Five European Teams Secure Direct WC Advancing Spots

Switzerland, Scotland, Spain, Austria and Belgium Advance too World Cup

BRATISLAVA – Soccer players from Switzerland, Scotland, Spain, Austria and belgium on Tuesday completed the twelve directly advancing European teams to next year’s World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico.

After the triumph over Denmark (4:2), Kieran Tierney sent the Scots to the final first place in Group C, who scored the winning goal in added time of the second half. Despite a 1:1 draw with Switzerland, the Kosovans, who are in the running for their premier participation in the big event, secured their participation in the March play-off.

The outcome of Group B was more or less clear even before Tuesday’s matches, as the Kosovans would need to win by at least six goals to overtake the Swiss. In Pristina, visiting ruben Vargas opened the scoring at the beginning of the second half, and Florent Muslija equalized for the home team a quarter of an hour before the end of regular time.

The fate of Tuesday’s duel with Slovenia did not have to trouble the Swedes, who, despite finishing last, had a certain participation in the play-off based on the results in the League of Nations 2024/2025. they saeid goodbye to the group stage of qualification with a 1:1 draw.

Scots directly to the World Cup at the expense of Denmark

The situation in the “céček” was less clear, where Denmark and Scotland faced each other in the fight for direct promotion. Players from the British Isles enjoyed the victory in Glasgow and the group. Scott McTominay put them in the lead right from the start. In the 57th minute, Denmark’s hope was restored by Rasmus Höjlund’s converted penalty, but shortly after that, Danish defender Rasmus Kristensen was sent off.

Lawrence Shankland took advantage of the numerical advantage in the 78th minute, but Patrick Dorgu equalized again for the visitors. Tierney finally sent the home team to the championship in the third minute of stoppage time, and Kenny McLean added the insurance. The Belarusians concluded the qualification with a goalless draw with Greece.

Despite the first loss of points,the European champions from Spain dominated Group E. They also conceded for the first time, winning over Turkey in Seville after Dani Olmo’s strike from the 4th minute, but before going to the dressing room, Deniz Gül equalized with his first national team goal. In the 54th minute, Salih Özcan sent the Turks into the lead, but

Euro Qualifiers Update: Results and Final Standings

Here’s a roundup of recent Euro Qualifier results and final group standings:

I-group:

Bulgaria – Georgia 2:0 (1:0)

Goals: 10. Rusev, 24. Krastev – 88. Lochoshvili

Final Table:

1. Spain 6 5 1 0 21:2 16
2. Turkey 6 4 1 1 17:12 13
3. Georgia 6 1 0 5 7:15 3
4. Bulgaria 6 1 0 5 3:19 3

1. Austria 8 6 1 1 22:4 19
2. Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 5 2 1 17:7 17
3. Romania 8 4 1 3 19:10 13
4. Cyprus 8 2 2 4 11:11 8
5. San Marino 8 0 0 8 2:39 0

* Qualifies for the World Cup (MS)
Advances to the play-off
Advances to the play-off based on Nations League performance.

J-group:

Wales – North Macedonia 7:1 (3:1)

Goals: 18., 75., and 81. Wilson (first and third from penalty), 21. Brooks, 37. Johnson, 57. James, 88. Broadhead – 23. Miovski

Belgium – Liechtenstein 7:0 (3:0)

Goals: 34. and 41. Doku, 57. and 59. charles De Ketelaere, 3. Vanaken, 52. Mechele, 55. Saelemaekers

Final Table:

1. Belgium 8 5 3 0 29:7 18
2. wales 8 5 1 2 21:11 16
3. North Macedonia 8 3 4 1 13:10 13
4. Kazakhstan 8 2 2 4 9:13 8
5. Liechtenstein 8 0 0 8 0:31 0

* Qualifies for the World Cup (MS)
Advances to the play-off
* Advances to the play-off based on Nations League performance.

2025 FIFA World Cup Qualifying: Group Summaries

Here’s a summary of the final standings in several European qualifying groups for the 2025 FIFA World Cup, as of november 18, 2025.

Group G Final Table:

The Netherlands secured direct qualification for the 2025 FIFA World Cup, finishing atop Group G with an impressive record of 6 wins, 2 draws, and 0 losses, totaling 20 points. Poland finished second and will advance to the play-offs.

1. Netherlands 8 6 2 0 27:4 20
2. Poland 8 5 2 1 14:7 17
3. Finland 8 3 1 4 8:14 10
4. Malta 8 1 2 5 4:19 5
5. lithuania 8 0 3 5 6:15 3

1. Norway 8 8 0 0 37:5 24
2. Italy 8 6 0 2 21:12 18
3. Israel 8 4 0 4 19:20 12
4. Estonia 8 1 1 6 8:21 4
5. Moldova 8 0 1 7 5:32 1

* Qualifies directly for the 2025 FIFA World Cup
Advances to the play-off round

Group K Final Table:

England also achieved a perfect qualifying campaign,winning all eight of their Group K matches and boasting a +22 goal difference. Albania will participate in the play-offs.

1. England 8 8 0 0 22:0 24
2. Albania 8 4 2 2 7:5 14
3. Serbia 8 4 1 3 9:10 13
4. Latvia 8 1 2 5 5:15 5
5. Andorra 8 0 1 7 3:16 1

1. croatia 8 7 1 0 26:4 22
2. Czech Republic 8 5 1 2 18:8 16
3. Faroe Islands 8 4 0 4 11:9 12
4. Montenegro 8 3 0 5 8:17 9
5. Gibraltar 8 0 0 8 3:28 0

* Qualifies directly for the 2025 FIFA World Cup
Advances to the play-off round

Source: TASR (slovak News Agency)