Five Closest Countries to 2018 FIFA World Cup by Confederation
For each confederation (AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC, and UEFA), name five best unqualified teams.
Design based on five-by-continent series by Quizzer6794.
Tiebreakers for teams eliminated in the same stage: rank in each team's group, then points earned, and then FIFA tiebreakers. For rounds requiring home-and-away knockout format, points are calculated in the same way as league format and then use the same FIFA tiebrakers.