Ever wondered how many teams qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup from each continent? Want to know how the qualifiers are progressing? Here is a comprehensive resource to find the progress of every team competing to qualify for football’s biggest tournament in Brazil in 2014.
Europe (UEFA)
UEFA sends 13 teams to the World Cup. There are 9 groups made, with eight of those having six teams and one having five. The nine group winners directly get an entry into the World Cup, while the eight best runners-ups of the groups play a two-legged knockout game to determine the other four qualifiers.
Group A
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
Belgium | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 22 |
Croatia | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
Serbia | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
Scotland | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 8 |
FYR Macedonia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
Wales | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -12 | 6 |
Group B
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
Italy | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Bulgaria | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
Denmark | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 12 |
Czech Republic | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Armenia | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
Malta | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -14 | 3 |
Group C
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
Germany | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 22 |
Sweden | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
Austria | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | |
Kazakhstan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -13 | 4 |
Faroe Islands | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -22 | 0 |
Group D
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
Netherlands | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 22 |
Hungary | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
Turkey | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Romania | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
Estonia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -10 | 7 |
Andorra | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -24 | 0 |
Group E
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
Switzerland | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 18 |
Iceland | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
Slovenia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
Norway | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
Albania | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
Cyprus | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -9 | 4 |
Group F
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
Russia | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 18 |
Portugal | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 17 |
Israel | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
Northern Ireland | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 6 |
Luxembourg | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -12 | 6 |
Azerbaijan | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -6 | 5 |
Group G
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
Bosnia & Herzeg. | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 19 |
Greece | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 |
Slovakia | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
Latvia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
Lithuania | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 7 |
Liechtenstein | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -16 | 2 |
Group H
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
England | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 16 |
Ukraine | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Montenegro | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
Poland | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
Moldova | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -11 | 5 |
San Marino | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -42 | 0 |
Group I
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
Spain | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
France | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
Finland | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
Georgia | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 5 |
Belarus | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 4 |
To check the South American (CONMEBOL) qualifiers, click here.
To check the African (CAF) qualifiers, click here.
To check the Asian (AFC) qualifiers, click here.
To check the North, Central American and Caribbean (CONCACAF) qualifiers, click here.
To check the Oceania (OFC) qualifiers, click here.
South America (CONMEBOL)
Nine teams compete in these qualifiers, with the top four after a league stage qualifying directly to the World Cup. The fifth team faces a knockout qualifier against Asia’s fifth-placed team in their World Cup qualifiers.
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
Argentina | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 29 |
Colombia | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 26 |
Chile | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 24 |
Ecuador | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
Uruguay | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
Venezuela | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 19 |
Peru | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 14 |
Bolivia | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -13 | 11 |
Paraguay | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -13 | 11 |
To check the European (UEFA) qualifiers, click here.
To check the African (CAF) qualifiers, click here.
To check the Asian (AFC) qualifiers, click here.
To check the North, Central American and Caribbean (CONCACAF) qualifiers, click here.
To check the Oceania (OFC) qualifiers, click here.
Africa (CAF)
There are 40 teams remaining, divided into 10 groups of four teams each. The table-toppers from each group play five knockout ties to select the five qualifiers from the Africa region.
Group A
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
Ethiopia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
South Africa | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Botswana | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
Central Africa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 3 |
Group B
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
Tunisia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
Cape Verde | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
Sierra Leone | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
Equatorial Guinea | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
Group C
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | |
Morocco | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Tanzania | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
Gambia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -9 | 1 |
Group D
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
Ghana | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 |
Zambia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
Sudan | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 2 |
Lesotho | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -13 | 2 |
Group E
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
Congo | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Burkina Faso | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Gabon | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Niger | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 3 |
Group F
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
Nigeria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
Malawi | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Namibia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
Kenya | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
Group G
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
Egypt | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
Guinea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Mozambique | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
Zimbabwe | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 1 |
Group H
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
Algeria | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
Mali | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Benin | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
Rwanda | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 2 |
Group I
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
Libya | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
Cameroon | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Congo DR | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
Togo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
Group J
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
Senegal | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
Uganda | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Angola | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
Liberia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
To check the European (UEFA) qualifiers, click here.
To check the South American (CONMEBOL) qualifiers, click here.
To check the Asian (AFC) qualifiers, click here.
To check the North, Central American and Caribbean (CONCACAF) qualifiers, click here.
To check the Oceania (OFC) qualifiers, click here.
Asia (AFC)
After four rounds of qualification, there are 10 teams remaining, divided into 2 groups. The top two from each group go through to the World Cup directly. The third-placed teams from both groups face each other in a knockout tie. The winner of that tie faces the fifth-placed team in the South American qualifiers for a spot in the World Cup.
Group A
Team | MP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
Iran | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
South Korea | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
Uzbekistan | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
Qatar | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 7 |
Lebanon | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 5 |
Group B
Team | MP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
Japan* | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 17 |
Australia | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
Jordan | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -9 | 10 |
Oman | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 9 |
Iraq | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
To check the European (UEFA) qualifiers, click here.
To check the South American (CONMEBOL) qualifiers, click here.
To check the African (CAF) qualifiers, click here.
To check the North, Central American and Caribbean (CONCACAF) qualifiers, click here.
To check the Oceania (OFC) qualifiers, click here.
North, Central American and Caribbean (CONCACAF)
After four rounds of qualification, there are 6 teams remaining. The top three after a league-style format qualify for the World Cup. The fourth-placed team faces the winner of the Oceania group for a spot in the World Cup.
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
United States | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
Costa Rica | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
Mexico | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Honduras | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
Panama | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
Jamaica | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 2 |
To check the European (UEFA) qualifiers, click here.
To check the South American (CONMEBOL) qualifiers, click here.
To check the African (CAF) qualifiers, click here.
To check the Asian (AFC) qualifiers, click here.
To check the Oceania (OFC) qualifiers, click here.
Oceania (OFC)
After three rounds of qualifying, 4 teams are selected and a league-style tournament is played. The winner of the league faces the fourth-placed team from the CONCACAF qualifiers.
New Zealand has already won the league, and will face the fourth-placed team from the CONCACAF qualifiers.
To check the European (UEFA) qualifiers, click here.
To check the South American (CONMEBOL) qualifiers, click here.
To check the African (CAF) qualifiers, click here.
To check the Asian (AFC) qualifiers, click here.
To check the North, Central American and Caribbean (CONCACAF) qualifiers, click here.