UEFA qualifying for the 2026 World Cup is intriguing, with some giants struggling and plenty of underdogs scrapping for qualification to the tournament in North America.

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England are the lone team from Europe to secure their qualification, while plenty of other nations are pushing hard to join them soon.

Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Austria and France are all looking very good in qualifying, so far, while Italy, Hungary, and Turkiye have had some issues.

As you can see from the explanation on the format below, and the current tables, there is no room for error for the big boys as they aim to qualify for the 2026 World Cup with minimum fuss.

European (UEFA) 2026 World Cup qualification format

First round (March 21-November 18,

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