State of play on road to Euro 2016 finals

By Mike Collett LONDON (Reuters) - Including hosts France, 18 countries are through to the finals with qualifying games now completed in six of the nine groups: Groups C, D, E, F, G and I. Groups A, B and H will be finalised on Tuesday. Qualified: Hosts: France Group A: Iceland, Czech Republic Group B: Belgium, Wales Group C: Spain, Slovakia Group D: Germany, Poland Group E: England, Switzerland Group F: Northern Ireland, Romania Group G: Austria, Russia Group H: Italy Group I: Portugal, Albania Still in contention for automatic qualification: Group H: Norway and Croatia Playoff places: Group A: Turkey or Netherlands Group B: Bosnia, Israel or Cyprus Group C: Ukraine Group D: Ireland Group E: Slovenia Group F: Hungary Group G: Sweden Group H: Norway or Croatia Group I: Denmark The third-placed side with the best record against the first, second, fourth and fifth teams in their group also qualify automatically. The eight other third-placed teams go into the two-legged playoffs in November. (Reporting by Mike Collett; Editing by Ken Ferris)