On Tuesday, October 17 Zurich ended the draw of the playoff matches of the European qualification of the FIFA World Cup in 2018, it was attended by eight national teams. Northern Ireland will play with Switzerland, Croatia with Greece, Denmark with Ireland, and Sweden with Italy.
The matches of European qualification will be held from 9 to 14 November.
Intercontinental butt matches:.
Honduras - Australia (10th and 15th November) New Zealand - Peru (11th and 15th November) European joints:.
Northern Ireland - Switzerland (November 9 and 12) Croatia - Greece (November 9 and 12) Sweden - Italy (10th and 13th November) Denmark - Ireland (11th and 12th November) th of November).
All European matches will begin at 21:45, except Sunday's match Switzerland - Northern Ireland. There the beginning of the match is scheduled for 19:00.
Where to watch the matches?.
The official translator of the European qualification for the 2018 World Cup qualification in Ukraine is the Soccer 1 / Football 2 channels, and you can watch all the play-offs on Football. ua in an online text translation.
Teams that already will definitely go to Russia:.
From Europe there will be 9 winners of the qualifying round, plus Russia, as hostess of the tournament. Also, owners of 13 of the 18 treasured vouchers for national teams from other confederations.
UEFA: Russia (hosts), England, Belgium, Germany (champion), Iceland, Spain, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, France.
Other confederations: Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, Iran, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay, South Korea, Japan. Another three participants from Africa will be determined in November.
The draw for the final stage of the World Cup 2018 will be held on December 1 in the Kremlin Palace in Moscow.
All national teams will be divided into four baskets according to the FIFA rating for October 2017. The Russian national team will automatically take the first position in Group A.
In the first basket will also be Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Poland, France and Spain. Note that in one group there can be no more than two representatives of Europe and only one representative of another confederation.
The final stage of the 2018 World Cup will be held from 14 June to 15 July.