Groups Confirmed For FIFA World Cup 2026 UEFA Qualifiers
Let us have a look at the teams and groups for FIFA World Cup 2026 UEFA Qualifiers.
FIFA World Cup 2026 UEFA Qualifiers: The UEFA qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is set to get underway in March next March.
While Africa, Asia and South America are among those confederations to have made substantial progress in their qualification pools, European nations will play qualifiers in a 12-month period.
The road to qualification for European nations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup has been laid out as 12 qualifying groups have been decided by UEFA at the draw on 13 December.
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Between March and November 2025, 54 UEFA teams will battle it out to secure a place in the expanded 48-team competition which takes place in North America, beginning on 11 June 2026 in Mexico City, before concluding with the World Cup Final on 19 July in New Jersey.
FIFA World Cup 2026 UEFA Qualifiers: Groups
| Group | Teams |
|---|---|
| Group A: | Germany/Italy (WNR), Slovakia, Northern Ireland, Luxembourg |
| Group B: | Switzerland, Sweden, Slovenia, Kosovo |
| Group C: | Portugal/Denmark (DFT), Greece, Scotland, Belarus |
| Group D: | France/Croatia (WNR), Ukraine, Iceland, Azerbaijan |
| Group E: | Spain/Netherlands (WNR), Turkiye, Georgia, Bulgaria |
| Group F: | Portugal/Denmark (WNR), Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Armenia |
| Group G: | Spain/Netherlands (DFT), Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Malta |
| Group H: | Austria, Romania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus, San Marino |
| Group I: | Germany/Italy (DFT), Norway, Israel, Estonia, Moldova |
| Group J: | Belgium, Wales, North Macedonia, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein |
| Group K: | England, Serbia, Albania, Latvia, Andorra |
| Group L: | France/Croatia (DFT), Czechia, Montenegro, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar |
FIFA World Cup 2026 UEFA Qualifiers Seeding
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | Ukraine | Scotland | Bulgaria | Moldova |
| Spain | Sweden | Slovenia | Luxembourg | Andorra |
| England | Turkiye | Republic of Ireland | Belarus | Malta |
| Portugal | Wales | Albania | Kosovo | Gibraltar |
| Netherlands | Hungary | North Macedonia | Armenia | Liechtenstein |
| Belgium | Serbia | Georgia | Kazakhstan | San Marino |
| Italy | Poland | Finland | Azerbaijan | – |
| Germany | Romania | Iceland | Estonia | – |
| Croatia | Greece | Northern Ireland | Cyprus | – |
| Switzerland | Slovakia | Montenegro | Faroe Islands | – |
| Denmark | Czechia | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Latvia | – |
| Austria | Norway | Israel | Lithuania |
FIFA World Cup 2026 UEFA Qualifiers: Key Dates
The qualification matches for European nations to the FIFA World Cup 2026 will begin March 2025 and held across five international windows between March and November.
Here are the breaks in the club season in which these national teams will be in action for the FIFA World Cup 2026 UEFA Qualifiers.
- 21-25 March
- 6-10 June
- 4-9 September
- 9-14 October
- 13-18 November
Play-offs will be held the following year, between 26-31 March 2026, a few months before the men’s world cup tournament begins.
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