The draws for the qualifiers of the European national teams for the 2026 World Cup, which will be played between the United States, Canada and Mexico, have just concluded in Zurich. Italy doesn’t know their group yet, because everything will depend on the Nations League quarter-finals against Germany. Should they win, the Azzurri would end up in group A (with 4 teams), in the event of a defeat, Spalletti’s national team would instead end up in group I (with 5 teams).
Italy’s possible opponents
Groups A and I are therefore those of interest to the Azzurri. Group A, together with the winner of the match between Italy and Germany, also includes Slovakia, Northern Ireland and Luxembourg. Group I, together with the loser of the Nations League match between Italy and Germany, includes Norway, Israel, Estonia and Moldova.
The qualifying groups
Below, all the qualifying groups of the European national teams for the next World Cup.
Group A: Germany-Italy winnerSlovakia, Northern Ireland, Luxembourg
Group B: Switzerland, Sweden, Slovenia, Kosovo
Group C: Loser Portugal-Denmark, Greece, Scotland, Belarus
Group D: Winner France-Croatia, Ukraine, Iceland, Azerbaijan
Group E: Winner Spain-Holland, Türkiye, Georgia, Bulgaria
Group F: Winner Portugal-Denmark, Hungary, Ireland, Armenia
Group G: Loser Spain-Holland, Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Malta
Group H: Austria, Romania, Bosnia, Cyprus, San Marino
Group I: loser Germany-Italy Norway, Israel, Estonia, Moldova
J Group: Belgium, Wales, North Macedonia, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein
K Group: England, Serbia, Albania, Latvia, Andorra
L group: Loser France-Croatia, Czech Republic, Montenegro, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar