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Brunei disqualify from FIFA World Cup qualifiers depite 2-1 over Mongolia - Xinhua | English.news.cn - Xinhua

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Brunei Darussalam national football team beat their Mongolian counterpart 2-1 on Tuesday evening, but failed

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The FIFA World Cup qualification is an exciting two to three-year long event. The occasion, organized by FIFA, gathers national teams from Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, North and Central America and Caribbean, and Oceania. The World Cup qualification is a group qualification event in which over 200 footballing nations compete for 31 spots to join the chosen hosts in the FIFA World Cup finals. The ultimate tournament takes place every four years.

Qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia started on March 12, 2015 and is scheduled to end on November 14, 2017. A total of 31 spots are up for grabs as countries from six confederations battle it out. The 2018 World Cup qualifying dates and places in the finals are as follows, per confederation:

AFC World Cup qualifying - Asia:

• 46 Nations involved
• Qualifiers from 12 March 2015 to 10 October 2017
• Inter-confederation play-offs scheduled for 14 November 2017
• 4 or 5 spots at stake

CAF World Cup qualifying - Africa:

• 54 Nations involved
• Qualifiers from 7 October 2015 to 14 November 2017
• No Inter-confederation play-offs required
• 5 spots at stake

CONCACAF World Cup qualifying - North, Central America and the Caribbean:

• 35 Nations involved
• Qualifiers from 22 March 2015 to 10 October 2017
• Inter-confederation play-offs scheduled for 14 November 2017
• 3 or 4 spots at stake

CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying - South America:

• 10 Nations involved
• Qualifiers from 8 October 2015 to 10 October 2017
• Inter-confederation play-offs scheduled for 14 November 2017
• 4 or 5 spots at stake

OFC World Cup qualifying - Oceania:

• 11 Nations involved
• Qualifiers from 31 August 2015 to 10 October 2017
• Inter-confederation play-offs scheduled for 14 November 2017
• 0 or 1 spot at stake

UEFA World Cup qualifying - Europe:

• 54 Nations involved
• Qualifiers from 4 September 2016 to 14 November 2017
• No Inter-confederation play-offs required
• 13 spots at stake plus Russia (Russia qualifies automatically as host)