The next step is the World Cup draw on December 6th, where the teams will be divided into all-important groups.

The draw process is simple. There are four “pots” with eight teams each. The final groups consist of one team from each of the four pots, and they are randomly drawn from a hat. So teams from

Pot 1 can’t be in groups with teams from Pot and so on.
Pot 1 is the top-eight teams in the world according to FIFA’s rankings.
Pot 2 is four teams from Asia and four teams from North America.
Pot 3 and is five teams from Africa, two teams from South America, and one team from Europe.
Pot 4 is eight teams from Europe.
Three unlucky teams will be placed in a group with hosts Brazil, fresh from winning the 2013 Confederations Cup and raring to get going in front of a raucous home crowd. Three more unlucky teams will land with Argentina, three with Colombia, three with Uruguay, and even if you avoid those, Chile and Ecuador may be lying in wait later in the draw.
If you pick up a group containing Belgium, Chile and South Korea, it’s still a tough draw considering you could have landed Ghana or Honduras (depending on the pots) instead of La Roja on their home continent.
With the pots (largely) predictable, you can begin to forecast a potential “Group of Death” scenario, which incorporates four of the strongest teams that can feasibly be drawn together.
Brazil, as hosts, could head a group that contains Italy, France and Mexico. Argentina could feasibly be paired up with the Netherlands, the Ivory Coast and Japan.
At the other end of the scale, Switzerland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso and Australia could all be drawn together, making for a nip-and-tuck scenario between all four sides.

Uruguay players celebrate their qualification into the 2014 World Cup at the end of the intercontinental play-off against Jordan in Montevideo on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

Uruguay became the final team to qualify for the 2014 World Cup on Wednesday after grinding out a 0-0 draw in a gritty battle with Asian minnows Jordan.

Germany sealed their qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup with a comfortable 3-0 home win over Republic of Ireland.

Goals from Sami Khedira and Andre Schurrle and an injury-time Mesut Ozil strike earned Joachim Low's side their place at the showpiece as the winners of Group C with a game to spare.

In the process they also ended Ireland's slim qualification hopes.

Experienced midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger returned for the hosts after a near seven-month international absence, while Ozil won his 50th cap.

Spain moved a step closer to qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup with an unconvincing 2-1 win over Belarus in Mallorca on Friday.

The world and European champions were made to work for the Group I victory, which came thanks to second-half strikes from Xavi and Alvaro Negredo; a result that leaves them on the verge of booking their place at next year's World Cup in Brazil.

Goals from Umut Bulut and Burak Yilmaz lifted Turkey into second in their FIFA World Cup qualifying group with a 2-0 win in Estonia.

The Galatasaray strike duo scored in each half in Tallinn on Friday to ensure Fatih Terim's men took full advantage of Hungary's 8-1 hammering at the hands of the Netherlands, moving into the play-off spot in Group D.

The result means Turkey welcome Louis van Gaal's pool winners to Istanbul for their final qualifying game on Tuesday with their hopes of reaching the play-offs in their own hands.

Estonia boss Tarmo Ruutli made seven changes from their last qualifier - a 5-1 defeat in Hungary - with the likes of Gert Kams, Dmitri Kruglov and Sergei Zenjov coming in for the hosts.

Terim, meanwhile, opted for the same starting XI that won 2-0 in Romania last time out.

The visitors started the brighter of the two sides and deservedly went ahead through Bulut after 22 minutes.

Caner Erkin made a driving run from the left-back spot before standing a superb cross into the box for striker Bulut, who buried his header for his fifth goal in qualifying.

Estonia rarely threatened an equaliser in the remainder of the first period, but Turkey had to wait until the opening moments of the second half to double their advantage.

Gokhan Tore neatly diverted Bulut's flick-on into the path of Yilmaz and the forward equalled his club mate's tally for the campaign with an unerring side-footed finish past the helpless Sergei Pareiko.

Turkey then took their foot off the pedal but remained in complete control of the game, with Terim taking the opportunity to substitute the likes of Yilmaz and Arda Turan to keep them fresh for the vital clash with the Netherlands.

The United States have claimed their 14th victory in 15 games with a 2-0 triumph over Jamaica in World Cup qualifying (CONCACAF).

In a dull contest at Sporting Park in Kansas City, the home side had to wait until the final quarter of an hour to break down Jamaica with Graham Zusi and Jozy Altidore scoring within four minutes of each other to wrap up victory for the USA.

Venezuela equalised late on to earn a 1-1 World Cup qualifying draw with Paraguay in San Cristobal on Friday.

Paraguay were already eliminated from qualifying for a spot in Brazil next year heading into the contest, but they were out to get a result at the Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo regardless.

Argentina have come from behind to continue their unbeaten run at home in World Cup qualifying with a 3-1 win over Peru.

The CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying leaders, who have already secured a spot at Brazil 2014, fell behind to Claudio Pizarro's fine finish for Peru in the first half.

A 4-1 VICTORY OVER MONTENEGRO KEEPS ENGLAND'S WORLD CUP FATE IN THEIR OWN HANDS

England’s win was wrapped up in the final minute when Sturridge, who had been fouled on the bye-line by Ivan Kecojevic, stepped up to take the penalty and dispatched with ease.

England
1 Joe Hart, 2 Kyle Walker, 3 Leighton Baines, 4 Steven Gerrard (c) (17 James Milner, 85), 5 Gary Cahill, 6 Phil Jagielka, 7 Andros Townsend (19 Jack Wilshere, 80) , 8 Frank Lampard (16 Michael Carrick, 65), 9 Daniel Sturridge, 10 Wayne Rooney, 11 Daniel Welbeck
Subs 12 Chris Smalling, 13 John Ruddy, 14 Kieran Gibbs, 15 Phil Jones, 18 Ross Barkley, 20 Jermain Defoe, 21 Rickie Lambert, 22 Fraser Forster

Manager Roy Hodgson
Goals Rooney 48, Boskovic 62og, Townsend 78, Sturridge 90pen
Bookings Walker

Montenegro
1 Vukasin Poleksic, 2 Savo Pavicevic (11 Fatos Beqiraj, 57), 4 Milan Jovanovic, 5 Vladimir Volkov (7 Simon Vukcevic, 72), 6 Ivan Kecojevic, 8 Stevan Jovetic (c) (22 Filip Kasalica, 81), 14 Dejan Damjanovic, 17 Elsad Zverotic, 18 Nikola Drincic, 21 Stefan Savic, 23 Branko Boskovic
Subs 12 Srdjan Blazic, 13 Mitar Novakovic, 15 Milos Krkotic, 16 Blazo Igumanovic, 19 Ivan Janjusevic, 3 Marko Vesovic, 10 Andrija Dembasic

Head Coach Branko Brnovic
Goal Damjanovic 71
Bookings Pavicevic, Volkov

Match Officials
Referee Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spa)
Assistants Raul Cabanero Martinez (Spa) and Roberto Diaz Perez Del Palomar (Spa)
Fourth Official Carlos Clos Gomez (Spa)

Attendance 83,807