The Türkiye National Football Team will compete against Spain, Bulgaria, and Georgia in this group. Spain, who advanced to the UEFA Nations League semi-finals by winning a penalty shootout 5-4 against the Netherlands in the quarter-finals, will be one of Türkiye's opponents in Group E.
Türkiye secured their promotion to the Nations League A group by defeating Hungary in both matches of the play-off round.
The groups for the 2026 FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers are as follows:
Group A: Luxembourg, Northern Ireland, Germany, Slovakia
Group B: Kosovo, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland
Group C: Belarus, Greece, Denmark, Scotland
Group D: Azerbaijan, Iceland, France, Ukraine
Group E: Bulgaria, Georgia, Spain, Türkiye
Group F: Armenia, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal
Group G: Finland, Poland, Netherlands, Lithuania, Malta
Group H: Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Romania, San Marino
Group I: Norway, Israel, Italy, Estonia, Moldova
Group J: North Macedonia, Wales, Belgium, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein
Group K: England, Latvia, Serbia, Andorra, Albania
Group L: Montenegro, Czech Republic, Croatia, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar
Format:
The 12 teams that finish second in their respective groups will be joined by the top 4 group winners from the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League overall standings, who did not qualify directly for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. These 16 teams will be divided into 4 paths, with each path consisting of 4 teams. After single-legged semi-finals and finals, one team from each path (a total of 4 teams) will earn a spot in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals.
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