Qualifying will begin on March 24-25 of 2021 with the total of 10 matchdays being played between then and the middle of November.
The world’s top-ranked side Belgium were paired with Wales, Czech Republic, Belarus and Estonia in Group E as they look to return to the World Cup after defeating England in the third-place game in 2018.
The 2018 World Cup winners France, meanwhile, will have to combat Ukraine, Finland, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kazakhstan in Group D while runners-up Croatia were drawn with Slovakia, Russia, Slovenia, Cyprus and Malta.
The seedings were based on FIFA world rankings on November 26, with Belgium, France, England, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands the top-ranked sides, making them unable to be drawn together.
The ten group winners qualify automatically for the finals which will take place in Qatar from November 21 to December 18, 2022.
Following the completion of group play, the 10 group runners-up will go into the playoffs in March 2022, where they will be joined by the two best group winners of the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League that have neither qualified directly for the final tournament as European Qualifiers group winners, nor entered the play-offs already as European Qualifiers group runners-up.
The 12 teams will then be drawn into three play-off paths for one-off semifinals and a final, with the three path winners qualifying for the World Cup.
The full groups are as follows:
Group A: Portugal, Serbia, Rep of Ireland, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan
Group B: Spain, Sweden, Greece, Georgia, Kosovo
Group C: Italy, Switzerland, N.Ireland, Bulgaria, Lithuania
Group D: France, Ukraine, Finland, Bosnia I H, Kazakhstan
Group E: Belgium, Wales, Cz. Republic, Belarus, Estonia
Group F: Denmark, Austria, Scotland, Israel, Faroe Islands, Moldova
Group G: Netherlands, Turkey, Norway, Montenegro, Latvia, Gibraltar
Group H: Croatia, Slovakia, Russia, Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta
Group I: England, Poland, Hungary, Albania, Andorra, San Marino
Group J: Germany, Romania, Iceland, N. Macedonia, Armenia, Liechtenstein
MTottenham
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Uefa arranged this in such a way that the top teams on the list of each group are always the ones to qualify🤨🤨🌝🌝🌝
LeeBangJi77
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This will help CR7 achieve his goal 🥅 💯
D_ra
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People lining up to ask why a certain country isnt there when that country isnt part of Europe😤😤😤
SantiagoBarnabeau
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Other teams in group A, knowing they will have to face the GOAT
AhmedBarade2019
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Cristiano Ronaldo Is Ready To Destroy Serbia, Ireland, Luxembourg And Azerbaijan Single Handedly.🥵🔥 😁😂
Jobarcelona
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Group H Croatia 🇭🇷 Slovakia 🇸🇰 Russia 🇷🇺 Slovenia 🇸🇮 I only see WHITE BLUE AND RED 😂[Crylaugh]
goutam150
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Overlord10
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Ali daei right now:
Basselll123
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Uefa arranged this in such a way that the top teams on the list of each group are always the ones to qualify🤨🤨🌝🌝🌝
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It’s called rankings
Raeeklmrz
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Other teams in group A, knowing they will have to face the GOAT
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Goat?? He is in south America