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| Asia/AFC Groups |
| The 10 group winners qualify for the Asia Final Round, drawn into two groups of five teams. The two winners qualify for the World Cup finals. The two runners-up go into a playoff, with the winner playing a European team for a spot in the finals. |
| Group 1 |
| Oman, Syria, Laos, Philippines |
| Group 2 |
| Iran, Tajikisan, Myanmar, Guam |
| Group 3 |
| Qatar, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Palestine |
| Group 4 |
| Kuwait, Singapore, Bahrain, Kyrgystan |
| Group 5 |
| Thailand, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Pakistan |
| Group 6 |
| Iraq, Kazakstan, Nepal, Macao |
| Group 7 |
| Uzbekistan, Jordan, Turkmenistan, Taiwan |
| Group 8 |
| United Arab Emirates, India, Yemen, Brunei |
| Group 9 |
| China, Indonesia, Maldives, Cambodia |
| Group 10 |
| Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Mongolia |
| Europe/UEFA Groups |
| Group winners advance to the finals. Eight runners-up go into a playoff to determine four more qualifiers. Another runner-up meets an Asian team in the final playoff. |
| Group 1 |
| Yugoslavia, Russia, Switzerland, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Faroe Islands |
| Group 2 |
| Netherlands, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Cypress, Andotra, Estonia |
| Group 3 |
| Czech Republic, Denmark, Bulgaria, Iceland, N. Ireland, Malta |
| Group 4 |
| Sweden, Turkey, Slovakia, Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Moldova |
| Group 5 |
| Norway, Ukraine, Poland, Wales, Armenia, Belarus |
| Group 6 |
| Belgium, Scotland, Croatia, Latvia, San Marino |
| Group 7 |
| Spain, Austria, Israel, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Liechtenstein |
| Group 8 |
| Romania, Italy, Lithuania, Hungary, Georgia |
| Group 9 |
| Germany, England, Greece, Finland, Albania |
| Africa/CAF Groups |
| The 25 winners are divided into five groups containing five teams each. The draw is held after the first round. The group winners advance to the finals. |
| Group A |
| Cape Verde Islands vs. Algeria
Mauritania vs. Tunisia Benin vs. Senegal Guinea-Bissau vs. Togo Gambia vs. Morocco |
| Group B |
| Lesotho vs. South Africa
Swaziland vs. Angola Botswana vs. Zambia Madagascar vs. Gabon Sudan vs. Mozambique |
| Group C |
| Equatorial Guinea vs. Congo
Libya vs. Mali Rwanda vs. Cote d'Ivoire Sao Tome e Principe vs. Sierra Leone Central African Republic vs. Zimbabwe |
| Group D |
| Seychelles vs. Namibia
Djibouti vs. Congo Democratic Republic Somalia vs. Cameroon Mauritius vs. Egypt Eritrea vs. Nigeria |
| Group E |
| Chad vs. Liberia
Uganda vs. Guinea Ethiopia vs. Burkina Faso Malawi vs. Kenya Tanzania vs. Ghana |
| CONCACAF Groups |
| Mexico, Jamaica, United States and Costa Rica go straight into the semifinal round. The top three teams from the final group advance to the finals. |
| Caribbean Zone |
| Group 1
Cuba vs. Cayman Islands St. Lucia vs. Suriname Aruba vs. Puerto Rico Barbados vs. Grenada |
| Caribbean Zone |
| Group 2
St. Vincent vs. U.S. Virgin Islands St Kitts and Nevis vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Guyana vs. Antigua and Barbuda British Virgin Islands vs. Bermuda |
| Caribbean Zone |
| Group 3
Trinidad and Tobago vs. Netherlands Antilles Dominican Republic vs. Montserrat Dominica vs. Haiti Anguilla vs. Bahamas |
| Central American Zone |
| Group A
El Salvador, Belize, Guatemala |
| Central American Zone |
| Group B
Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama |
| South America/CONMEBOL Groups |
| The 10 teams play a qualifying tournament in a league system. The top four teams qualify and the fifth-placed team plays against the winner of the Oceania qualifications. The winner advances to the finals. |
| Group 1 |
| Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela |
| Oceania/OFC Groups |
| The winner of group 1 and group 2 will compete in a home and away play-off. The winner of that competes in a home and away play-off against the team finishing fifth in the South American competition. The winner qualifies for the finals. |
| Group 1 |
| Australia, Tonga, Fiji, American Samoa, Western Samoa |
| Group 2 |
| New Zealand, Tahiti, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Cook Islands |