Zurich: Group stage 2014 World Cup European zone has ended. Group has completed all nine matches. That is, nine teams have certainly earned the position as group winners each won a ticket or automatically to the 2014 World Cup finals which will take place in Brazil. 

 

The nine states that have ensured automatic qualification are: 

1. Belgium (Group A) 

2. Italy (Group B) 

3. Germany (Group C) 

4. Netherlands (Group D) 

5. Switzerland (Group E) 

6. Russia (Group F)

7. Bosnia-Herzegovina (Group G) 

8. England (Group H) 

9. Spain (Group I) 

By bagging quota of 13 countries in the final round, leaving the euro zone four tickets which will be contested by eight teams with the status of the best group runners-up. Denmark is a miserable fate. Although performed brilliantly in the last game by beating Malta with a great score half a dozen goals without reply (6-0), Team Dynamite have to accept the reality of his position as Group B runner-up placed in ninth or the last. That is, the chances of Denmark to Brazil has been destroyed. 

Eight states (runner-up) who appear in the play-offs: 

1. Greece (Group G) 

2. Portugal (Group F) 

3. Ukraine (Group H) 

4. France (Group I) 

5. Sweden (Group C) 

6. Iceland (Group E 

7. Romania (Group D) 

8. Croatia (Group A) 

As FIFA has decided, eight countries will compete in the play-off phase will be separated into two pots or seed. The format, the first pot contains countries that have the best ranking. Thus, Croatia (10), Portugal (11), Greece (12), and Sweden, will be placed as a pot or seed. Meanwhile, the rest of France (25), Ukraine (26), Romania (31), and Iceland (54) is placed as the second seed. In order to determine which country will face each other, FIFA plans to hold a drawing or raffle to be held at its headquarters in Zurich, October 21. Looking at the composition of the above, it appears likely the game will be the big-match in the play-off between Portugal and France. Play-off party will be held in two or leg. The first party was held on November 15 and the second leg was held four days a later