1 round left! World European qualifying situation: England, France and France have advanced, and the last 9 seats in the group will be announced in the final round
6686 Sports News on November 16 The penultimate round of the European qualifying round of the World Cup ends today. No pass-through team has been produced tonight. Currently, three teams from England, France and Croatia are still determined to advance. In addition to the 4 qualifying places through the play-offs, the last 9 pass-through seats will be announced in the final round.
Spain and Switzerland are basically guaranteed to qualify, and Sweden will participate in the play-offs
In the competition that ends tonight, Spain in Group E defeated Georgia 4-0, and Turkey 2-0 Bulgaria. The "Matador" team currently has 15 points, leading second-place Turkey by 3 points, and has a 14-goal difference advantage. Therefore, with one round left, Spain is basically certain to advance to the World Cup.
In Group J of the World European Preliminaries, the Belgian away team was tied 1-1 by Kazakhstan and temporarily missed the opportunity to qualify early. The team accumulated 15 points and led North Macedonia by 2 points. As long as it beats the bottom team Liechtenstein in the final round, it will go straight to the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Switzerland defeated Sweden 4-1 in this round and currently ranks first with 13 points. Kosovo defeated Slovenia 2-0 and ranked second with 10 points. Switzerland has a direct dialogue with Kosovo in the final round, but Switzerland's goal difference is currently 12 goals, leading Kosovo with 11 goals. Therefore, Switzerland will advance to the World Cup without losing in the final round. It is worth mentioning that Sweden is currently winless in 5 rounds, but the team has been determined to participate in the World European Preliminary Play-offs by virtue of being one of the top four groups in the UEFA Nations League.
Teams that have advanced to the World European Preliminaries
England, France, Croatia
The latest standings of the World European Preliminaries