Manchester United World Cup guide: When, where and who’s qualified?

WHO COULD STILL QUALIFY?

The full slate of teams heading to the World Cup is still yet to be completed, with six places still up for grabs through the next play-off stage. In total, 16 European nations enter the next draw, split into four pathways, with a knockout semi-final and a final to be played to whittle down the last for entrants from the continent.

The remaining two places will be decided by intercontinental play-off games between Bolivia, DR Congo, New Caledonia, Iraq, Jamaica and Suriname.

There is still chance for Altay Bayindir to qualify with Turkey through the European play-offs, as they finished second in Group E, behind Spain.

Likewise for Denmark, who narrowly missed out on an automatic spot in their dramatic loss to Scotland, with both Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu and Reds loanee Rasmus Hojlund in the side.

The draw to decide who will play who in the play-off stages is being conducted this Thursday (20 November) in Switzerland, with the games to be held in the March international break.

WHEN’S THE WORLD CUP DRAW?

Competing nations in the tournament proper will discover their group-stage schedule on Friday 5 December, at 17:00 GMT.

That’s when the draw takes place at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC.