UEFA Pot Allocations

UEFA, the two-time defending champions of the FIFA World Cup (Italy 2006, Spain 2010), will be busy finishing qualifying for the finals of UEFA Euro 2012 this year. However, qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup will kickoff in Europe in the second half of 2012, a few months after the conclusion of UEFA Euro 2012.

The 53 member nations of UEFA will be drawn into nine groups for FIFA World Cup qualifying. Groups A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H will have six teams. Group I will have five teams. The 53 teams have been split into six pots. All groups except Group I will feature one team from Pot 1, one from Pot 2, one from Pot 3, one from Pot 4, one from Pot 5, and one from Pot 6. Group I will not feature a team from Pot 6.

Pot 1

1. Spain

2. Netherlands

3. Germany

4. England

5. Portugal

6. Italy

7. Croatia

8. Norway

9. Greece

Pot 2

10. France

11. Montenegro

12. Russia

13. Sweden

14. Denmark

15. Slovenia

16. Turkey

17. Serbia

18. Slovakia

Pot 3

19. Switzerland

20. Israel

21. Ireland

22. Belgium

23. Czech Republic

24. Bosnia and Herzegovina

25. Belarus

26. Ukraine

27. Hungary

Pot 4

28. Bulgaria

29. Romania

30. Georgia

31. Lithuania

32. Albania

33. Scotland

34. Northern Ireland

35. Austria

36. Poland

Pot 5

37. Armenia

38. Finland

39. Estonia

40. Cyprus

41. Latvia

42. Moldova

43. Macedonia

44. Azerbaijan

45. Faroe Islands

Pot 6

46. Wales

47. Liechtenstein

48. Iceland

49. Kazakhstan

50. Luxembourg

51. Malta

52. Andorra

53. San Marino