2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
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The European
Zone of qualification
for the 2014 FIFA World Cup
will see teams competing for places at the finals in Brazil. As in recent tournaments, UEFA will have 13 direct qualfiers for the finals tournaments, with the 2014 qualifiers chosen as the winners of each of nine qualifying groups as well as the winners of four play-offs between group runners-up.
, Brazil
on 30 July 2011.Brazil can be divided into four regions for the 2014 World Cup The qualification format will be the same as 2010
. The teams will be split into eight groups of six teams and one group of five. The nine group winners will qualify directly to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and the eight best runners-up (determined by records against the first-, third-, fourth- and fifth-placed teams only for balance between different groups) will be drawn in two-legged play-offs to determine the other four qualifying nations.
In consideration of the delicate political situations of the relationships between Armenia and Azerbaijan as well as between Russia and Georgia, UEFA requested that FIFA maintain the current UEFA policy to not draw these teams into the same qualification groups – although as Armenia and Azerbaijan were in the same pot they could not be drawn together. The mechanism for keeping Russia and Georgia apart was confirmed by the FIFA Organising Committee on 29 July 2011.
Teams were allocated to seeding pots as follows. (July 2011 FIFA Rankings shown in brackets)
that matches have been played before the completion of the UEFA European Football Championship
.
The eight best runners-up will be determined by the following parameters in this order:
, but the rules may change at a later point.
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UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
Zone of qualification
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
The 2014 FIFA World Cup will feature 32 teams. One place was allocated to the hosts, , but no automatic place is given to the defending champions, . The remaining 31 places will be determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other 207 teams from the six FIFA...
for the 2014 FIFA World Cup
2014 FIFA World Cup
The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014....
will see teams competing for places at the finals in Brazil. As in recent tournaments, UEFA will have 13 direct qualfiers for the finals tournaments, with the 2014 qualifiers chosen as the winners of each of nine qualifying groups as well as the winners of four play-offs between group runners-up.
Format
All 53 UEFA national teams entered qualification, and 13 teams will qualify for the 2014 World Cup. The draw for the qualification groups was held at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
on 30 July 2011.Brazil can be divided into four regions for the 2014 World Cup The qualification format will be the same as 2010
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
The European zone of qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup saw 53 teams competing for 13 places at the finals. The qualification process started on 20 August 2008, after UEFA Euro 2008, and ended on 18 November 2009. The qualification process saw the first competitive matches of...
. The teams will be split into eight groups of six teams and one group of five. The nine group winners will qualify directly to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and the eight best runners-up (determined by records against the first-, third-, fourth- and fifth-placed teams only for balance between different groups) will be drawn in two-legged play-offs to determine the other four qualifying nations.
Seeding
The July 2011 FIFA Ranking was used to seed the teams.In consideration of the delicate political situations of the relationships between Armenia and Azerbaijan as well as between Russia and Georgia, UEFA requested that FIFA maintain the current UEFA policy to not draw these teams into the same qualification groups – although as Armenia and Azerbaijan were in the same pot they could not be drawn together. The mechanism for keeping Russia and Georgia apart was confirmed by the FIFA Organising Committee on 29 July 2011.
Teams were allocated to seeding pots as follows. (July 2011 FIFA Rankings shown in brackets)
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
(1) (2) (3) (6) (7) (8) (9) (12) (13) |
(15) (17) (18) (19) (21) (22) (24) (27) (29) |
(30) (32) (33) (37) (38) (41) (42) (45) (47) |
| Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
(48) (53) (57) (58) (59) (61) (62) (66) (69) |
(70) (75) (79) (80) (83) (85) (96) (111) (112) |
(112) (118) (121) (126) (128) (173) (203) (203) |
First round
The matches are scheduled to be played between 6 June 2012 and 15 October 2013. This will be the first time since qualification for the 1998 World Cup1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone .A total of 50 UEFA teams entered the competition. The European zone was allocated 15 places in the final tournament...
that matches have been played before the completion of the UEFA European Football Championship
UEFA European Football Championship
The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA . Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current...
.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Ranking of second-placed teams
Because one group has one team fewer than the others, matches against the sixth-placed team in each group are not included in this ranking. As a result, eight matches played by each team will count for the purposes of the second-placed table.The eight best runners-up will be determined by the following parameters in this order:
- Highest number of points
- Goal difference
- Highest number of goals scored
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Second round
The 8 best group runners-up will contest the second round ("continental play-offs"). The 8 teams will be paired into 4 home-and-away series. The 4 winners will qualify for the World Cup. There has been no mention of seeding this draw to date, as happened in qualification for South Africa 20102010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
, but the rules may change at a later point.
Draw
The draw date, location, and procedure for Round Two will be confirmed by the end of Round One by the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014.Matches
The matches are scheduled to be played on 15 and 19 November 2013.|}