I'd rather see Tahiti in the World Cup than another European team that simply coasted through qualification because it's harder to not qualify.
Looking at the current standings when the qualification progress is halfway done.
A: Sweden is 1 point ahead of Bulgaria and 3 ahead of Netherlands
B: Portugal is 5 points ahead of Hungary. The group with the biggest gap between 2nd and 3rd but on the other hand they're contesting with Switzerland about 1st.
C: N-Ireland are 2 points ahead of Czechia and 3 points ahead of Azerbaijan
D: Serbia and Ireland are tied for 1st and Wales and Austria both follow 4 points behind. Lots of teams losing points in this group.
E: Montenegro and Denmark are tied but only 1 point ahead of Romania and Armenia
F: Slovakia are 1 point ahead of Slovenia and 2 points ahead of Scotland
G: Spain and Italy basically competing for 1st here. Can't afford to slip up in the race for 1st.
H: A group that's split down the middle. Belgium on 13, Greece on 11 and Bosnia & Herzegovina on 10. Cyprus, Estonia (who just beat Croatia in a friendly) and Gibraltar make up the bottom half.
I: Croatia lead Iceland by 3 points and Iceland sit above both Ukraine and Turkey with a 2 point difference.
So how many teams exactly are coasting here?