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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Tournament details
Dates21 March 2025 – 31 March 2026
Teams54 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played192
Goals scored637 (3.32 per match)
Attendance4,112,951 (21,422 per match)
Top scorerNorwayErling Haaland (16 goals)
←2022
2030 →
All statistics correct as of 18 November 2025.
International football competition
UEFA European qualifiers

The European section of the2026 FIFA World Cup qualification competition is acting as qualifiers for the2026 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Canada, Mexico and the United States, for national teams that are members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). A total of 16 slots in the final tournament are available for UEFA teams.

Format

A revised qualification format was confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting inNyon, Switzerland, on 25 January 2023. As the number of final tournament slots for UEFA has increased from 13 to 16,[1] the qualification format was modified from theprevious cycle. The qualifying group stage featured six groups of four and six groups of five teams. The winner of each group qualified for the World Cup, while the second-placed teams advanced to the play-offs, along with the four best-ranked group winners from the2024–25 UEFA Nations League that finished outside the top two of their World Cup qualifying group.[2] On 28 June 2023, the UEFA Executive Committee formally recommended the qualification format to FIFA,[3] which was later approved.[4][5]

  • First round (group stage): Six groups of four and six groups of five teams playedhome-and-away matches against all other teams in the group. Group winners qualified for the World Cup.
  • Second round (play-offs): Sixteen teams (twelve group runners-up and four best Nations League group winners, based on theNations League overall ranking, that finished outside the top two of their qualifying group) were drawn into four paths, playing two rounds of single-match play-offs (semi-finals with the seeded teams to host, followed by finals, with the home teams to be drawn). The four path winners will qualify for the World Cup.

Schedule

Below is the schedule of the European qualifiers for the2026 FIFA World Cup.[6] Groups of five teams (Groups G–L) began in March 2025, while groups of four teams (Groups A–F) began in September 2025.[2][7][8]

RoundMatchdayDates
Groups A–FGroups G–L
First round
(group stage)		—Matchday 121–22 March 2025
Matchday 224–25 March 2025
Matchday 36–7 June 2025
Matchday 49–10 June 2025
Matchday 54–6 September 2025
Matchday 67–9 September 2025
Matchday 79–11 October 2025
Matchday 812–14 October 2025
Matchday 913–15 November 2025
Matchday 1016–18 November 2025
Second round
(play-offs)		Semi-finals26 March 2026
Finals31 March 2026

Draw

The draw for the first round (group stage) was held on 13 December 2024, 12:00CET, at theFIFA headquarters inZurich, Switzerland.[9][10][11][12] Of UEFA's 55 member associations, 54 men's national teams submitted a valid entry to the competition;Russia's entry was invalidated by their suspension from UEFA and FIFA competitions aftertheir country's invasion of Ukraine.[13][14]

The teams were seeded into five pots: Pots 1 to 4 each contained twelve teams, and Pot 5 contained six teams. FIFA, in consultation with UEFA, announced the allocation of teams to the five pots following the completion of the league phase of the2024–25 UEFA Nations League. The teams were drawn into twelve groups: six groups of four teams (Groups A–F) and six groups of five teams (Groups G–L).[15]

Following changes to the UEFA qualifying format, the competition featured staggered start dates. Five-team groups began in March 2025, while four-team groups started in September 2025. As 24 teams would be competing in the2024–25 UEFA Nations League in March 2025 (8 in theLeague A quarter-finals and 16 in theLeague A/B or B/C promotion/relegation play-offs), significant changes were made to the seeding and draw procedures to accommodate all teams within the schedule.

Seeding method

Five-team groups could only contain one team participating in Nations League matches in March 2025, allowing these teams to have two free matchdays in World Cup qualifying to be scheduled during March. The remaining four teams in their group played among themselves during this window. Additionally, as the four quarter-final winners would compete in the2025 UEFA Nations League Finals in June, they could not begin World Cup qualifying until September and therefore had to be drawn into four-team groups.[15]

Given these conditions, Pot 1 contained the eight Nations League quarter-finalists, regardless of their position in theFIFA Men's World Ranking of November 2024. The quarter-finalists were represented by placeholders in the draw, denoting the winners and losers of each quarter-final pairing.[note 1] The four remaining teams in Pot 1 were the next best-ranked teams in the World Ranking that November. The remaining teams were allocated to Pots 2 to 5 based on the World Ranking. This seeding method differed from previous cycles, as all World Cup qualifying group draws since2010 had been seeded based solely on the World Ranking.

While ultimately not required, adjustments to Pots 2 to 5 could have been necessary depending on the distribution of teams competing in the Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs in March 2025. Specifically, if any draw pot contained more Nations League play-off teams than could be accommodated in the available qualifying groups, the lowest-ranked Nations League play-off team from that pot would have been swapped with the highest-ranked eligible team from the lower pot. This process would have been repeated as needed within the same pot or across different pots.[16]

Draw procedure

The draw started with Pot 1 and completed with Pot 5. A team was drawn and assigned to the first available group (based on draw conditions) in alphabetical order. Each five-team group contained one team from each of the five pots, while each four-team group contained one team from each of the first four pots.[15]

The following restrictions were applied with computer assistance:

  • Competition-related reasons: To allow for the parallel scheduling of World Cup qualifying and Nations League matches in March and June 2025, the following restrictions applied for allocating teams to groups of four or five:
    • Pot 1: The four teams participating in the2025 UEFA Nations League Finals (identified as the winners of quarter-finals 1–4) were guaranteed to be drawn into four-team groups (Groups A–F). All other teams from this pot could be drawn into any group.
    • Pots 2, 3 and 4: Nations League promotion/relegation play-off teams from these pots could be drawn into any-sized group, but could only join five-team groups (Groups G–L) that did not already contain a losing quarter-finalist or play-off participant. All other teams from these pots could be drawn into any group.
  • Prohibited clashes: For political reasons, matches between the following pairs of teams were considered prohibited clashes and could not be drawn into the same group:Belarus–Ukraine,Gibraltar–Spain,[note 2]Kosovo–Bosnia and Herzegovina,Kosovo–Serbia. (Additionally,Armenia–Azerbaijan was identified as a prohibited clash, but the teams were in the same pot for the draw.)
  • Winter venues: A maximum of two teams whose venues were identified as having high or medium risk of severe winter conditions could be placed in each group: Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway.[note 3]
    • The two "hard winter venues" (Faroe Islands and Iceland) generally cannot host games in March or November, thus could not be drawn together, whilst the others had to play as few home matches as possible in March and November.
  • Excessive travel: A maximum of one pair of teams identified with excessive travel distance in relation to other countries could be placed in each group:[note 4]
    • Azerbaijan: with Gibraltar, Iceland, Portugal.
    • Iceland: with Armenia, Cyprus.[note 5]
    • Kazakhstan: with Andorra, England, France, Gibraltar, Iceland, Malta, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Wales.

Seeding pots

The draw pots were announced on 28 November 2024,[17] based on theFIFA Men's World Ranking released on the same day.[18]

Pot 1[note 1]
QFTeam[a]Rank
1 Spain[QF]3
 Netherlands[QF]7
2 France[QF]2
 Croatia[QF]13
3 Portugal[QF]6
 Denmark[QF]21
4 Italy[QF]9
 Germany[QF]10
— England4
 Belgium[PO]8
  Switzerland20
 Austria[PO]22
Pot 2
Team[a]Rank
 Ukraine[PO]25
 Sweden27
 Turkey[PO]28
 Wales29
 Hungary[PO]30
 Serbia[PO]32
 Poland35
 Romania38
 Greece[PO]39
 Slovakia[PO]41
 Czech Republic42
 Norway43
Pot 3
Team[a]Rank
 Scotland[PO]45
 Slovenia[PO]55
 Republic of Ireland[PO]60
 Albania65
 North Macedonia67
 Georgia[PO]68
 Finland69
 Iceland[PO]70
 Northern Ireland71
 Montenegro73
 Bosnia and Herzegovina74
 Israel76
Pot 4
Team[a]Rank
 Bulgaria[PO]82
 Luxembourg92
 Belarus98
 Kosovo[PO]99
 Armenia[PO]100
 Kazakhstan110
 Azerbaijan117
 Estonia123
 Cyprus130
 Faroe Islands137
 Latvia140
 Lithuania142
Pot 5
TeamRank
 Moldova151
 Malta169
 Andorra171
 Gibraltar197
 Liechtenstein204
 San Marino210
  1. ^abcdNote:Bold indicates the team qualified for the World Cup.Italics indicates the team advanced to thesecond round.
Banned from entering qualifying
TeamRank
 Russia34

Key

  1. QF Nations League quarter-finalist, automatically seeded into Pot 1 and unavailable during the March 2025 window
  2. PO Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs participant that was unavailable during the March 2025 window

Summary

  Group winners qualified directly for2026 FIFA World Cup
  Group runners-up andbest four Nations League group winners advanced tosecond round (play-offs)
  Other teams were eliminated after the first round (group stage)
Group AGroup BGroup CGroup DGroup EGroup FGroup GGroup HGroup IGroup JGroup KGroup L

Germany
Switzerland
Scotland
France
Spain
Portugal
Netherlands
Austria
Norway
Belgium
England
Croatia

Slovakia
Kosovo
Denmark
Ukraine
Turkey
Republic of Ireland
Poland
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Italy
Wales
Albania
Czech Republic

Northern Ireland
Slovenia
Greece
Iceland
Georgia
Hungary
Finland
Romania
Israel
North Macedonia
Serbia
Faroe Islands

Luxembourg
Sweden
Belarus
Azerbaijan
Bulgaria
Armenia
Malta
Cyprus
Estonia
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Montenegro

Lithuania
San Marino
Moldova
Liechtenstein
Andorra
Gibraltar

First round

The group stage fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 13 December 2024 following the draw.[8][19][20]

Group A

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationGermanySlovakiaNorthern IrelandLuxembourg
1 Germany6501163+1315Qualification for2026 FIFA World Cup—6–03–14–0
2 Slovakia640268−212Advance toplay-offs2–0—1–02–0
3 Northern Ireland630376+19Advance toplay-offs viaNations League0–12–0—1–0
4 Luxembourg6006113−1200–20–11–3—
Source:FIFA,UEFA
Rules for classification:Tiebreakers

Group B

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSwitzerlandKosovoSloveniaSweden
1  Switzerland6420142+1214Qualification for2026 FIFA World Cup—4–03–04–1
2 Kosovo632165+111Advance toplay-offs1–1—0–02–0
3 Slovenia604238−540–00–2—2–2
4 Sweden6024412−82Advance toplay-offs viaNations League0–20–11–1—
Source:FIFA,UEFA
Rules for classification:Tiebreakers

Group C

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationScotlandDenmarkGreeceBelarus
1 Scotland6411137+613Qualification for2026 FIFA World Cup—4–23–12–1
2 Denmark6321167+911Advance toplay-offs0–0—3–12–2
3 Greece62131012−273–20–3—5–1
4 Belarus6024417−1320–20–60–0—
Source:FIFA,UEFA
Rules for classification:Tiebreakers

Group D

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFranceUkraineIcelandAzerbaijan
1 France6510164+1216Qualification for2026 FIFA World Cup—4–02–13–0
2 Ukraine63121011−110Advance toplay-offs0–2—2–02–1
3 Iceland62131311+272–23–5—5–0
4 Azerbaijan6015316−1311–31–10–2—
Source:FIFA,UEFA
Rules for classification:Tiebreakers

Group E

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSpainTurkeyGeorgia (country)Bulgaria
1 Spain6510212+1916Qualification for2026 FIFA World Cup—2–22–04–0
2 Turkey64111712+513Advance toplay-offs0–6—4–12–0
3 Georgia6105715−830–42–3—3–0
4 Bulgaria6105319−1630–31–62–1—
Source:FIFA,UEFA
Rules for classification:Tiebreakers

Group F

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationPortugalRepublic of IrelandHungaryArmenia
1 Portugal6411207+1313Qualified for the2026 FIFA World Cup—1–02–29–1
2 Republic of Ireland631297+210Advanced toplay-offs2–0—2–21–0
3 Hungary62221110+182–32–3—2–0
4 Armenia6105319−1630–52–10–1—
Source:FIFA,UEFA
Rules for classification:Tiebreakers

Group G

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationNetherlandsPolandFinlandMaltaLithuania
1 Netherlands8620274+2320Qualification for2026 FIFA World Cup—1–14–08–04–0
2 Poland8521147+717Advance toplay-offs1–1—3–12–01–0
3 Finland8314814−6100–22–1—0–12–1
4 Malta8125419−1550–42–30–1—0–0
5 Lithuania8035615−932–30–22–21–1—
Source:FIFA,UEFA
Rules for classification:Tiebreakers

Group H

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationAustriaBosnia and HerzegovinaRomaniaCyprusSan Marino
1 Austria8611224+1819Qualification for2026 FIFA World Cup—1–12–11–010–0
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina8521177+1017Advance toplay-offs1–2—3–12–11–0
3 Romania84131910+913Advance toplay-offs viaNations League1–00–1—2–07–1
4 Cyprus82241111080–22–22–2—2–0
5 San Marino8008239−3700–40–61–50–4—
Source:FIFA,UEFA
Rules for classification:Tiebreakers

Group I

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationNorwayItalyIsraelEstoniaMoldova
1 Norway8800375+3224Qualification for2026 FIFA World Cup—3–05–04–111–1
2 Italy86022112+918Advance toplay-offs1–4—3–05–02–0
3 Israel84041920−1122–44–5—2–14–1
4 Estonia8116821−1340–11–31–3—1–1
5 Moldova8017532−2710–50–20–42–3—
Source:FIFA,UEFA
Rules for classification:Tiebreakers

Group J

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group J
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationBelgiumWalesNorth MacedoniaKazakhstanLiechtenstein
1 Belgium8530297+2218Qualification for2026 FIFA World Cup—4–30–06–07–0
2 Wales85122111+1016Advance toplay-offs2–4—7–13–13–0
3 North Macedonia83411310+313Advance toplay-offs viaNations League1–11–1—1–15–0
4 Kazakhstan8224913−481–10–10–1—4–0
5 Liechtenstein8008031−3100–60–10–30–2—
Source:FIFA,UEFA
Rules for classification:Tiebreakers

Group K

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group K
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationEnglandAlbaniaSerbiaLatviaAndorra
1 England8800220+2224Qualification for2026 FIFA World Cup—2–02–03–02–0
2 Albania842275+214Advance toplay-offs0–2—0–01–03–0
3 Serbia8413910−1130–50–1—2–13–0
4 Latvia8125515−1050–51–10–1—2–2
5 Andorra8017316−1310–10–11–30–1—
Source:FIFA,UEFA
Rules for classification:Tiebreakers

Group L

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group L
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationCroatiaCzech RepublicFaroe IslandsMontenegroGibraltar
1 Croatia8710264+2222Qualification for2026 FIFA World Cup—5–13–14–03–0
2 Czech Republic8512188+1016Advance toplay-offs0–0—2–12–06–0
3 Faroe Islands8404119+2120–12–1—4–02–1
4 Montenegro8305817−992–30–21–0—3–1
5 Gibraltar8008328−2500–70–40–11–2—
Source:FIFA,UEFA
Rules for classification:Tiebreakers

Second round

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round

The second round (play-offs) will be contested by the twelve group runners-up and the best four Nations League group winners, based on theNations League interim overall ranking, who finished outside the top two of their qualifying group. The sixteen teams were split into four play-off paths, each containing four teams. Each path will feature two single-leg semi-finals and one single-leg final. In the semi-finals, the fixtures of each path were determined byseeding pots, with the Pot 1 team hosting the Pot 4 team and the Pot 2 team hosting the Pot 3 team. The host of each path final was decided by a draw between the two semi-final pairings.[21]

Nations League team selection

Based on the2024–25 UEFA Nations League interim overall ranking,[22] the four best-ranked Nations League group winners that finished outside the top two of their qualifying group advanced to the play-offs. If fewer than four Nations League group winners had been selected, the remaining spot(s) would have been allocated to the best-ranked remaining team(s) in the Nations League interim overall ranking that finished outside the top two of their qualifying group.[21]

At the start of qualifying, the teams in the table below were potentially able to receive a play-off spot in the order given:[note 6]

UNLRankTeamQualifying
group
Nations League group winners
A1 Spain&E
2 Germany&A
3 Portugal&F
4 France&D
B17 England&K
18 Norway&I
19 Wales†J
20 Czech Republic†L
C33 Romania‡H
34 Sweden‡B
35 North Macedonia‡J
36 Northern Ireland‡A
D49 MoldovaI
50 San MarinoH
Nations League remaining teams
A5 Italy†I
6 Netherlands&G
7 Denmark†C
8 Croatia&L
9 Scotland&C
10 SerbiaK
11 HungaryF
12 Belgium&J
13 Poland†G
14 IsraelI
15  Switzerland&B
16 Bosnia and Herzegovina†H

Key

  •  &  Team qualified directly for World Cup as qualifying group winner
  •  †  Team advanced to the play-offs as qualifying group runner-up
  •  ‡  Team (inbold) advanced to the play-offs as one of the best four Nations League group winners outside top two of their qualifying group

Draw

The draw to determine the four play-off paths was held on 20 November 2025, 13:00CET, at theFIFA headquarters inZurich, Switzerland.[23][24][25] The sixteen teams advancing from the first round were divided into four pots of four teams each. The twelve group runners-up were allocated to Pots 1 to 3 (seeded based on theFIFA Men's World Ranking of November 2025), while the four teams advancing via the Nations League were automatically placed into Pot 4.[21]The play-off paths are structured as follows:[21][26]

  • Play-off Path A is formed by semi-finals 1 and 2, with the winners of both semi-finals advancing to final A.
  • Play-off Path B is formed by semi-finals 3 and 4, with the winners of both semi-finals advancing to final B.
  • Play-off Path C is formed by semi-finals 5 and 6, with the winners of both semi-finals advancing to final C.
  • Play-off Path D is formed by semi-finals 7 and 8, with the winners of both semi-finals advancing to final D.

The draw for the semi-final started with Pot 1 and completed with Pot 4. Teams were drawn and assigned to the first available play-off semi-final in numerical order, as follows:

  • The Pot 1 teams (seeded) were allocated to semi-finals 1, 3, 5 and 7 as the host team.
  • The Pot 2 teams (seeded) were allocated to semi-finals 2, 4, 6 and 8 as the host team.
  • The Pot 3 teams (unseeded) were allocated to semi-finals 2, 4, 6 and 8 as the away team.
  • The Pot 4 teams (unseeded) were allocated to semi-finals 1, 3, 5 and 7 as the away team.

The draw for the final hosts took place immediately afterwards, with finals A, B, C and D each having one of their semi-finalists selected as the host team.

No restrictions applied in the draw, as none of the clashes that were prohibited by UEFA for political reasons could occur.The seeding pots for the semi-final draw were as follows.[26] TheFIFA Men's World Rankings of 19 November 2025 are shown below in brackets,[27] with the2024–25 UEFA Nations League interim overall ranking appended for Pot 4 teams.

Semi-final seeding pots
SeededUnseeded
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 (UNL)
  1.  Italy (12)
  2.  Denmark (21)
  3.  Turkey (25)
  4.  Ukraine (28)
  1.  Poland (31)
  2.  Wales (32)
  3.  Czech Republic (44)
  4.  Slovakia (45)
  1.  Sweden (43; NL–34)
  2.  Romania (47; NL–33)
  3.  North Macedonia (65; NL–35)
  4.  Northern Ireland (69; NL–36)

Path A

Home teamScoreAway team
Semi-finals
Italy 26 Mar (SF1) Northern Ireland
Wales 26 Mar (SF2) Bosnia and Herzegovina
Final
Winner semi-final 231 MarWinner semi-final 1

Path B

Home teamScoreAway team
Semi-finals
Ukraine 26 Mar (SF3) Sweden
Poland 26 Mar (SF4) Albania
Final
Winner semi-final 331 MarWinner semi-final 4

Path C

Home teamScoreAway team
Semi-finals
Turkey 26 Mar (SF5) Romania
Slovakia 26 Mar (SF6) Kosovo
Final
Winner semi-final 631 MarWinner semi-final 5

Path D

Home teamScoreAway team
Semi-finals
Denmark 26 Mar (SF7) North Macedonia
Czech Republic 26 Mar (SF8) Republic of Ireland
Final
Winner semi-final 831 MarWinner semi-final 7

Qualified teams

Status of UEFA countries with respect to the 2026 FIFA World Cup:
  Team has qualified for World Cup
  Team can still qualify
  Team failed to qualify
  Team suspended
  Country not a UEFA member

The following teams from UEFA have qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified asQualified onPreviousappearances inFIFA World Cup[a]
 EnglandGroup K winners14 October 202516 (1950,1954,1958,1962,1966,1970,1982,1986,1990,1998,2002,2006,2010,2014,2018,2022)
 FranceGroup D winners13 November 202516 (1930,1934,1938,1954,1958,1966,1978,1982,1986,1998,2002,2006,2010,2014,2018,2022)
 CroatiaGroup L winners14 November 20256 (1998,2002,2006,2014,2018,2022)
 PortugalGroup F winners16 November 20258 (1966,1986,2002,2006,2010,2014,2018,2022)
 NorwayGroup I winners16 November 20253 (1938,1994,1998)
 Germany[b]Group A winners17 November 202520 (1934,1938,1954,1958,1962,1966,1970,1974,1978,1982,1986,1990,1994,1998,2002,2006,2010,2014,2018,2022)
 NetherlandsGroup G winners17 November 202511 (1934,1938,1974,1978,1990,1994,1998,2006,2010,2014,2022)
 BelgiumGroup J winners18 November 202514 (1930,1934,1938,1954,1970,1982,1986,1990,1994,1998,2002,2014,2018,2022)
 SpainGroup E winners18 November 202516 (1934,1950,1962,1966,1978,1982,1986,1990,1994,1998,2002,2006,2010,2014,2018,2022)
  SwitzerlandGroup B winners18 November 202512 (1934,1938,1950,1954,1962,1966,1994,2006,2010,2014,2018,2022)
 AustriaGroup H winners18 November 20257 (1934,1954,1958,1978,1982,1990,1998)
 ScotlandGroup C winners18 November 20258 (1954,1958,1974,1978,1982,1986,1990,1998)

Notes

  1. ^Bold indicates champions for that year.Italic indicates hosts for that year.
  2. ^From 1954 to 1990, Germany competed asWest Germany. A separate team forEast Germany also participated in qualification during this time, qualifying only once in 1974.

Top goalscorers

There have been 637 goals scored in 192 matches, for an average of 3.32 goals per match (as of 18 November 2025). Players highlighted inbold are still active in the competition.

16 goals

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

Below are full goalscorer lists for all groups:

Controversies

During the draw on 13 December 2024, whenUkraine was drawn, the map of the country did not include the disputed area ofCrimea, which led to outrage from theUkrainian Association of Football. FIFA later apologised for the incident.[28]

InGroup I, theNorwegian Football Federation stated that they "cannot remain indifferent toIsrael's disproportionate attacks on the civilian population in Gaza" during theGaza war.[29] In the same group, duringEstonia–Israel qualification match, Estonian fans waved a banner targeting Israeli captainEli Dasa who played for Russian clubFC Dynamo Moscow from 2022 to 2025, for comments Dasa made that he was "proud to play" in Russia. The banner was removed on request by UEFA.[30] Also in the same group, the Italian Football Coaches' Association called for Israel to be suspended prior to theItaly–Israel qualification match.[31]

Notes

  1. ^abAs there were only six four-team groups available for the eight quarter-finalists, and the identities of the2025 UEFA Nations League Finals participants were not known at the time of the World Cup qualifying draw, the eight quarter-finalists were represented in Pot 1 as the winners or defeated teams of quarter-finals 1–4.
  2. ^The Gibraltar–Spain draw condition only applied to the placeholder for the loser of quarter-final 1, featuring the Netherlands and Spain. This was because the winner would be placed in a four-team group, while Gibraltar, as a Pot 5 team, was placed in a five-team group.
  3. ^Belarus and Ukraine, which typically have a winter venue draw restriction, did not have it applied given they were required to play at neutral venues.
  4. ^Excessive travel pairings involving France, Spain and Portugal applied to the placeholders for both the winner and loser of their respective quarter-final pairing.
  5. ^Israel, which typically have an excessive travel restriction with Iceland, were removed given they were required to play at neutral venues.
  6. ^The table lists teams down to the lowest-ranked team that could have potentially received a play-off spot (the team ranked 16th in League A), based on the distribution of teams to qualifying groups. Ultimately the last spot only reached down to the lowest-ranked League C group winner.

References

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