Norway, Slovenia, Switzerland set 2014 WCup qualis

Norway, Slovenia, Switzerland set 2014 WCup qualis

Published Nov. 22, 2011 10:52 a.m. ET

The fixture schedule has been set for a six-team 2014 World Cup qualifying group featuring Norway, Slovenia and Switzerland.

The group, also including Iceland, Albania and Cyprus, agreed to the schedule on Tuesday at a meeting in Zurich.

It must be approved by FIFA.

The schedule starts with Iceland at home to Norway in September 2012, and finishes in October 2013.

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The group winner qualifies directly for the finals in Brazil.

The best eight runners-up from nine European groups advance to a playoff round.

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