Victory for Spain 16 points in Greece later sent them top of the group. It comes down to the meeting between the two in Seville on Sunday -- and now Spain only need to avoid defeat on home soil to win the group and go direct to the World Cup, leaving Sweden to the playoffs.
It's simply a must-win game for Sweden. Get instant access. Italy, Switzerland vs. Jorginho's late penalty miss in Italy's home draw with Switzerland means this group is absolutely on a knife-edge, with the two teams on 15 points. The Swiss will need to either better Italy's result on the final day, or win by at least two goals more to draw level on goal difference.
If Italy and Switzerland finish level on points and goal difference and goals scored , it goes down to head to head, and Switzerland would then qualify on head-to-head on away goals.
Finland , France vs. Kazakhstan Nov. Ukraine , Finland vs. France 12 points top the group and will seal their place at the World Cup with a win over Kazakhstan. Can also qualify with a draw if Bosnia-Finland is a draw too. Ukraine 9 points sit in second but, without a game on Nov. They have only one game remaining, meaning they can only top the group if France lose both games next month. With Finland to play France on Nov. Finland 8 points and Bosnia 7 points meet each other on Nov.
Estonia, Wales vs. Belarus Nov. Belgium 16 points are guaranteed to finish in the top two, and need a win at home to Estonia to secure qualification. They would also qualify if Wales fail to beat Belarus in Cardiff. The real battle is for second, with Czech Republic and Wales on 14 points.
Wales are third on goal difference two goals worse off than the Czechs but have a game in hand at home to Belarus. Wales will need to make the most of that game, because they host Belgium in their final qualifier.
If Wales beat Belarus, they would need to avoid defeat against Belgium to secure second. If Wales lose at home to Belgium, then the door is open for Czech Republic to finish second on goal difference with a win over Estonia.
Wales are guaranteed a playoff spot if they finish outside the top two as UEFA Nations League group winners, while Czech Republic are almost certain to if they are third. Israel, Denmark vs. Poland secured at least a play-off spot with one game to spare after Paulo Sousa's side beat Andorra in Group I, thanks to a double from striker Robert Lewandowski.
Remaining fixtures: November San Marino vs England - kick-off 7. Germany became the first European team to qualify for the World Cup by crushing North Macedonia away in October to secure top spot in Group J with two games to spare. They followed this up with a thrashing of Lichtenstein on Thursday. Heading into the final game, North Macedonia and Romania look likely to battle it out for second place. North Macedonia currently occupy the spot with 15 points, one ahead of Romania in third, but also have a significantly better goal difference.
Armenia are fourth and have 12 points, but with a goal difference of -8, are unlikely to finish in second. Iceland and Lichtenstein can no longer qualify. A total of 13 slots in the final tournament are available for UEFA teams.
The 55 teams have been split into five groups of five and five groups of six. The winners of the 10 groups will qualify automatically for the finals, which for the first time will be played in November and December of to avoid the punishing summer heat in the Middle East. A further three places will be fought out between the 10 group runners-up and the two highest-ranked teams from the Nations League who have not already qualified or finished in a runners-up spot.
These 12 teams will be divided into three play-off paths, each featuring four countries, to determine the final three European berths. The format will consist of two knockout rounds from which the three additional teams qualify. Four matches will be played each day during the group stage, which will run over a day period and see winners and runners-up progress to the round of Matches will only be assigned to particular venues after the finals draw, so organisers can choose optimal kick-off times to suit television audiences in different countries, as well as supporters out in Qatar.
The finals draw is scheduled to take place in April , after the March window for international fixtures. FIFA has confirmed the first two rounds of matches will kick off at 1pm, 4pm, 7pm and 10pm local time 10am, 1pm, 4pm and 7pm in the United Kingdom.
Kick-off times in the final round of group games and knock-out round matches will be at 6pm and 10pm local time 3pm and 7pm UK time. Play for free, entries by Search Sky Sports. Group tables, standings, fixtures, dates World Cup qualifying reaches business end - see our group-by-group state of play; watch games live on Sky Sports and follow via our dedicated live blogs, plus watch in-game clips and free match highlights on Sky Sports' digital platforms.
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