Friday, March 29, 2013

Nations in Qualifying Position for Brazil 2014

There's still a long way to go before the final field is set for Brazil 2014 but this is a list of nations that are currently in "qualifying position" at this early stage of final round World Cup qualifying.

CONCACAF (3.5 teams qualify)
USA (33)
Panama (41)
Costa Rica (53)
Honduras (49) (Intercontinental Playoff with Oceania)

AFRICA (5 teams qualify: 5 home-and-away series)
Cote d'Ivoire (13)
Nigeria (30)
Algeria (34)
Zambia (36)
Tunisia (44)
Egypt (75)
Cameroon (79)
Senegal (82)
Congo (101)
Ethiopia (112)

ASIA (4.5 teams qualify)
Japan (26)
South Korea (47)
Uzbekistan (59)
Jordan (90)

Australia (39) (Playoff - then Intercontinental Playoff with South America)
Iran (57) (Playoff - then Intercontinental Playoff with South America)

EUROPE (13 teams qualify)
Spain (1)
Germany (2)
Italy (5)
Netherlands (8)
Russia (10)
Switzerland (14)
Belgium (19)
Bosnia-Herzegovina (23)
Montenegro (28)

Playoff Positions (The 8 best group runners-up will play Round 2 in 4 home-and-away series)
England (4)
Croatia (9)
Greece (12)
France (17)
Hungary (32)
Bulgaria (46)
Albania (64)
Israel (74)

OCEANIA
New Zealand (88) (Intercontinental Playoff with CONCACAF)

SOUTH AMERICA (Brazil + 4.5 teams qualify)
Brazil (18) (Automatic Qualification Home Nation)

Argentina (3)
Colombia (6)
Ecuador (11)
Chile (22)

Venezuela (43) (Intercontinental Playoff with Asia)

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