Group 1: England, Russia, Wales, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kazakhstan
Group 2: Switzerland, Scotland, Poland, Belarus, Albania
Group 3: Norway, Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia, Northern Ireland
Group 4: Sweden, Denmark, Ukraine, Hungary, Croatia
Group 5: Germany, Iceland, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Faroe Islands
Group 6: Italy, Belgium, Romania, Portugal, Moldova
Group 7: Spain, Austria, Finland, Serbia, Israel
England and Wales will face each other, plus some long trips to Russia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kazakhstan.
England’s fixture dates are:
Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are grouped together and have some difficult games with Norway and Netherlands, plus Slovakia.
Scotland’s group opponents will be Switzerland, Poland, Belarus and Albania
Qualifying matches will be played home and away from 11 September 2017 to 4 September 2018.
The group winners will join host nation France at the finals, while the four best runners-up will advance to the play-offs, which will consist of two rounds of two-legged knockout ties in October and November 2018.
