The last 48 games of the World European Preliminaries! France, Portugal and Norway will qualify as soon as tomorrow, with a total of 9 teams expected to advance in advance
6686 Sports News on November 13 According to FIFA’s official website, the European Qualifying Tournament for the World Cup is about to enter a fierce competition. Among the remaining 48 key matchups, the nine national teams of Austria, Belgium, Croatia, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland have the opportunity to lock in tickets for the 2026 United States, Canada and Mexico World Cup in the next first game. Currently, the top spots in 11 of the 12 groups have not yet been determined.
Group A
Germany and Slovakia share 9 points and they will have a direct conversation in the final round. Before that, the two teams still have to face Luxembourg and Northern Ireland respectively.
Group B
Switzerland can qualify if it defeats Sweden and Kosovo fails to defeat Slovenia.
Group C
Denmark and Scotland have the same points. The two teams will compete directly in Glasgow in the final round to compete for the top spot in the group.
Group D
France only needs to defeat Ukraine to ensure promotion to the World Cup.
Group E
If Spain defeats Georgia and Turkey fails to defeat Bulgaria, it will qualify early. Otherwise, the top spot in the group is likely to be decided in the final round of direct talks between Spain and Türkiye.
Group F
As long as Portugal defeats Ireland, it can secure first place in the group and advance successfully.
Group G
If the away team defeats Poland, the Netherlands can ensure its return to the World Cup stage.
Group H
If Austria defeats Cyprus and Bosnia and Herzegovina fails to defeat Romania, it will enter the World Cup for the first time since 1998.
Group I
As long as Norway defeats Estonia and Italy fails to defeat Moldova, Haaland and his teammates will make their first World Cup appearance since 1998.
Group J
Belgium can ensure promotion by defeating Kazakhstan in an away game.
Group K
England has secured the top spot in the group in advance. Albania and Serbia will compete for second place in the group.
Group L
Croatia faces the Faroe Islands and only needs one point to ensure first place in the group.
Explanation of the World Cup preliminaries
The first round of qualifying adopts the regular season system. The 12 groups are composed of four to five teams. The top spot in each group will directly qualify for the World Cup.
The remaining 4 places in the European zone will be determined through a play-off tournament involving 16 teams. The participating teams include the second place of the 12 groups and the top four highest ranking groups in the UEFA Nations League competition.
