England will face Serbia, Albania, Latvia and Andorra in 2026 World Cup qualifying, while Scotland could face Portugal or Denmark, Wales against Belgium and Northern Ireland against Germany or Italy.
England were drawn in a five-team Group K, where Thomas Tuchel will take charge of the Three Lions against a Serbian side they beat in the Euro 2024 group stages under Gareth Southgate, thanks to a Jude Bellingham headed winner.
England will also face Albania, who they have beaten in four meetings in the 2002 and 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Latvia – where they have never played – and Andorra, who they beat by an aggregate score in 2022 World Cup qualifying of 9-0.
Scotland play in a four-team Group C, which includes the team that loses the Nations League quarter-final between Portugal and Denmark, as well as Greece and Belarus.
Scotland also have to play Greece over two games in March to decide whether they remain in the top flight of the Nations League.
Wales were drawn in five-team Group J, along with Belgium, Macedonia, Kazakhstan and Liechtenstein.
Wales defeated Belgium at the 2016 European Championship.
Northern Ireland will play the Nations League quarter-final winner Germany or Italy in the four-team Group A, as well as Slovakia and Luxembourg.
Ireland were drawn in four-team Group F, with the winner of the Nations League quarter-final Portugal-Denmark, and Hungary and Armenia.
How many European teams will qualify for the 2026 World Cup?
A total of sixteen UEFA countries will qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
The twelve group winners qualify directly, with the four remaining places determined by play-offs involving the twelve second group winners.
The groups completely…
Group A
Germany or Italy (nations league QF winner), Slovakia, Northern Ireland, Luxembourg
Group B
Switzerland, Sweden, Slovenia, Kosovo
Group C
Portugal or Denmark (loser Nations League QF), Greece, Scotland, Belarus
Group D
France or Croatia (nations league QF winner), Ukraine, Iceland, Azerbaijan
Group E
Spain or the Netherlands (nations league QF winner), Turkey, Georgia, Bulgaria
Group F
Portugal or Denmark (nations league QF winner), Hungary, Ireland, Armenia
Group G
Spain or Netherlands (loser Nations League QF), Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Malta
Group H
Austria, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, San Marino
Group I
Germany or Italy (loser Nations League QF), Norway, Israel, Estonia, Moldova
Group J
Belgium, Wales, North Macedonia, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein
Group K
England, Serbia, Albania, Latvia, Andorra
Group L
France or Croatia (loser of the Nations League QF), Czech Republic, Montenegro, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar
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