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England: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying info, format, fixtures & more
Nov 21, 2024
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With England completing their latest Nations League campaign - sealing promotion back to League A in the process - they will next take to the field to get their World Cup journey underway under the guidance of new boss Thomas Tuchel.
Thoughts will now turn to the qualifiers for the 2026 tournament, which are set to begin in March 2025. It is now only 18 months to the next edition of the quadrennial tournament, yet some confederations are already midway through their qualification process.
In South America, over half of the fixtures have already been played, while the same scenario occurs in Asia, as the three groups in the final stage are entering into the final few matches.
Before European teams even think about booking their flights and hotels to North America, they will have to find their group opponents in the qualifying draw.
UEFA World Cup qualifying draw info
A total of 16 UEFA nations will participate in the 2026 World Cup, which has been expanded from 32 teams to 48.
The draw for the UEFA qualifying groups is due to take place on Friday 13th December in Zurich, Switzerland. In terms of seeding, all eight Nations League quarter-finalists are in Pot 1 of the World Cup draw, which will be completed by the four countries with the best FIFA world ranking.
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