2026 World Cup qualifying pots confirmed as England discover potential opponents

England volition larn their destiny successful adjacent month’s gully for the 2026 World Cup qualifying run aft a palmy UEFA Nations League nether interim brag Lee Carsley

England volition beryllium among the big-hitters for the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers with Thomas Tuchel handed a imagination scenario.

The German is acceptable to pb the Three Lions successful their task to unafraid a spot astatine the tourney that volition instrumentality spot successful Canada, Mexico and the United States. And with the UEFA Nations League run present over, England person discovered what cookware they volition beryllium in.

Each of the Nations League quarter-finalists person earned an automatic spot successful Pot 1. That means Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain volition beryllium among the highest-seeded teams.

They person been joined by the 4 adjacent highest ranking teams successful the FIFA Men’s world rankings. That volition see England, Belgium, Switzerland and Denmark.

Meanwhile, chap location federation Wales person been placed successful Pot 2, portion Scotland, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are each successful Pot 3. The gully for the World Cup itself volition instrumentality spot connected December 13.

Teams volition beryllium divided into 12 groups - six containing 4 teams and a further six groups containing 5 teams. Those nations placed into a five-team radical volition kick-off their qualifying run successful March erstwhile Tuchel volition instrumentality complaint of his archetypal matches arsenic England boss.

Nations League play-off teams from Pots 2 to 4 volition beryllium prioritised for allocation to a four-team group. Meanwhile, if a play-off squad is successful Pot 5, they volition beryllium allocated a five-team group.

Each squad volition play each different doubly successful the qualifying campaign. Each radical victor volition automatically suffice for the World Cup, with runners-up owed to look a playoff. Take a look astatine each of the confirmed seedings for the qualifying gully below.

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Pot 1

Spain, Germany, Portugal, France, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark, Croatia, England, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria

Pot 2

Ukraine, Sweden, Turkey, Wales, Hungary, Serbia, Poland, Greece, Romania, Slovakia, Czechia, Norway

Pot 3

Scotland, Slovenia, Republic of Ireland, Albania, North Macedonia, Georgia, Finland, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel

Pot 4

Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Kosovo, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Latvia, Lithuania

Pot 5

Moldova, Malta, Andorra, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, San Marino

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