The participants of the European qualifying tournament for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have been determined

The 12 groups of the qualifying tournament for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have been determined in Europe. The final distribution of participants took place following the results of the quarterfinals of the League of Nations of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) on March 23.

• Group A: Germany, Slovakia, Northern Ireland, Luxembourg.
• Group B: Switzerland, Sweden, Slovenia, Kosovo.
• Group C: Denmark, Greece, Scotland, Belarus.
• Group D: France, Ukraine, Iceland, Azerbaijan.
• Group E: Spain, Turkey, Georgia, Bulgaria.
• Group F: Portugal, Hungary, Ireland, Armenia.
• Group G: Netherlands, Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Malta.
• Group H: Austria, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, San Marino.
• Group I: Italy, Norway, Israel, Estonia, Moldova.
• Group J: Belgium, Wales, North Macedonia, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein.
• Group K: England, Serbia, Albania, Latvia, Andorra.
• Group L: Croatia, Czech Republic, Montenegro, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar.

The European qualifying tournament will be held from March 21, 2025 to March 31, 2026. The group winners will qualify for the World Cup directly, four more teams will receive places at the 2026 World Cup after play-off matches involving the second-placed teams in the qualifying groups, as well as the four teams with the best results in the group stage of the UEFA Nations League.

The FIFA World Cup will be held from June 11 to July 19, 2026 in the USA, Canada and Mexico.

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In addition, the participants of the semi-finals of the UEFA Nations League were also determined. The German national team will face Portugal, and France will face Spain. The Final Four matches of the tournament will be held in Munich and Stuttgart in June.