Wednesday, July 27, 2011

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

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