The group stage of the 2024/25 Nations League has almost come to an end, which allows us to assess the picture of the qualifying grid for the European segment of the selection for the 2026 World Cup. The 54 teams that will participate in the qualification are divided into five pots.
Ukraine fell into the second basket. Its potential opponents are all teams except those represented in the second pot, as well as Belarus from the fourth pot.
Potential rivals of Ukraine:
first basket – France, Spain, England, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Croatia, Switzerland, Denmark, Austria;
third basket – Scotland, Slovenia, Ireland, Finland, Georgia, Albania, North Macedonia, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Israel;
fourth basket – Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Armenia, Kosovo, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Cyprus, Lithuania, Faroe Islands, Latvia;
fifth basket – Moldova, Malta, Andorra, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, San Marino.
Note that the composition of the baskets may be shuffled depending on restrictive factors during the draw, but the position of Ukraine is guaranteed not to change.
The draw will take place on December 13, 2024.
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