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Qualifying · 2026 · UEFA

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UEFA · 16 berths

12 qualified

12 group winners qualify directly; the 12 runners-up + 4 Nations League sides contest 4 play-off berths.

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Group Stage Play-off

12 group winners qualify directly; the 12 runners-up + 4 Nations League sides contest 4 play-off berths.

16 berths · Round One

Group A

1

Germany5-0-1 · +1315 PTSIN

Qualifydirect World Cup berth

2

Slovakia4-0-2 · -212 PTSP·O

Play-offalive via a play-off

3

Northern Ireland3-0-3 · +19 PTSOUT

4

Luxembourg0-0-6 · -120 PTSOUT

Group B

1

Switzerland4-2-0 · +1214 PTSIN

Qualifydirect World Cup berth

2

Kosovo3-2-1 · +111 PTSP·O

Play-offalive via a play-off

3

Slovenia0-4-2 · -54 PTSOUT

4

Sweden0-2-4 · -82 PTSOUT

Group C

1

Scotland4-1-1 · +613 PTSIN

Qualifydirect World Cup berth

2

Denmark3-2-1 · +911 PTSP·O

Play-offalive via a play-off

3

Greece2-1-3 · -27 PTSOUT

4

Belarus0-2-4 · -132 PTSOUT

Group D

1

France5-1-0 · +1216 PTSIN

Qualifydirect World Cup berth

2

Ukraine3-1-2 · -110 PTSP·O

Play-offalive via a play-off

3

Iceland2-1-3 · +27 PTSOUT

4

Azerbaijan0-1-5 · -131 PTSOUT

Group E

1

Spain5-1-0 · +1916 PTSIN

Qualifydirect World Cup berth

2

Türkiye4-1-1 · +513 PTSP·O

Play-offalive via a play-off

3

Georgia1-0-5 · -83 PTSOUT

4

Bulgaria1-0-5 · -163 PTSOUT

Group F

1

Portugal4-1-1 · +1313 PTSIN

Qualifydirect World Cup berth

2

Republic of Ireland3-1-2 · +210 PTSP·O

Play-offalive via a play-off

3

Hungary2-2-2 · +18 PTSOUT

4

Armenia1-0-5 · -163 PTSOUT

Group G

1

Netherlands6-2-0 · +2320 PTSIN

Qualifydirect World Cup berth

2

Poland5-2-1 · +717 PTSP·O

Play-offalive via a play-off

3

Finland3-1-4 · -610 PTSOUT

4

Malta1-2-5 · -155 PTSOUT

Group H

1

Austria6-1-1 · +1819 PTSIN

Qualifydirect World Cup berth

2

Bosnia and Herzegovina5-2-1 · +1017 PTSP·O

Play-offalive via a play-off

3

Romania4-1-3 · +913 PTSOUT

4

Cyprus2-2-4 · 08 PTSOUT

Group I

1

Norway8-0-0 · +3224 PTSIN

Qualifydirect World Cup berth

2

Italy6-0-2 · +918 PTSP·O

Play-offalive via a play-off

3

Israel4-0-4 · -112 PTSOUT

4

Estonia1-1-6 · -134 PTSOUT

Group J

1

Belgium5-3-0 · +2218 PTSIN

Qualifydirect World Cup berth

2

Wales5-1-2 · +1016 PTSP·O

Play-offalive via a play-off

3

North Macedonia3-4-1 · +313 PTSOUT

4

Kazakhstan2-2-4 · -48 PTSOUT

Group K

1

England8-0-0 · +2224 PTSIN

Qualifydirect World Cup berth

2

Albania4-2-2 · +214 PTSP·O

Play-offalive via a play-off

3

Serbia4-1-3 · -113 PTSOUT

4

Latvia1-2-5 · -105 PTSOUT

5

Andorra0-1-7 · -131 PTSOUT

Group L

1

Croatia7-1-0 · +2222 PTSIN

Qualifydirect World Cup berth

2

Czechia5-1-2 · +1016 PTSP·O

Play-offalive via a play-off

3

Faroe Islands4-0-4 · +212 PTSOUT

4

Montenegro3-0-5 · -99 PTSOUT

5

Gibraltar0-0-8 · -250 PTSOUT

Next up

The qualified nations meet at the World Cup finals 2026

How qualification works

Six confederations

Each region — UEFA, CONMEBOL, Concacaf, CAF, AFC and OFC — runs its own tournament for a fixed share of the 48 places.

Group stage → play-off

Group winners (and the best runners-up) qualify directly; teams just short drop into confederation and inter-confederation play-offs.

The last two spots

A six-team inter-confederation play-off decides the final two berths, with sides from five different confederations.