FIFA World Cup 2026:
European qualifying draw

Twelve group winners qualify for the FIFA World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada – runners-up and best-performing teams from the UEFA Nations League contest play-offs to decide which four join them


A Germany / Italy* 
Slovakia 
Northern Ireland 
Luxembourg

B Switzerland 
Sweden 
Slovenia 
Kosovo

C Portugal / Denmark 
Greece
Scotland
Belarus

D France / Croatia 
Ukraine
Iceland 
Azerbaijan

E Spain / Netherlands 
Türkiye
Georgia
Bulgaria

F Portugal / Denmark 
Hungary
Republic of Ireland 
Armenia
                                       
G Spain / Netherlands 
Poland
Finland
Lithuania
Malta

H Austria 
Romania 
Bosnia-Herz. 
Cyprus
San Marino

I Germany / Italy 
Norway
Israel
Estonia 
Moldova             

J Belgium
Wales
North Macedonia 
Kazakhstan 
Liechtenstein
         
K England
Serbia 
Albania 
Latvia 
Andorra

L France / Croatia
Czechia 
Montenegro 
Faroe Islands 
Gibraltar


QUALIFIERS
Mar – Nov 2025
  
PLAY-OFFS
Mar 2026

FIFA WORLD CUP 2026
Jun 11 – Jul 19


*Finalised after UEFA Nations League 2024-25 results (Mar 2025) 


Source: UEFA 
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