2018 World Cup qualifying tables: Uefa European standings after five matches

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Sam Long27 March 2017

England have successfully consolidated top spot in Group F with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Lithuania, courtesy of goals from Jermain Defoe and Jamie Vardy.

Gareth Southgate's Three Lions lead their group with 13 points from their opening five games and are on course to secure a place at the 2018 World Cup.

The usual contenders are all flying high elsewhere around Europe, with France in control of Group A and Portugal pushing Switzerland in Group B.

World Cup holders Germany are going strong in Group C while Spain are level at the Group of G with rivals Italy.

Scroll down for a run-down of the Uefa groups...

2018 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING GROUPS: EUROPE

GROUP A

PosTeamPWDLGDPts
1France5410713
2Sweden5311710
3Bulgaria5302-29
4Netherlands521227
5Belarus5023-82
6Luxembourg5014-61

GROUP B

PosTeamPWDLGDPts
1Switzerland5500715
2Portugal54011612
3Hungary521227
4Faroe Islands5122-65
5Latvia5104-73
6Andorra5014-121

GROUP C

PosTeamPWDLGDPts
1Germany55001915
2Northern Ireland5311810
3Czech Republic522148
4Azerbaijan5212-57
5Norway5104-43
6San Marino5005-220

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GROUP D

PosTeamPWDLGDPts
1Serbia5320611
2Rep. Ireland5320411
3Wales514047
4Austria521217
5Georgia5023-42
6Moldova5014-111

GROUP E

PosTeamPWDLGDPts
1Poland5410613
2Montenegro521247
3Denmark521227
4Romania513126
5Armenia5203-46
6Kazakhstan5023-102

GROUP F

PosTeamPWDLGDPts
1England5410813
2Slovakia530279
3Slovenia522118
4Scotland5212-17
5Lithuania5122-45
6Malta5005-110

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GROUP G

PosTeamPWDLGDPts
1Spain54101713
2Italy5410913
3Israel530209
4Albania5203-46
5Macedonia5104-43
6Liechtenstein5005-180

GROUP H

PosTeamPWDLGDPts
1Belgium54102013
2Greece5320711
3Bosnia.H5311810
4Cyprus5113-54
5Estonia5113-104
6Gibraltar5005-200

GROUP I

PosTeamPWDLGDPts
1Croatia54101013
2Iceland5311210
3Ukraine522138
4Turkey522128
5Finland5014-51
6Kosovo5013-121

Robert Lewandowski is spear-heading Poland in Group E, Spain and Italy are on course in Group G, while Belgium (H) and Croatia (I) are sitting pretty as well.

The group winners all qualify for the tournament, while the eight-best group runners-up head into a playoff round in November.

The four winners of the two-leg ties will qualify for the World Cup.