🌍 The UEFA 2026 World Cup qualifying draw in full

The qualification draw for UEFA member nations for the 2026 World Cup was made in Zurich on Friday afternoon.

With the expansion of the competition to 48 teams, 16 UEFA countries will qualify for the tournament in USA, Canada and Mexico.

As a result, UEFA qualifying is spread across 12 groups with half featuring four teams and the other half including five, although not all teams are known yet due to Nations League play-offs, which are accounted for.

Here is the draw in full:

Group A

Germany v Italy winner, Slovakia, Northern Ireland, Luxembourg

Group B

Switzerland, Sweden, Slovenia, Kosovo

Group C

Portugal v Denmark loser, Greece, Scotland, Belarus

Group D

France v Croatia winner, Ukraine, Iceland, Azerbaijan

Group E

Spain v Netherlands winner, Türkiye, Georgia, Bulgaria

Group F

Portugal v Denmark winner, Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Armenia

Group G

Spain v Netherlands loser, Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Malta

Group H

Austria, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, San Marino

Group I

Germany v Italy loser, Norway, Israel, Estonia, Moldova

Group J

Belgium, Wales, North Macedonia, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein

Group K

England, Serbia, Albania, Latvia, Andorra

Group L

France v Croatia loser, Czechia, Montenegro, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar

Qualification begins next March for five-nation groups, with four-team groups starting in September.

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