The nine group-winners qualify for the 2010 World Cup. The eight-best second-place teams will be paired off in a series of two-game playoffs (home and away). The four playoff winners advance to the 2010 World Cup.

GROUP 1

TEAMS GAMES PLAYED POINTS
Denmark 8 18
Sweden 8 15
Portugal 8 13
Hungary 8 13

Full standings

WHO'S STILL ALIVE: Denmark, Sweden, Portugal, Hungary

WHO'S ELIMINATED: Albania, Malta

OCT. 10 GAMES: Denmark vs. Sweden, Portugal vs. Hungary

DENMARK will qualify for the 2010 World Cup

  • if they beat Sweden

DENMARK will secure at least a UEFA playoff berth

  • if Portugal ties Hungary

SWEDEN will secure at least a UEFA playoff berth

  • if they beat Denmark AND if Portugal ties Hungary

SWEDEN will only be able to qualify for the World Cup via the UEFA playoffs

  • if they lose to Denmark

PORTUGAL will only be able to qualify for the 2010 World Cup via the UEFA playoffs

  • if Denmark beats Sweden OR if they do not beat Hungary

PORTUGAL will be eliminated from contention

  • if they do not beat Hungary AND if Sweden beats Denmark

HUNGARY will only be able to qualify for the 2010 World Cup via the UEFA playoffs

  • if Denmark beats Sweden OR if they do not defeat Portugal

HUNGARY will be eliminated from contention

  • if they do not beat Portugal AND if Sweden beats Denmark

GROUP 2

TEAMS GAMES PLAYED POINTS
Switzerland 8 17
Greece 8 14
Latvia 8 14
Israel 8 12

Full standings

WHO'S STILL ALIVE: Switzerland, Greece, Latvia, Israel

WHO'S ELIMINATED: Luxembourg, Moldova

OCT. 10 GAMES: Luxembourg vs. Switzerland, Isreal vs. Moldova, Greece vs. Latvia

On the next matchday (10 October):

SWITZERLAND will qualify for the 2010 World Cup

  • if they defeat Luxembourg AND if Greece ties Latvia

SWITZERLAND will secure at least a UEFA playoff berth

  • if they beat Luxembourg
  • if they tie Luxembourg AND if Greece does not tie Latvia AND if Israel does not beat Moldova

GREECE will only be able to qualify for the 2010 World Cup via the UEFA playoffs

  • if they lose to Latvia AND a) if Switzerland does not lose to Luxembourg OR b) if Israel beats Moldova
  • if they tie Latvia AND if Switzerland beats Luxembourg

LATVIA will only be able to qualify for the 2010 World Cup via the UEFA playoffs

  • if they lose to Greece AND a) if Switzerland does not lose to Luxembourg OR b) if Israel beats Moldova
  • if they tie Greece AND if Switzerland beats Luxembourg

ISRAEL will only be able to qualify for the 2010 World Cup via the UEFA playoffs

  • if they do not beat Moldova AND if Greece ties Latvia
  • if they beat Moldova AND if Switzerland beats Luxembourg

ISRAEL will be eliminated from contention

  • if they do not neat Moldova AND if Greece does not tie Latvia

GROUP 3

TEAMS GAMES PLAYED POINTS
Slovakia 8 19
Slovenia 8 14
Northern Ireland 9 14
Czech Republic 8 12
Poland 8 11

Full standings

WHO'S STILL ALIVE: Slovakia, Slovenia, Northern Ireland, Czech Republic, Poland

WHO'S ELIMINATED: San Marino

OCT. 10 GAMES: Slovakia vs. Slovenia, Czech Republic vs. Poland

SLOVAKIA will qualify for the 2010 World Cup

  • they do not lose to Slovenia

SLOVENIA will only be able to qualify for the 2010 World Cup via the UEFA playoffs

  • they do not defeat Slovakia

CZECH REPUBLIC will be eliminated from contention

  • they do not beat Poland AND if Slovenia beats Slovakia

POLAND will be eliminated from contention

  • if they tie Czech Republic AND if Slovenia beats Slovakia
  • if they lose to Czech Republic

GROUP 4

TEAMS GAMES PLAYED POINTS
Germany 8 22
Russia 8 21

Full standings

WHO'S STILL ALIVE: Germany, Russia

WHO'S ELIMINATED: Finland, Wales, Liechtenstein, Azerbaijan

OCT. 10 GAMES: Russia vs. Germany, Finland vs. Wales, Liechtenstein vs. Azerbaijan

GERMANY will qualify for the 2010 World Cup

  • if they defeat Russia

RUSSIA will only be able to qualify for the 2010 World Cup via the UEFA playoffs

  • if they lose to Russia

GROUP 5

TEAMS GAMES PLAYED POINTS
Spain 8 24
Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 16
Turkey 8 12
Full standings

SPAIN has already won Group 5 and qualified for the 2010 World Cup

WHO'S STILL ALIVE: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey

WHO'S ELIMINATED: Belgium, Estonia, Armenia

OCT. 10 GAMES: Armenia vs. Spain, Estonia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium vs. Turkey

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA will qualify for the UEFA playoffs

  • if they beat Estonia
  • if they tie Estonia AND if Turkey does not beat Belgium

TURKEY will be eliminated from contention

  • if they lose to Belgium
  • if Bosnia and Herzegovina beats Estonia
  • if they tie Belgium AND if Bosnia and Herzegovina ties Estonia

GROUP 6

TEAMS GAMES PLAYED POINTS
England 8 24
Croatia 9 17
Ukraine 8 15

Full standings

ENGLAND has already won Group 5 and qualified for the 2010 World Cup

WHO'S STILL ALIVE: Croatia, Ukraine

WHO'S ELIMINATED: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Andorra

OCT. 10 GAMES: Belarus vs. Kazakhstan, Ukraine vs. England

CROATIA and UKRAINE can only qualify for the 2010 World Cup via the UEFA playoffs, but neither team can secure second place on Oct. 10.

GROUP 7

TEAMS GAMES PLAYED POINTS
Serbia 8 19
France 8 15
Austria 8 11
Lithuania 8 9
Romania 8 9

Full standings

WHO'S STILL ALIVE: Serbia, France, Austria, Lithuania, Romania

WHO'S ELIMINATED: Faroe Islands

OCT. 10 GAMES: Austria vs. Lithuania, Serbia vs. Romania, France vs. Faroe Islands

SERBIA will qualify for the 2010 World Cup

  • if they beat Romania
  • if France loses to Faroe Islands
  • if they tie Romania AND if France ties Faroe Islands

FRANCE will secure at least a UEFA playoff berth

  • if they beat Faroe Islands
  • if they tie Faroe Islands AND if Austria does not beat Lithuania

AUSTRIA will be eliminated from contention

  • if they lose to Lithuania
  • if France beats Faroe Islands
  • if they tie Lithuania AND if France ties Faroe Islands

LITHUANIA will be eliminated from contention

  • if they do not beat Austria
  • if France does not lose to Faroe Islands

ROMANIA will be eliminated from contention

  • if they do not beat Serbia
  • if France does not lose to Faroe Islands

GROUP 8

TEAMS GAMES PLAYED POINTS
Italy 8 20
Ireland 8 16
Bulgaria 8 11

Full standings

WHO'S STILL ALIVE: Italy, Ireland, Bulgaria

WHO'S ELIMINATED: Cyprus, Montenegro, Georgia

OCT. 10 GAMES: Cyprus vs. Bulgaria, Montenegro vs. Georgia, Ireland vs. Italy

ITALY will qualify for the 2010 World Cup

  • they do not lose to Republic of Ireland

On the next matchday (10 October)

IRELAND will guarantee themselves a UEFA playoff berth

  • they tie Italy AND if Bulgaria does not beat Cyprus

BULGARIA will be eliminated from contention

  • they do not beat Cyprus OR if Ireland beats Italy

GROUP 9

TEAMS GAMES PLAYED POINTS
Netherlands 8 24
Norway 8 10

Full standings

NETHERLANDS has already won Group 9 and qualified for the 2010 World Cup. Norway has already claimed second place in Group 9, but hasn't yet wrapped up a UEFA playoff berth.

NORWAY will be eliminated from contention if

  • Sweden beats Denmark (in Group 1), AND if the Greece-Latvia game (in Group 2) does not end in a tie, AND if Slovenia beats Slovakia (in Group 3) AND if Bosnia and Herzegovina does not lose to Estonia (in Group 5), AND if France beats Faroe Islands (in Group 7), AND if Ireland does not lose to Italy (in Group 8).