World Cup 2026 Qualifiers Groups. 48 teams will compete in expanded tournament; The home nations have all avoided each other in the draw for the european section of qualifying for the 2026 world cup.

The qualifying group stage will feature twelve groups of four or five teams, with the winner of each group automatically qualifying for the world cup in 2026. The uefa qualification phase for the 2026 world cup in the united states, canada and mexico begins in march 2025 and concludes in november 2025.