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WCQ - UEFA Table
| Group A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Group B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Kosovo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Group C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Belarus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Group D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iceland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Group E | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Group F | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Armenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republic of Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Group G | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Finland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 6 |
| Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| Malta | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -11 | 1 |
| Group H | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 9 |
| Austria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
| Romania | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| San Marino | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -11 | 0 |
| Group I | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Norway | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 12 |
| Israel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| Estonia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| Moldova | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 0 |
| Group J | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 8 |
| Wales | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Liechtenstein | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 0 |
| Group K | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| Albania | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| Andorra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 0 |
| Group L | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Czechia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 9 |
| Croatia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 6 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| Faroe Islands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Gibraltar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -14 | 0 |