How many teams are there in each group in the European preliminaries?

Beijing time1October 25th 165438+23:00 (South Africa local time 17:00), and the 20 10 World Cup group draw ceremony was held in Durban, the eastern port city of South Africa. Sina Sports will immediately bring the results of the group lottery.

Europe: 13 places

The 53 teams will be divided into 9 groups, with 6 teams in the first 8 groups and only 5 teams in the ninth group. The top names of nine groups directly qualified for the World Cup finals. The second place in the first eight groups * * * Eight teams will fight each other, and the remaining four teams will also qualify for the World Cup finals.

1 Group: Portugal, Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, Albania, Malta;

Group II: Greece, Israel, Switzerland, Moldova, Latvia, Luxembourg;

Group III: Czech Republic, Poland, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, Slovenia and San Marino;

Group 4: Germany, Russia, Finland, Wales, Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein;

Group V: Spain, Turkey, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Armenia, Estonia;

Group VI: Croatia, England, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Andorra;

Group 7: France, Romania, Serbia, Lithuania, Austria, Faroe Islands;

Group VIII: Italy, Bulgaria, Ireland, Cyprus, Georgia and Montenegro;

Group 9: Netherlands, Scotland, Norway, Macedonia and Iceland.