The last and biggest — certainly the most-celebrated — confederation to begin qualifying for the 2026 World Cup is UEFA, and Europe’s nations have learned their groups for qualification.

There are some tricky groups, perhaps none more than Group B, where Switzerland, Sweden, Slovenia, and Kosovo will tangle home-and-away over eight months.

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England’s main rivals for an automatic spot are Serbia. Norway’s path to a first World Cup for Erling Haaland, Martin Odegaard, and friends will have to include a pair of scraps with Italy, as well as Israel, Estonia, and Moldova. So far, so good — the Landslaget are 3-0 after beating Italy 3-0 in early June. Luciano Spaletti has been fired as Italy manager as the drama around the Azzurri conti

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