Group draw for the 2018 World Cup

[Tender Branson]

This was yesterday.

Here are the qualification groups for Europe:



Good draw for us. Wales, Serbia and Ireland are all beatable.

[muon2]

Who qualifies for the berths? I assume that the best team out of each of the 9 groups qualifies. Are the other 5 selected from runner ups with the best results in the groups? In particular how do they compare results from groups with different numbers of countries?

[dead0man]

According to wiki all but one of the second place teams (after the round robin) go into another group.  Those 8 teams play each other in a one off make it and your in, lose and you're done.

[NewYorkExpress]

I guess I'll take a chance on who advances;

Group A;

Netherlands
France

Group B;

Portugal
Switzerland

Group C;

Germany
Czech Republic

Group D;

Ireland
Austria

Group E;

Denmark
Poland

Group F;

England
Scotland

Group G;

Italy
Spain

Group H;

Belguim

Group I;

Croatia
Turkey

[The Ex-Factor]

How did Wales and Romania end up in Pot 1 and France and Italy end up in Pot 2?

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

How did Wales and Romania end up in Pot 1 and France and Italy end up in Pot 2?

The current FIFA rankings.

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Eurozone? Surely they could come up with a better term there.

[VPH]

I'm glad Portugal got an easy group.

Also England vs Scotland is FREAKING AWESOME.
My guesses:
A-Netherlands, France
B-Portugal, Switzerland
C-Germany, Czech Republic
D-Serbia, Austria
E-Romania, Denmark
F-England, Slovakia
G-Italy, Spain
H-Belgium, Greece
I-Croatia, Ukraine