The draw for the inter-confederation play-offs was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg [REF].
The four teams from the four confederations (AFC, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and OFC) were drawn into two ties.