Saudi
Arabia
South Korea
Serbia
Australia
Morocco
Nigeria
Japan
Pot 4
Costa Rica
Iceland
Sweden
Tunisia
Denmark
Egypt
3.00 (W3 D0 L0)
2.33 (W1 D1 L0)
2.00 (W4 D2 L1)
2.00 (W1 D1 L0)
2.00 (W4 D2 L1)
1.53 (W6 D5 L4)
1.00 (W0 D2 L0)
1.00 (W0 D1 L0)
2.11 (W12 D4 L3)
2.00 (W1 D1 L0)
1.38 (W8 D9 L7)
1.33 (W1 D1 L1)
1.00 (W0 D1 L0)
England have never played Panama
England have never played Iran or Senegal
Points won per game
Points won per game
Pot 3
Starts in major tournaments
Pot 4
Pot 3
Japan
Costa Rica
Argentina
Pot 1
680
Starts in major tournaments
Pot 4
Pot 3
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Poland
Pot 1
173
Worst possible draw
Best possible draw
For all players involved in each nation’s qualifying campaign, the combined number of starts they’ve made in major international tournaments this decade.
Based on tournament experience
World Cup
draw?
Here’s how each pot breaks down in descending order:
Every nation’s current FIFA ranking points, plus how these have changed over the past 12 months
Based on FIFA rankings
want to face in the
Who do
(and don’t)
England