World Cup 2018: Armenia in Group E

World Cup 2018: Armenia in Group E 

ARMENPRESS. The Armenia national football team will compete with Romania, Denmark, Poland, Montenegro and Kazakhstan in Group E of the 2018 World Cup Qualifier. World Cup 2018 qualifying group draw took place in St. Petersburg. The other groups are:

 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

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. The world Cup will be held in 11 cities of Moscow and the final will take place in Moscow.