UEFA Preliminary Draw tees up titanic tussles
The road to the FIFA World Cup 26™ has been mapped out for Europe’s 54 hopefuls at the UEFA Preliminary Draw in Zurich.
A record-high number of 16 places are up for grabs for UEFA representatives at the historic 48-team showpiece in Canada, Mexico and the USA.
Eight of the 12 sections will only have a confirmed Pot 1 team after March’s UEFA Nations League (UNL) quarter-finals, as outlined in more detail in the draw procedures. FIFA World Cup 26™: UEFA Preliminary Draw results
Group A
Winner Italy - Germany (UNL QF4)SlovakiaNorthern IrelandLuxembourg
Group B
SwitzerlandSwedenSloveniaKosovo
Group C
Defeated team Denmark - Portugal (UNL QF3)GreeceScotlandBelarus
Group D
Winner Croatia - France (UNL QF2)UkraineIcelandAzerbaijan
Group E
Winner Nethe...