At 6 PM Lithuanian time in Russia, the drawing ceremony for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers took place. After a rather long ceremony, it was revealed that the Lithuanian national team will compete in Group F for the opportunity to play in the World Cup group stage in 2018. Lithuania managed to avoid very strong opponents, but the draw determined that once again Lithuanians will have to test the strength of the English national team in the qualifiers. They will also have to compete in the group with Slovakia, Scotland, Slovenia, and Malta. Neighbors Latvia also did not get the most powerful group. Latvian footballers will compete for the opportunity to play in the group stage with Portugal, Switzerland, Hungary, Latvia, and Andorra. Last year's world champions, Germany, will play in Group C, where they will face Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Norway, Azerbaijan, and San Marino. European qualifying groups: Group A 1. Netherlands 2. France 3. Sweden 4. Bulgaria 5. Belarus 6. Luxembourg Group B 1. Portugal 2. Switzerland 3. Hungary 4. Faroe Islands 5. Latvia 6. Andorra Group C 1. Germany 2. Czech Republic 3. Northern Ireland 4. Norway 5. Azerbaijan 6. San Marino Group D 1. Wales 2. Austria 3. Serbia 4. Ireland 5. Moldova 6. Georgia Group E 1. Romania 2. Denmark 3. Poland 4. Montenegro 5. Armenia 6. Kazakhstan Group F 1. England 2. Slovakia 3. Scotland 4. Slovenia 5. Lithuania 6. Malta Group G 1. Spain 2. Italy 3. Albania 4. Israel 5. Macedonia 6. Liechtenstein Group H 1. Belgium 2. Bosnia and Herzegovina 3. Greece 4. Estonia 5. Cyprus Group I 1. Croatia 2. Iceland 3. Ukraine 4. Turkey 5. Finland
