27 Booked, 5 More Up For Grabs

France over Cyprus 4-0 to win Group 4. Switzerland earns 0-0 draw at Ireland to earn the crucial point and send them to the home and home playoff phase. Sweden earns one of the top second place slots after 3-1 win over Iceland as Croatia wins group England over Poland 2-1 to win Group 6. Both nations had already qualified over the weekend. Poland gets automatic qualification as one of the two top 2nd placers.

Serbia wins Group 7 after 1-0 win over Bosnia. Spain rolls San Marino 6-0 to earn playoff space in the home and home playoffs Turkey wins at Albania 1-0 clinching second place. Hot finishing Denmark and sputtering Greece both won their final matches but come up short. Slovakia advances to the playoff after uninspiring 0-0 draw with Russia,based on goal difference.

So there are 3 more European spots up for grabs. The six nations involved will be: Switzerland, Spain, Norway, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Turkey. The draw for these three matchups is October 14. The games will be played on November 12 and 16.

Bahrain advances to the playoff with either Trinidad/Tobago or Guatemala after goalless draw with Uzbeks (advancing on away goal rule after 1-1 draw away last week).