Qualifying for the 2026 World Cup has gotten underway around most of the world, but UEFA will just be getting going in the new year now that the UEFA Nations League has come to a close.

When are the UEFA World Cup qualifying playoffs? The playoffs take place in March 2026. The 16 teams involved will be split into four paths, with the overall winners of each path taking a place ...

Keep across all the fixtures and results from the European Qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The European Qualifiers ...

While South American teams are currently competing in the second round of World Cup qualifiers, the European qualification ...

The last defeat against such countries was in the 2018 World Cup semi-final against Croatia. Advertisement Getty Images Without meaning to be too disparaging of Northern Ireland, it is hard to see ...

The last and biggest — certainly the most-celebrated — confederation to begin qualifying for the 2026 World Cup is UEFA, and Europe’s nations have learned their groups for qualification. There are ...

France, European champions Spain and England under new boss Thomas Tuchel all learned their potential route to the 2026 ...

The FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifying groups for the UEFA zone teams based in Europe are now set with the UEFA Nations League still likely to determine the final makeup of those groups. Germany ...

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 ...

European (UEFA) 2026 World Cup qualification format First round (March 21-November 18, 2025): Twelve groups of 4-5 nations play round-robin, home-and-away. Group winners qualify for 2026 World Cup ...