6 9 −3 3 1–2 1–3 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
Jump up ^ FIFA awarded Tahiti a 3–0 win as a result of the Solomon Islands fielding the ineligible player Henry Fa'arodo, after Tahiti had defeated the Solomon Islands 1–0. Fa'arodo failed to serve a one-game ban after receiving two yellow cards in the 2016 OFC Nations Cup.[37]
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.[38] The winners of the final advanced to inter-confederation play-offs.
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
New Zealand 8–3 Solomon Islands 6–1 2–2
UEFA
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Russia have 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.[39][40] The draw for the UEFA zone took place on 25 July 2015 in St. Petersburg.[41][22]
First round (group stage): The 52 UEFA teams affiliated with FIFA at the time of the draw were divided into nine groups (seven groups of six teams and two groups of five teams) to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The winners of each group qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the eight best runners-up advanced to the second round (play-offs). With the admission of Gibraltar and Kosovo as FIFA members in May 2016, both national teams were eligible to make their debuts in World Cup qualifying.[6] With initially two groups in the first round having only five teams, Kosovo was assigned to Group I as it was decided that Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia should not play against Kosovo for security reasons, and Gibraltar was then added to Group H,[7][8] so that each of the nine groups then had six teams.
Second round (play-offs): The eight best runners-up from the first round play one other team over two legs, home and away, the draw being 17 October 2017. The four winners will qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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.[22]
Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup
Advance to Second round (play-offs)
Group A
Group B
Group C
Pos
Team
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Pts
1
France 10 23
2
Sweden 10 19
3
Netherlands 10 19
4
Bulgaria 10 13
5
Luxembourg 10 6
6
Belarus 10 5
Source: FIFA
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Portugal 10 27
2
Switzerland 10 27
3
Hungary 10 13
4
Faroe Islands 10 9
5
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6
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2
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3
Czech Republic 10 15
4
Norway 10 13
5
Azerbaijan 10 10
6
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Source: FIFA
Group D
Group E
Group F
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2
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3
Wales 10 17
4
Austria 10 15
5
Georgia 10 5
6
Moldova 10 2
Source: FIFA
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1
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2
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3
Montenegro 10 16
4
Romania 10 13
5
Armenia 10 7
6
Kazakhstan 10 3
Source: FIFA
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1
England 10 26
2
Slovakia 10 18
3
Scotland 10 18
4
Slovenia 10 15
5
Lithuania 10 6
6
Malta 10 1
Source: FIFA
Group G
Group H
Group I
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Pld
Pts
1
Spain 10 28
2
Italy 10 23
3
Albania 10 13
4
Israel 10 12
5
Macedonia 10 11
6
Liechtenstein 10 0
Source: FIFA
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Team
v
t
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Pld
Pts
1
Belgium 10 28
2
Greece 10 19
3
Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 17
4
Estonia 10 11
5
Cyprus 10 10
6
Gibraltar 10 0
Source: FIFA
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1
Iceland 10 22
2
Croatia 10 20
3
Ukraine 10 17
4
Turkey 10 15
5
Finland 10 9
6
Kosovo 10 1
Source: FIFA
Ranking of runners-up
In deciding the eight best runners-up, the matches against the sixth-placed team in each group were discarded.[42]
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Grp
Team
v
t
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Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
B Switzerland 8 7 0 1 18 6 +12 21 Advance to second round (play-offs)
2
G Italy 8 5 2 1 12 8 +4 17
3
E Denmark 8 4 2 2 13 6 +7 14
4
I Croatia 8 4 2 2 8 4 +4 14
5
A Sweden 8 4 1 3 18 9 +9 13
6
C Northern Ireland 8 4 1 3 10 6 +4 13
7
H Greece 8 3 4 1 9 5 +4 13
8
D Republic of Ireland 8 3 4 1 7 5 +2 13
9
F Slovakia 8 4 0 4 11 6 +5 12
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fifth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.[43][44]
Current stage (second round)
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.[45] The winners of each tie will qualify for the World Cup.
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Northern Ireland 0–1 Switzerland 0–1 0–0
Croatia 4–1 Greece 4–1 0–0
Denmark Match 3 Republic of Ireland 0–0 14 Nov
Sweden 1–0 Italy 1–0 0–0
Inter-confederation play-offs
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)
There are 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 will be played on 15 November 2017.[46][47]
The matchups were decided at the preliminary draw which was held on 25 July 2015, at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia.[22]
CONCACAF v AFC
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–AFC play-off)
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Honduras Play-off 1 Australia 0–0 15 Nov
OFC v CONMEBOL
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off)
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
New Zealand Play-off 2 Peru 0–0 15 Nov
Top goalscorers
As of 13 November 2017
Note: Players in bold are still active in the qualification competition.
16 goals
Robert Lewandowski
Mohammad Al-Sahlawi
Ahmed Khalil
15 goals
Cristiano Ronaldo
11 goals
Tim Cahill
Romelu Lukaku
Sardar Azmoun
10 goals
Omar Kharbin
Edinson Cavani
9 goals
Carlos Ruiz
André Silva
Hassan Al-Haidos
Ali Mabkhout
8 goals
Yang Xu
Christian Eriksen
Mehdi Taremi
Chris Wood
Marcus Berg
Jozy Altidore
For each confederation and inter-confederation play-offs, see sections in each article:
AFC
CAF
CONCACAF
CONMEBOL
OFC
UEFA
Inter-confederation play-offs
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