Thomas Tuchel’s of England They have been drawn against Serbia, Albania, Latvia and Andorra in Group K qualification for the 2026 World Cup.
The former Bayern Munich and Chelsea manager officially takes over as head coach on January 1 and will take heart from the fact that the English team will never lose any team on their way to the tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Scotland There are four teams in the group, and against any team that loses the League of Nations tie-last tie between Portugal and Denmark, together with Greece and Belarus in Group C. Steve Clarke’s men also face Greece in the Nations League promotion-legacy play. away March
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World Cup 2026: UEFA qualifying draw
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Group A: Germany v Italy winnerSlovakia N. Ireland Luxemburg.
Group B: Switzerland, Sweden, Slovenia, Kosovo.
Group C: Portugal v DenmarkGreece of Scotland; Belarus
Group D: France v CroatiaUkraine, Iceland, Azerbaijan.
Group E: Spain v Netherlands winnerTurkey, Georgia, Bulgaria.
Group F: Portugal v Denmark WinnerHungary; go rep ARMENIA.
Group G: Spain v Netherlands VictPoland, Finland, Lithuania, Malta.
Group H: Austria, Romania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus, San Marino.
Group I: Germany v ItalyNorway, Israel, Estonia, Moldova.
Group J: Belgium CambriaNorth Macedonia, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein.
Group K: England, Serbia, Albania, Latvia, Andorra.
Group L: France v CroatiaCzechia, Montenegro, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar.
Games to be played March 21-25, June 6-10, September 4-9;
October 9-14 and November 13-18, 2025.
Nations League quarter-finals: Spain v Netherlands
France v Croatia, Portugal v Denmark, Germany v Italy
The Republic of Ireland They have been drawn in Group F against the winner of the Portugal v Denmark Nations League tie, along with Hungary and Armenia in what looks to be a tough group for Heimir Hallgrímsson’s team.
Craig Bellamy’s Cambria they are in Group J with Belgium, North Macedonia, Kazakhstan and Liechtenstein as they try to qualify for their second consecutive World Cup. Wales meet Belgium in the final qualifying tournament and the 2022 Nations League, beating them brilliantly 3-1 in the Euro 2016 quarter-finals.
Michael O’Neill is better Northern Ireland The winner of the Nations League of Germany and Italy will make the quarter-finals, plus Slovakia and Luxembourg in Group A as they seek their first qualification since 1986.
England have met only once in their history as a single nation – in this year’s cash where Jude Bellingham scored the decisive goal in a scrappy group stage encounter. England have won all six of their previous meetings with Albania – all in World Cup qualifiers – including qualifying for the finals in Qatar.
Latvia will be England’s new opponents at senior level, while minnows Andorra will also be in England’s group for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Gareth Southgate’s team won 4-0 with 5-0 in the return.
Euro 2014 winners of SpainThey will face Turkey, Georgia and Bulgaria in Group E if they beat the Belgians in the Nations League. If they go out, Spain will instead face Poland, Finland, Lithuania and Malta in Group G.
While the winner of Germany v Italy will be in Group A, the losers will face Norway, Israel, Estonia and Moldova in Group I. France They will face Ukraine, Iceland and Azerbaijan in Group D if they get past Croatia in the Nations League; otherwise, top European teams Czechia, Montenegro, the Faroe Islands and Gibraltar will play in Group L.
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Outside of Wales and England’s group, there are only two others at this stage without changes to the Nations League. In Group B, Switzerland face Sweden, Slovenia and Kosovo in what looks to be a tough group to call. Finally, in Group H, Ralph Rangnick’s Austria face Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus and San Marino.
Sixteen European countries will call the finals, which will be the first 48 teams. Qualifying will begin in March for the five-team group, with the four teams joining in September after the Nations League campaign is complete.
The winners of each group qualify automatically, with the runners-up going into the playoffs in March 2026, alongside the four group winners designated as the best Nations Leagues who did not finish in the top two of their qualifying group.