2026 World Cup: How nations from around the world can qualify
The race for the 2026 World Cup has begun in earnest. Here's how it's looking around the globe.
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Group A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Serbia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | +9 | 20 |
Portugal | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +11 | 17 |
Republic of Ireland | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 9 |
Luxembourg | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -10 | 9 |
Azerbaijan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -13 | 1 |
Group B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Spain | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | +10 | 19 |
Sweden | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +6 | 15 |
Greece | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
Georgia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 7 |
Kosovo | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -10 | 5 |
Group C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Switzerland | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | +13 | 18 |
Italy | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | +11 | 16 |
Northern Ireland | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
Bulgaria | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 8 |
Lithuania | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -15 | 3 |
Group D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
France | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | +15 | 18 |
Ukraine | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | +3 | 12 |
Finland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 7 |
Kazakhstan | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -15 | 3 |
Group E | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Belgium | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | +19 | 20 |
Wales | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +5 | 15 |
Czechia | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +5 | 14 |
Estonia | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 4 |
Belarus | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -17 | 3 |
Group F | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Denmark | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | +27 | 27 |
Scotland | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | +10 | 23 |
Israel | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 16 |
Austria | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 16 |
Faroe Islands | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -16 | 4 |
Moldova | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | -25 | 1 |
Group G | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Netherlands | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | +25 | 23 |
Turkey | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | +11 | 21 |
Norway | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | +7 | 18 |
Montenegro | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
Latvia | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
Gibraltar | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -39 | 0 |
Group H | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Croatia | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | +17 | 23 |
Russia | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | +13 | 22 |
Slovakia | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | +7 | 14 |
Slovenia | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 14 |
Cyprus | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -17 | 5 |
Malta | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -21 | 5 |
Group I | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
England | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | +36 | 26 |
Poland | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +19 | 20 |
Albania | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
Hungary | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | +6 | 17 |
Andorra | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -16 | 6 |
San Marino | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -45 | 0 |
Group J | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Germany | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | +32 | 27 |
North Macedonia | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | +12 | 18 |
Romania | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | +5 | 17 |
Armenia | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -11 | 12 |
Iceland | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 9 |
Liechtenstein | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | -32 | 1 |