Twelve group winners in UEFA qualifying secured their places at the FIFA World Cup 2026 European play-offs to decide the remaining four nations that will feature at the global finals Fans went wild with delight as Norway and Scotland each snapped long droughts The group stage of UEFA’s new-look qualifiers is done and dusted, and 12 of the confederation’s 16 spots at the FIFA World Cup 2026™ have been snapped up. The group stage saw almost all the European big guns, apart from Italy, top their group, and Scotland and Norway break their decades-long droughts to reach the finals. A total of 16 teams will battle it out in the UEFA play-offs with the goal of bagging the four remaining spots at FIFA’s flagship event in 2026, which promises to be a real football fiesta in North America.
How UEFA qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2026 unfolded
