2026 FIFA World Cup – European qualifying groups – complete list

Six groups have four teams, while the other six host five sides.

Nations will play each other twice, home and away, and those who top the table will automatically qualify for the World Cup.

Group runners-up will go into the play-offs, alongside four teams from the next UEFA Nations League, with four of them eventually qualifying for the tournament.

This year’s Nations League quarter-finals will also have an impact, with teams who have qualified for that event lining up in one of two possible groups.

Here are the groups in full…

Group A

• Winner of UEFA Nations League QF between Italy and Germany
• Slovakia
• Northern Ireland
• Luxembourg

Group B

• Switzerland
• Sweden
• Slovenia
• Kosovo

Group C

• Loser of UEFA Nations League QF between Portugal and Denmark
• Greece
• Scotland
• Belarus

Group D

• Winner of UEFA Nations League QF between France and Croatia
• Ukraine
• Iceland
• Azerbaijan

Group E

• Winner of UEFA Nations League QF between Spain and Netherlands
• Türkiye
• Georgia
• Bulgaria

Group F

• Winner of UEFA Nations League QF between Portugal and Denmark
• Hungary
• Republic of Ireland

Group G

• Loser of UEFA Nations League QF between Spain and Netherlands
• Poland
• Finland
• Lithuania
• Malta

Group H

• Austria
• Romania
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Cyprus
• San Merino

Group I

• Loser of UEFA Nations League QF between Germany and Italy
• Norway
• Israel
• Estonia
• Moldova

Group J

• Belgium
• Wales
• North Macedonia
• Kazakhstan
• Liechtenstein

Group K

• England
• Serbia
• Albania
• Latvia
• Andorra

Group L

• Loser of UEFA Nations League QF between France and Croatia
• Czechia
• Montenegro
• Faroe Islands
• Gibraltar