AFRICAN (CAF) ASIAN (AFC)

53 teams competing for 5 places DR Congo, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Egypt sit top of the five groups in the African section, with the winner from each to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. Senegal, with Liverpool’s Sadio Mane (right) one of their Premier League stars, are in danger of missing out. They are third in Group D behind Burkina Faso and South Africa. Among the other countries fighting for a spot are Cameroon, Uganda and Tunisia.