FIFA World Cup 2026: European qualifiers
England are the first European team to qualify for the tournament, with 11 automatic berths
to be decided across two final matchdays. Italy, captained by Gianluigi Donnarumma (below),
face crucial clashes, aiming to avoid failing to reach a third successive FIFA World Cup

MATCHDAY 9: Nov 13-15
November 13
D	Azerbaijan	Iceland 
D	France	Ukraine
F	Armenia	Hungary 
F	Ireland	Portugal
I	Norway	Estonia 
I	Moldova	Italy
K	Andorra	Albania
K	England	Serbia
		
November 14
A	Luxembourg	Germany
A	Slovakia	Northern Ireland
G	Finland	Malta 
G	Poland	Netherlands
L	Gibraltar	Montenegro
L	Croatia	Faroe Islands
		
November 15
B	Switzerland	Sweden
B	Slovenia	Kosovo
C	Denmark	Belarus
C	Greece	Scotland
E	Türki̇ye	Bulgaria 
E	Georgia	Spain 
H	Cyprus	Austria 
H	Bosnia-Herz	Romania
J	Kazakhstan	Belgium 
J	Liechtenstein	Wales 

MATCHDAY 9: Nov 16-18		
November 16
D	Ukraine	Iceland 
D	Azerbaijan	France 
F	Hungary	Ireland 
F	Portugal	Armenia 
I	Italy	Norway
I	Israel	Moldova
K	Serbia	Latvia 
K	Albania	England 
		
November 17
A	Northern Ireland	Luxembourg
A	Germany	Slovakia
G	Malta	Poland
G	Netherlands	Lithuania
L	Czechia	Gibraltar
L	Montenegro	Croatia
		
November 18
B	Sweden	Slovenia
B	Kosovo	Switzerland
C	Scotland	Denmark
C	Belarus	Greece
E	Bulgaria	Georgia
E	Spain	Türki̇ye
H	Austria	Bosnia-Herz
H	Romania	San Marino
J	Wales	North Macedonia
J	Belgium	Liechtenstein

PLAY-OFFS
Twelve teams join four teams from UEFA Nations League to play off for four places

STANDINGS
Group A		Pts
Germany		9
Slovakia	9
N. Ireland	6
Luxembourg	0
 
Group B		Pts
Switz.		10
Kosovo		7
Slovenia	3
Sweden		1

Group C		Pts
Denmark		10
Scotland	10
Greece		3
Belarus		0

Group D		Pts
France		10
Ukraine		7  
Iceland		4
Azerbaijan	1

Group E		Pts
Spain		12
Türkiye		9
Georgia		3
Bulgaria	0

Group F		Pts 
Portugal	10
Hungary		5
Ireland		4
Armenia		3

Group G		Pts
Neth’lands	16
Poland		13
Finland		10
Lithuania	3
Malta		2

Group H		Pts
Austria		15
Bosnia-H	13
Romania		10
Cyprus		8
San Marino	0

Group I		Pts 
Norway		18
Italy		15
Israel		9
Estonia		4
Moldova		1

Group J		Pts 
Belgium		14
N. M’donia	13
Wales		10
Kazakhstan	7
Liechtenstein	0
 
Group K		Pts
England		18
Albania		11
Serbia		10
Latvia		5
Andorra		1

Group L		Pts
Croatia		16
Czechia		13
Faroe Isl.	12
Montenegro	6
Gibraltar	0


Picture: Getty Images
Source: UEFA
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