Sono 53 le squadre che prenderenno parte alla fase di qualfiicazione per l'area Europea suddivise in 9 gironi. In questa edizione dei Mondiali le squadre che giocheranno le fasi preliminari sono 204.

Girone 1
 

	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
	Denmark	3	2	1	0	6	2	7
	Hungary	4	2	1	1	4	2	7
	Portugal	4	1	2	1	6	3	5
	Albania	4	1	2	1	3	2	5
	Sweden	3	1	2	0	2	1	5
	Malta	4	0	0	4	0	11	0

	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
	Greece	4	3	0	1	9	2	9
	Israel	4	2	2	0	8	5	8
	Switzerland	4	2	1	1	7	6	7
	Latvia	4	1	1	2	4	6	4
	Luxembourg	4	1	1	2	3	7	4
	Moldova	4	0	1	3	2	7	1

	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
	Slovakia	4	3	0	1	8	5	9
	Poland	4	2	1	1	6	4	7
	Slovenia	4	2	1	1	5	3	7
	Northern Ireland	4	1	1	2	5	4	4
	Czech Republic	3	1	1	1	2	2	4
	San Marino	3	0	0	3	1	9	0

	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
	Germany	4	3	1	0	12	4	10
	Russia	3	2	0	1	6	3	6
	Wales	4	2	0	2	4	3	6
	Finland	3	1	1	1	4	6	4
	Azerbaijan	3	0	1	2	0	2	1
	Liechtenstein	3	0	1	2	0	8	1

Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
	Spain	4	4	0	0	10	1	12
	Turkey	4	2	2	0	5	2	8
	Belgium	4	2	1	1	7	5	7
	Bosnia-Herzegovina	4	2	0	2	12	4	6
	Estonia	4	0	1	3	2	13	1
	Armenia	4	0	0	4	1	12	0

	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
	England	4	4	0	0	14	3	12
	Croatia	4	2	1	1	8	4	7
	Ukraine	3	2	1	0	4	1	7
	Belarus	3	1	0	2	4	5	3
	Kazakhstan	4	1	0	3	5	11	3
	Andorra	4	0	0	4	1	12	0

Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
	Serbia	4	3	0	1	9	3	9
	Lithuania	4	3	0	1	6	3	9
	France	3	1	1	1	5	6	4
	Austria	4	1	1	2	5	7	4
	Romania	3	1	1	1	3	5	4
	Faroe Islands	4	0	1	3	1	5	1

	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
	Italy	4	3	1	0	6	2	10
	Ireland Republic	3	2	1	0	3	1	7
	Bulgaria	3	0	3	0	2	2	3
	Montenegro	3	0	2	1	3	4	2
	Georgia	4	0	2	2	2	5	2
	Cyprus	3	0	1	2	2	4	1

	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	5	1	9
	Scotland	3	1	1	1	2	2	4
	Iceland	4	1	1	2	4	6	4
	Macedonia FYR	3	1	0	2	2	3	3
	Norway	3	0	2	1	2	3	2