80% of the UEFA World Cup qualifiers in this round will be played on this International break and the teams know their objectives.
While some teams are hoping to at least make it into the playoff round to battle for the final four spots given to UEFA teams in the FIFA World Cup, Luxembourg, San Marino, Malta, Macedonia, Liechtenstein, Finland, and Kosovo have already clocked out of the qualifiers. These teams will likely be joined by Kazakhstan, Norway, Latvia, Andorra, Faroe Islands, and few more teams by the end of the 8th round.
The 9 group winner qualifies for the World Cup. The best 8 second-placed teams from the group stage will go into playoff battle for the final 4 spots for UEFA World Cup seed.
Group A
31 August 2017
Bulgaria v Sweden
France v Netherlands
Luxembourg v Belarus
3 September 2017
Belarus v Sweden
Netherlands v Bulgaria
France v Luxembourg
Group B
31 August 2017
Hungary v Latvia
Portugal v Faroe Islands
Switzerland v Andorra
3 September 2017
Faroe Islands v Andorra
Hungary v Portugal
Latvia v Switzerland
Group C
1 September 2017
Czech Republic v Germany
Norway v Azerbaijan
San Marino v Northern Ireland
4 September 2017
Azerbaijan v San Marino
Germany v Norway
Northern Ireland v Czech Republic
Group D
2 September 2017
Georgia v Republic of Ireland
Serbia v Moldova
Wales v Austria
5 September 2017
Austria v Georgia
Moldova v Wales
Republic of Ireland v Serbia
Group E
1 September 2017
Kazakhstan v Montenegro
Denmark v Poland
Romania v Armenia
4 September 2017
Armenia v Denmark
Montenegro v Romania
Poland v Kazakhstan
Group F
1 September 2017
Lithuania v Scotland
Malta v England
Slovakia v Slovenia
4 September 2017
England v Slovakia
Scotland v Malta
Slovenia v Lithuania
Group G
2 September 2017
Albania v Liechtenstein
Israel v Macedonia
Spain v Italy
5 September 2017
Italy v Israel
Liechtenstein v Spain
Macedonia v Albania
Group H
31 August 2017
Belgium v Gibraltar
Cyprus v Bosnia and Herzegovina
Greece v Estonia
3 September 2017
Estonia v Cyprus
Greece v Belgium
Gibraltar v Bosnia and Herzegovina
Group I
2 September 2017
Croatia v Kosovo
Finland v Iceland
Ukraine v Turkey
5 September 2017
Iceland v Ukraine
Kosovo v Finland
Turkey v Croatia
