The World Cup in Qatar is now only nine months away - but there is still plenty to decide before the tournament kicks off.

Fifteen teams have already secured their spot in the tournament that starts on 21 November, but that means there are still 17 places up for grabs and some notable nations are struggling to make it.

To make sure the World Cup qualifying process can finish this summer, Fifa created an extra international window at the end of January into February.

So, while European clubs were afforded a winter break with their qualification up to date, it was a key couple of weeks for those in South America, Asia and the Concacaf region, which features sides from North and Central America and the Caribbean.

BBC Sport takes a look at how qualification is panning out.