The penultimate round of European qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup takes place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Here, AFP Sport takes a look at which teams can book a place at the tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico with a match to spare:

Group A

(Germany, Slovakia, Northern Ireland, Luxembourg)

-- No team can qualify in the next round of fixtures. Luxembourg are already out of contention for the top two places that either give direct qualification for first place or a place in a playoff for second place.

Group B

(Switzerland, Kosovo, Slovenia, Sweden)

-- Switzerland will qualify for a sixth successive World Cup finals with victory over struggling Sweden on Saturday if Kosovo fail to beat Slovenia.

The Swiss will also qualify with a draw if Kosovo lose.

Group C

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