Italy will face the threat of Manchester City and the Norwegian striker Erling Haaland in 2026 qualifying after their exit from the League of Nations.
The results of the quarterfinals of the League of Nations finalized the programming of UEFA qualifications for next year’s final, which began this week.
The Azzurri will start its campaign to obtain a place in the 48 team tournament in June. They enter group I because of their defeat in the quarter -final against Germany.
Italy’s first match will be against Norway in Oslo, Haaland likely to savor a meeting with a team that conceded a bizarre second goal in its 3-3 draw in the second leg with Germany on Sunday. Haaland was on the target when Norway began its attempt to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1998 with a 5-0 victory against Moldova.
He can. 🇳🇴🤖#WCQ | #FifaWorldCup pic.twitter.com/fy4sop2dku
– FIFA World Cup (@FifaWorldcup) March 22, 2025
Group I also presents Israel and Estonia.
Germany, on the other hand, is already secured by at least one barrage place on the basis of their ranking of the League of Nations. Die Mannschaft should pass through group A, in which they will face Slovakia, Northern Ireland and Luxembourg.
France begins against Ukraine
France seeks to reach a third successive World Cup final and Ukraine will be their first opponents on September 5.
The Blues, who – like Germany and the other semi -finalists of the League of Nations, Spain and Portugal – are assured at least one place of dam, enter group D. Iceland and Azerbaijan constitute the rest of this group.
Spain enters the E group alongside Turkey, Georgia and Bulgaria. La Roja beat Georgia en route to glory in Euro 2024 last year. For Portugal, it is Hungary, the Republic of Ireland and Armenia in group F.
The Netherlands have suffered a defeat against Spain to the sanctions in the League of Nations in last eight and, therefore, they enter the Group G. Finland, Poland, Lithuania and Malta will be their opposition, with a trip to Helsinki for the first time on June 7.
The defeat of the shooting in Croatia against France means that they will participate in group L, that Montenegro and the Czech Republic have opened with victories on the Gibraltar Islands and Faroely respectively. The 2018 World Cup finalists start against Gibraltar in June.
Denmark is in group C alongside Scotland, Greece and Belarus.
