Group A
Germany or Italy (Nations League QF winner), Slovakia, Northern Ireland, Luxembourg
Group B
Switzerland, Sweden, Slovenia, Kosovo
Group C
Portugal or Denmark (Nations League QF loser), Greece, Scotland, Belarus
Group D
France or Croatia (Nations League QF winner), Ukraine, Iceland, Azerbaijan
Group E
Spain or Netherlands (Nations League QF winner), Turkey, Georgia, Bulgaria
Group F
Portugal or Denmark (Nations League QF winner), Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Armenia
Group G
Spain or Netherlands (Nations League QF loser), Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Malta
Group H
Austria, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, San Marino
Group I
Germany or Italy (Nations League QF loser), Norway, Israel, Estonia, Moldova
Group J
Belgium, Wales, North Macedonia, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein
Group K
England, Serbia, Albania, Latvia, Andorra
Group L
France or Croatia (Nations League QF loser), Czech Republic, Montenegro, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar
World Cup 2026 European qualifiers: Key dates
Group-stage match dates: March 21-25, June 6-10, September 4-9, October 9-14 and November 13-18, 2025
Play-off match dates: March 26-31 2026
Final tournament dates: June 11 to July 19 2026
World Cup Qualifying Draw
posted 5 hours, 23 minutes ago
comment by Calafiori knows how to Partey (U21076)
posted 6 minutes ago
It's gonna be the sane old story I think. We'll cruise the qualifying group. Underwhelm throughout the tournament but maybe reach the semis or final, and ultimately don't win.
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I’ll take it thanks
posted 5 hours, 23 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 12 minutes ago
Serbia vs Albania should be spicy in an otherwise straightforward group.
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belter of game
Prolly start another Balkan war aswell ,
posted 4 hours, 41 minutes ago
Group E
Spain or Netherlands (Nations League QF winner), Turkey, Georgia, Bulgaria
Group G
Spain or Netherlands (Nations League QF loser), Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Malta
Looks like a much easier draw for the QF losers than for the winners.
posted 4 hours, 27 minutes ago
comment by it'sonlyagame (U6426)
posted 13 minutes ago
Group E
Spain or Netherlands (Nations League QF winner), Turkey, Georgia, Bulgaria
Group G
Spain or Netherlands (Nations League QF loser), Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Malta
Looks like a much easier draw for the QF losers than for the winners.
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Agreed
posted 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
Hi DJ
posted 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
yes, it's an easier WC qualifying group for the loser of the ESP-NL Nations league tie
posted 19 minutes ago
Embarrassingly easy. What have England done to deserve a free passage?
Will probably get a WC group of;
USA
Scotland
Serbia
Taiwan
posted 17 minutes ago
Consistently performed well to get a higher coefficient and be in pot 1 probably.
posted 14 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 2 minutes ago
Consistently performed well to get a higher coefficient and be in pot 1 probably.
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Well exactly. It’s not our fault that the rules work massively in our favour. Despite not winning, our deep runs in the last 4 comps have netted us serious co efficient points
posted 10 minutes ago
Should be said that Serbia qualified for Euro 24, Qatar 22 and were in a higher Nations League than England.
Albania qualified for Euro 24 as well, winning a Q group with Poland and Czechia in it.