World Cup 2018 Qualifier: Armenia doesn’t get a super competitor

Armenian National Football Team today found out who its competitors will be in the World Cup qualifying round. In Group E Armenia will compete with Romania, Denmark, Poland, Montenegro and Kazakhstan.

World Cup 2018 qualifying group draw took place in St. Petersburg. Russia are not included in this draw, qualifying automatically as tournament hosts.

Europe's 52 member associations will struggle for 13 rounds. The winner of each group will qualify automatically for the 2018 World Cup, while the eight best second-place teams will enter a playoff, where they will be paired off and partake in a two-legged tie to determine who wins the final four World Cup spots allocated to Europe. The European qualifiers will begin in the fall of next year.

World Cup 2018, Qualifying Round

Group A: Netherlands, France, Sweden, Bulgaria, Belarus, Luxembourg
Group B: Portugal, Switzerland, Hungary, Faroe Islands, Latvia, Andorra
Group C: Germany, Czech Republic, N. Ireland, Norway, Azerbaijan, San Marino
Group D: Wales, Austria, Serbia, Republic of Ireland, Moldova, Georgia
Group E: Romania, Denmark, Poland, Montenegro, Armenia, Kazakhstan
Group F: England, Slovakia, Scotland, Slovenia, Lithuania, Malta
Group G: Spain, Italy, Albania, Israel, FYR Macedonia, Liechtenstein
Group H: Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Greece, Estonia, Cyprus
Group I: Croatia, Iceland, Ukraine, Turkey, Finland