2026 FIFA World Cup UEFA Qualification – European Qualifiers

2026 FIFA World Cup UEFA Qualification - European Qualifiers

2026 FIFA World Cup UEFA Qualification – European Qualifiers

The 2026 FIFA World Cup UEFA Qualification process has started for the European Football Teams for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America.  In the 2026 FIFA World Cup UEFA Qualification, 55 UEFA Teams are playing for qualification.

All the National team members are part of the Union of European Football Association (UEFA). The FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers are scheduled to begin in March 2025 and end with the play-offs in March 2026.

A total of 16 slots in the final tournament are available for UEFA teams. After the qualification round, 12 teams have been qualified for the tournament’s final round. All groups conclude in November 2025. Here we are sharing the FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers (UEFA ) below.

2026 FIFA World Cup UEFA Qualifiers

2026 FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers Teams

The format of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification for the UEFA is divided into 2 different phases.

Format

The UEFA Executive Committee confirmed the qualification format during their meeting in Zurich, Switzerland on 13 Dec 2024. The qualification will depend, on the result of the 2024-25 UEFA National League. The structure will maintain UEFA’s usual group stage/playoff stage structure, with only the specific format of the playoffs amended.

  • Group stage: 12 groups of 4 or 5 teams. Group winners will qualify for the World Cup and the draw for the group stage will take place in December 2024.
  • Play-off stage: 16 teams ( 12 group runners-up and 4 best Nations League group winners, based on the Nations League overall ranking, The four path winners will qualify for the World Cup.

 FIFA-Affiliated European Qualifiers Teams

FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers Teams

Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Kazakhstan
Kosovo
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Moldova
Montenegro
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
England
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Northern Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Republic of Ireland
Romania
Russia (suspended)
Georgia
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Israel
Italy
San Marino
Scotland
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
Wales

World Cup 2026 European qualifiers

  • Group stage draw
    • 13 December 2024
  • Group stage match dates
    • 21–22 March 2025 to 16–18 November 2025
  • Play-off match dates(Semi-finals and Final)
    • 26-31 March 2026
  • Final tournament dates
    • 11 June to 19 July 2026

What is the Schedule of the 2026 FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers?

The new schedule for the semi-final is out the dates are from 26 March 2026 and the final matches on 31 March 2026.

Groups of FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers ( UEFA )

16 UEFA nations will compete at the 48-team FIFA World Cup final in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The fixture list will confirmed by FIFA in Jan 2025, the day following the draw.  The Group stage match will run from March to November 2025.

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