UEFA World Cup qualification playoff teams are set
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World Cup 2026 European playoffs teams, schedule, bracket for UEFA nations chasing final four spots
In total, 54 competing UEFA nations were assigned to 12 different qualifying groups. Those groups saw matches take place in a round-robin format over the course of 2025, concluding in November. The teams that finished top of each group qualified automatically for the World Cup, while the 12 runners-up earned a place in the playoffs.
The World Cup runners-up depend on a victory against Ukraine to secure their direct ticket to the 2026 World Cup.
Düsseldorf will host the first-leg of the UEFA Women’s Nations League semi-final tie between Germany and France on Friday. The hosts knocked out France from last summer’s Euros, but Hervé Renard’s team progressed to the final when the two sides met ...