Qualifying · 2026 · UEFA
UEFA · Europe · Play-off
UEFA · 16 berths
12 qualified
12 group winners qualify directly; the 12 runners-up + 4 Nations League sides contest 4 play-off berths.
12 group winners qualify directly; the 12 runners-up + 4 Nations League sides contest 4 play-off berths.
Path A
Poland2
Sweden3Sweden3
Ukraine1
Albania1Poland2Path B
Türkiye1
Kosovo0Kosovo4
Slovakia3
Romania0Türkiye1Path C
Italy1
Bosnia and Herzegovina1Bosnia and Herzegovina1
Wales1
Northern Ireland0Italy2Path D
Denmark2
Czechia2
Republic of Ireland2Czechia2
North Macedonia0Denmark4How 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.
