2026 World Cup - European qualifiers
2026 World Cup - European qualifiers
Thought I'd start this conversation.
Does anyone know when the draw will be held? I assume it will be after the Euro.
Does anyone know when the draw will be held? I assume it will be after the Euro.
I thought it was in December or after the March window but before the Euro since games start in the Sep 2024 window.
Last edited by Sagy on Tue Nov 21, 2023 06:24, edited 1 time in total.
I don't think qualifiers start before 2025 March. In autumn 2024 NL games are up.
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Groups of 5
March 17-25: Matchday 1 + 2
June 2-10: Matchday 3 + 4
September 1-9: Matchday 5 + 6
October 6-14: Matchday 7 + 8
November 10-18: Matchday 9 + 10
Groups of 4
September 1-9: Matchday 1 + 2
October 6-14: Matchday 3 + 4
November 10-18: Matchday 5 + 6
March 23-31 (2026): Play-offs
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA ... ion_(UEFA)[/b][/b]
March 17-25: Matchday 1 + 2
June 2-10: Matchday 3 + 4
September 1-9: Matchday 5 + 6
October 6-14: Matchday 7 + 8
November 10-18: Matchday 9 + 10
Groups of 4
September 1-9: Matchday 1 + 2
October 6-14: Matchday 3 + 4
November 10-18: Matchday 5 + 6
March 23-31 (2026): Play-offs
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA ... ion_(UEFA)[/b][/b]
What happened to the plan to arrange the schedule in a way to have fewer (but longer) international breaks instead of the existing five?
It will start after the 2026 World Cup. The two separate windows in September and October will be combined into a longer window.
https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3123d3709 ... 030_EN.pdf
Am I missing something or will this draw have to be insanely restricted, if even possible to do with FIFA ranking deciding the pots?
Maybe it's late and I'm overlooking something.
But won't there need to be 24 teams free in March in the five-team groups, so that four teams in each of the six five-team groups can play two games in March?
And with eight teams playing NL quarters and twenty teams playing relegation matches, that only leaves 26 teams who are free in March?
So the draw will have to be heavily restricted, if even possible, to ensure that at least 24 of those 26 teams go in the five-team groups?
EDIT: Okay, C/D playoffs are later. So it's 24 of 30 teams. But that still seems like it's gonna be extremely restricted
Maybe it's late and I'm overlooking something.
But won't there need to be 24 teams free in March in the five-team groups, so that four teams in each of the six five-team groups can play two games in March?
And with eight teams playing NL quarters and twenty teams playing relegation matches, that only leaves 26 teams who are free in March?
So the draw will have to be heavily restricted, if even possible, to ensure that at least 24 of those 26 teams go in the five-team groups?
EDIT: Okay, C/D playoffs are later. So it's 24 of 30 teams. But that still seems like it's gonna be extremely restricted
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Yeah. The NL QF ones are gunna have to be either ors!Diouf wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 23:19 Am I missing something or will this draw have to be insanely restricted, if even possible to do with FIFA ranking deciding the pots?
Maybe it's late and I'm overlooking something.
But won't there need to be 24 teams free in March in the five-team groups, so that four teams in each of the six five-team groups can play two games in March?
And with eight teams playing NL quarters and twenty teams playing relegation matches, that only leaves 26 teams who are free in March?
So the draw will have to be heavily restricted, if even possible, to ensure that at least 24 of those 26 teams go in the five-team groups?
All nations which drop in a group of four and have no playoffs or Nations League matches they have to play friendlies in march and june?
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Group of 4 they have to play qualifying matches in september, october and november 2025. Bur there is window in march and june 2025. With 54 Nations in the qualifying there have to be 6 groups with 4 nations and 6 groups with 5 Nations. So I think next year will be many friendlies in march and june among the 24 nations in march and june.Jackson Harrison wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2024 09:50IK. It feels stupid. At least have some tournament for the teams not playing!
FIFA will use the UNL group stage ranking to make the draw in December with 12 teams in pots 1-4 and 6 teams in pot 5 (assuming Russia remains suspended).
Pot 1: NL A positions 1-3 (no teams available for European Qualifiers in March 2025)
Pot 2: NL A position 4 and B positions 1-2 (8 teams available for European Qualifiers in March 2025)
Pot 3: NL B positions 3-4 and C position 1 (8 teams available for European Qualifiers in March 2025)
Pot 4: NL C positions 2-4 (6 teams available for European Qualifiers March 2025)
Pot 5: NL D positions 1-3 (4 teams available for European Qualifiers in March 2025)
Pot 1: NL A positions 1-3 (no teams available for European Qualifiers in March 2025)
Pot 2: NL A position 4 and B positions 1-2 (8 teams available for European Qualifiers in March 2025)
Pot 3: NL B positions 3-4 and C position 1 (8 teams available for European Qualifiers in March 2025)
Pot 4: NL C positions 2-4 (6 teams available for European Qualifiers March 2025)
Pot 5: NL D positions 1-3 (4 teams available for European Qualifiers in March 2025)
Sources? Where can I find this?Tazmania wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2024 13:49 FIFA will use the UNL group stage ranking to make the draw in December with 12 teams in pots 1-4 and 6 teams in pot 5 (assuming Russia remains suspended).
Pot 1: NL A positions 1-3 (no teams available for European Qualifiers in March 2025)
Pot 2: NL A position 4 and B positions 1-2 (8 teams available for European Qualifiers in March 2025)
Pot 3: NL B positions 3-4 and C position 1 (8 teams available for European Qualifiers in March 2025)
Pot 4: NL C positions 2-4 (6 teams available for European Qualifiers March 2025)
Pot 5: NL D positions 1-3 (4 teams available for European Qualifiers in March 2025)
And if Russia will be with here they will be the last ranked nation in the qualifying because they are suspended from Nations League.
Last edited by Korgutt on Thu Feb 08, 2024 14:00, edited 1 time in total.
Intuition!
No, seriously, in order to avoid deadlock in the draw they have to use UNL GS ranking and there is - for the first time - a clause in the FIFA WCQ regulations allowing a draw to be seeded not according to the FIFA World Ranking. No other confederation will use the clause.
No, seriously, in order to avoid deadlock in the draw they have to use UNL GS ranking and there is - for the first time - a clause in the FIFA WCQ regulations allowing a draw to be seeded not according to the FIFA World Ranking. No other confederation will use the clause.