Bosnia-Herzegovina have qualified for their first World Cup finals as an independent nation after they finished top of Group G with a 1-0 win over Lithuania.
According to the BBC, world champions Spain also made sure of their place at Brazil 2014, along with England and Russia.
Croatia, Sweden, Romania, Iceland, Portugal, Greece, Ukraine and France will contest the play-offs next month, the report said.
The draw for the seeded play-offs takes place on 21 October in Zurich, the report added.
Denmark, who were runners-up in Group B, missed out as they were the second-placed team with the worst record in games against the teams finishing first, third, fourth and fifth in their group, according to the report.
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