The battle for the FIFA World Cup 2026 is heating up as countries across continents reach closer to filling a slot in the expanded 48-team tournament hosted by USA, Mexico, and Canada. As 20 teams have already qualified, the October international break could welcome many more.

Below are qualification scenarios across confederations during the current international break:

UEFA (Europe): Main Qualification Scenarios

England, led by Thomas Tuchel, will secure qualification if they win against Latvia and Serbia lose to Albania. England will also qualify if Serbia lose either of their next two games.

Current Euro 2024 champions, Spain, can more or less secure a qualifying position if they win against Georgia and Bulgaria, and Turkey lose either of its games (Georgia or Bulgaria).

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