Starting this thread as qualification has started for the Women's World Cup next year. In fact for Asia it's already finished! The same teams as last time round with the exception of North Korea replacing Vietnam.

I've just had a look at the qualification for this.

Is it just me or does the European qualification seem hard to understand?

With the League B, League C countries.

It's certainly not as simple as having groups which the winners qualify from! I think they did a similar thing with the Euros - I guess it means that teams on a similar footing end up playing each other whilst largely having the same results in terms of who qualifies.

England play Spain tonight on ITV.

Now 3-0 down to Spain, this has been an professional job for Spain so far.

World Cup European Play-Offs:

Round 1, path 1

• Lithuania v Sweden

• Romania v Norway

• Greece v England

• Croatia v Iceland

• Kazakhstan v Republic of Ireland

• Kosovo v Austria

• Hungary v Netherlands

• Belarus v Italy

Round 1, path 2

• Albania v Wales

• Turkey v Slovenia

• Slovakia v Ukraine

• Israel v Switzerland

• Belgium v Poland

• Czech Republic v Scotland

• Northern Ireland v Portugal

• Finland v Serbia

Round 2

• Slovakia or Ukraine v Greece or England

• Finland or Serbia v Belarus or Italy

• Northern Ireland or Portugal v Croatia or Iceland

• Albania or Wales v Romania or Norway

• Israel or Switzerland v Kosovo or Austria

• Czech Republic or Scotland v Lithuania or Sweden

• Belgium or Poland v Kazakhstan or the Republic of Ireland

• Turkey or Slovenia v Hungary or Netherlands

We've reached the semi-finals of the women's AFCON which means that we know who's qualified from Africa now! The big surprise is that Malawi, making their debut at the AFCON and ranked 153 at the start of the tournament, have made the semis and qualified! They join Algeria, Cameroon and Morocco in the World Cup.

Qualified So Far:

Brazil (Hosts)

Argentina

Colombia

Australia

China

Japan

North Korea

Philippines

South Korea

Algeria

Cameroon

Malawi

Morocco

New Zealand

Denmark

France

Germany

Spain

The first round of the European Play-Offs starts today, with England's first leg against Greece being at 5:30.

A 3-1 win for England - good start for them! In fact all the games went the way of the 'bigger' team last night.

And England finish the job with a 5-0 win in their second leg! Only Ukraine stand between them and a World Cup place now.