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Northern Ireland in Group A with Germany/Italy, Slovakia & Luxembourg Scotland in Group C with Portugal/Denmark, Greece & Belarus Republic of Ireland in Group F with Portugal/Denmark, Hungary & Armenia Wales in Group J with Belgium, North Macedonia, Kazakhstan & Liechtenstein England in Group K with Serbia, Albania, Latvia & Andorra Callum Matthews Time for us to leave it there. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland now all know who they will face in qualifying to reach the Fifa World Cup 2026 in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Stay tuned to the BBC Sport website and app throughout the day for reaction from each of those sides. They will all be pretty happy, won't they? The journey starts in March. .. we'll see you then. #bbcfootball, Whats App 03301231826, text 81111 (UK only, standard rates apply) Scotland of last couple of months have a great chance, could fight for 1st
Scotland of 12 months before that are out by match 3 Robbie in Edinburgh Those international breaks are 21-25 March, 6-10 June, 4-9 September, 9-14 October and 13-18 November. However no team will play World Cup qualifiers on all of those dates because there is a maximum of eight games. Some teams will start in March, others will start in June and four-team groups will not start until September. The play-offs will be 26-31 March 2026. That is the draw complete then. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland fans - how are you feeling after that? Let us know using #bbcfootball, Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply). The either/ors in the list below are due to the Nations League quarter-finals. Group A: Winner of Germany/Italy, Slovakia, NORTHERN IRELAND, Luxembourg Group B: Switzerland, Sweden, Slovenia, Kosovo Group C: Loser of Portugal/Denmark, Greece, SCOTLAND, Belarus Group D: Winner of France/Croatia, Ukraine, Iceland, Azerbaijan Group E: Winner of Spain/Netherlands, Turkey, Georgia, Bulgaria Group F: Winner of Portugal/Denmark, Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Armenia Group G: Loser of Spain/Netherlands, Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Malta Group H: Austria, Romania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus, San Marino Group I: Loser of Germany/Italy, Norway, Israel, Estonia, Moldova Group J: Belgium, WALES, North Macedonia, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein Group K: ENGLAND, Serbia, Albania, Latvia, Andorra Group L: Loser of France/Croatia, Czech Republic, Montenegro, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar Gibraltar are the final team out. They go into Group L alongside loser of France/Croatia, Czech Republic, Montenegro and Faroe Islands. Liechtenstein join Wales, Belgium, North Macedonia and Kazakhstan in Group J. Andorra are next out. They have a travel restriction with Kazakhstan so they join England, Serbia, Albania and Latvia in Group K. Happy, England fans? Moldova join the loser of Germany/Italy, Norway, Israel, Estonia in Group I. San Marino, who are in fine form recently, join Group H. They'll face Austria, Romania, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Cyprus. Malta are the first team out. They go in Group G alongside the loser of Spain/Netherlands, Poland, Finland and Lithuania. Straight into Pot Five. There's only six teams involved: Moldova, Malta, Andorra, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, San Marino. They'll be in Groups G to L, but some travel restrictions may apply. The either/ors in the list below are due to the Nations League quarter-finals. Group A: Winner of Germany/Italy, Slovakia, NORTHERN IRELAND, Luxembourg Group B: Switzerland, Sweden, Slovenia, Kosovo Group C: Loser of Portugal/Denmark, Greece, SCOTLAND, Belarus Group D: Winner of France/Croatia, Ukraine, Iceland, Azerbaijan Group E: Winner of Spain/Netherlands, Turkey, Georgia, Bulgaria Group F: Winner of Portugal/Denmark, Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Armenia Group G: Loser of Spain/Netherlands, Poland, Finland, Lithuania Group H: Austria, Romania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus Group I: Loser of Germany/Italy, Norway, Israel, Estonia Group J: Belgium, WALES, North Macedonia, Kazakhstan Group K: ENGLAND, Serbia, Albania, Latvia Group L: Loser of France/Croatia, Czech Republic, Montenegro, Faroe Islands Armenia are the final team out of Pot Four. They complete Group F alongside the winner of Portugal/Denmark, Hungary and the Republic of Ireland. Faroe Islands go into Group L. They'll face the loser of France/Croatia, Czech Republic and Montenegro. Latvia aren't in the play-offs so we go back down the list. They join England, Serbia, Albania in Group K. Bulgaria are in the Nations League play-offs so we jump back to Group E. They'll face the winner of Spain/Netherlands, Turkey and Georgia. Group E is complete. Kazakhstan are next out and it is the same for them. That means they join Wales, Belgium and North Macedonia in Group J. Same goes for Estonia. They go into Group I alongside the loser of Germany/Italy, Norway and Israel. Cyprus are the same and they end up in Group H alongside Austria, Romania and Bosnia-Herzegovina. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.