There's only one matchday remaining for World Cup qualifiers for European nations: from Sunday, November 16 to Tuesday, November 18, we will know the 12 nations that get the direct qualification spots as winners of their respective groups. Four other nations will also qualify through play-offs in March 2026.
But first, after ten matchdays (with Nations League finals in between), these are the three nations qualified for World Cup... and the three nations that are "virtually" qualified already:
Confirmed qualified as group winners:
Croatia
England
France
Virtually qualified:
Switzerland: Qualified unless they lose to Kosovo by six goals or more on Tuesday
Spain: Qualified unless they lose to Turkey by seven goals or more on Tuesday
Norway: Qualified unless they lose to Italy by nine goals or more on Sunday
At the moment, we have three qualified nations and three more that are almost 99% sure to qualify as group winners. However, there are also some nations that have the play-off spots at least secured:
Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Denmark
Belgium
Germany
Italy
Kosovo
Netherlands
Northern Ireland (through play-offs route)
Poland
Portugal
Romania (through play-offs route)
Scotland
Slovakia
Sweden (through play-offs route)
Türkiye
All World Cup qualifiers games on Sunday-Tuesday November 16-18
Sunday, November 16
Hungary vs. Ireland: 15:00 CET, 14:00 GMT
Portugal vs. Armenia: 15:00 CET, 14:00 GMT
Ukraine vs. Iceland : 18:00 CET, 17:00 GMT
Azerbaijan vs. France: 18:00 CET, 17:00 GMT
Serbia vs. Latvia: 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Albania vs. England: 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Italy vs. Norway: 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Israel vs. Moldova: 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Monday, November 17
Malta vs. Poland 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Czechia vs. Gibraltar 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Netherlands vs. Lithuania 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Germany vs. Slovakia 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Northern Ireland vs. Luxembourg 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Montenegro vs. Croatia 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Tuesday, November 18
Romania vs. San Marino 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Belarus vs. Greece 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Bulgaria vs. Georgia 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Spain vs. Turkey 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Sweden vs. Slovenia 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Wales vs. North Macedonia 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Kosovo vs. Switzerland 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Belgium vs. Liechtenstein 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Austria vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Scotland vs. Denmark 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT