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This simulation is a follow-on to my previous 2024–25 FIFA Nations League simulation, to show how one season would be feed into the next. At the time that did this (2021), Spain and Portugal were being reported by most media outlets as the favorites to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, so this simulation assumes that will be true.

While the composition of each league was determined by the previous Nations League, the seeding for the group stage was determined first by the results of the simulated 2026 World Cup, then by the Nations League results. This was done so that (despite the FIFA rankings no longer existing) the previous World Cup will continue to have an effect on the following World Cup cycle.

Group stage

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League 1

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League 1 consists of eight groups: 1 group made-up of African (CAF) teams, 2 groups of teams from the Americas (CONCACAF/CONMEBOL), 1 group of Asian-Pacific teams (AFC/OFC), and 4 groups of European teams (UEFA). The winners of each group advance to the League 1 Finals. The top 3 teams qualify for the 2030 World Cup, while teams finishing 4th–6th qualify for the World Cup play-offs. The defending champions are France.

Group 1A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Algeria Senegal Morocco Ivory Coast Tunisia South Africa
1  Algeria 10 5 2 3 16 11 +5 17 League 1 Finals and World Cup — 2–1 1–2 4–0 2–0 3–0
2  Senegal 10 5 2 3 17 13 +4 17 World Cup 4–0 — 2–1 2–2 0–0 3–1
3  Morocco 10 4 3 3 13 13 0 15 2–1 2–0 — 2–4 0–0 1–1
4  Ivory Coast 10 4 2 4 15 15 0 14 Third play-off round 0–0 1–2 2–0 — 3–0 0–2
5  Tunisia 10 3 3 4 11 11 0 12 Relegation to League 2 and Second play-off round 1–2 4–1 1–1 1–2 — 3–0
6  South Africa 10 2 2 6 8 17 −9 8 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–1 0–1 —
Source: FIFA

Group 1B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Argentina Colombia Chile Peru Mexico Jamaica
1  Argentina 10 9 0 1 28 8 +20 27 League 1 Finals and World Cup — 2–0 2–0 4–1 8–2 2–0
2  Colombia 10 5 2 3 14 8 +6 17 World Cup 0–2 — 0–0 3–0 0–0 5–0
3  Chile 10 4 3 3 12 11 +1 15 1–3 1–2 — 2–1 2–0 2–1
4  Peru 10 3 3 4 13 15 −2 12 Third play-off round 4–1 3–1 1–1 — 0–1 1–1
5  Mexico 10 3 3 4 9 15 −6 12 Second play-off round 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 — 4–1
6  Jamaica 10 0 1 9 4 23 −19 1 Relegation play-offs and Second play-off round 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–1 —
Source: FIFA

Group 1C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Brazil United States Uruguay Paraguay Canada Venezuela
1  Brazil 10 9 0 1 22 3 +19 27 League 1 Finals and World Cup — 2–1 2–0 5–0 1–0 4–1
2  United States 10 6 1 3 17 8 +9 19 World Cup 0–1 — 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–0
3  Uruguay 10 6 0 4 14 10 +4 18 1–0 1–0 — 1–2 3–1 5–0
4  Paraguay 10 3 0 7 11 16 −5 9 Third play-off round 0–1 0–2 0–1 — 2–0 6–1
5  Canada 10 3 0 7 8 16 −8 9 Second play-off round 0–2 1–2 2–0 1–0 — 2–1
6  Venezuela 10 2 1 7 9 28 −19 7 Relegation play-offs and Second play-off round 0–4 2–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 —
Source: FIFA

Group 1D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Australia Iran Japan South Korea China Vietnam
1  Australia 10 8 1 1 29 10 +19 25 League 1 Finals and World Cup — 3–2 1–1 2–0 3–0 4–1
2  Iran 10 7 1 2 26 14 +12 22 World Cup 1–2 — 3–2 6–2 3–1 3–0
3  Japan 10 5 3 2 21 13 +8 18 2–1 0–2 — 1–1 5–0 2–0
4  South Korea 10 1 4 5 9 16 −7 7 Third play-off round 0–1 1–2 1–1 — 1–1 0–2
5  China 10 1 3 6 10 22 −12 6 Relegation to League 2 and Second play-off round 2–3 2–2 2–3 0–0 — 2–1
6  Vietnam 10 2 0 8 9 29 −20 6 1–9 1–2 2–4 0–3 1–0 —
Source: FIFA

Group 1E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Belgium Sweden Ukraine Denmark Czech Republic Israel
1  Belgium 10 8 1 1 18 6 +12 25 League 1 Finals and World Cup — 1–0 1–2 4–2 0–0 5–0
2  Sweden 10 5 1 4 14 15 −1 16 World Cup 1–2 — 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–1
3  Ukraine 10 4 3 3 14 10 +4 15 0–1 6–0 — 3–3 1–1 1–0
4  Denmark 10 3 3 4 18 14 +4 12 Third play-off round 0–1 4–0 2–0 — 1–1 4–0
5  Czech Republic 10 2 6 2 11 9 +2 12 Second play-off round 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–0 — 4–0
6  Israel 10 0 2 8 5 26 −21 2 Relegation play-offs and Second play-off round 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 2–2 —
Source: FIFA

Group 1F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Portugal England Netherlands Serbia Hungary Scotland
1  Portugal[a] 10 6 4 0 23 7 +16 22 League 1 Finals and World Cup — 1–1 0–0 3–0 2–2 4–0
2  England 10 6 3 1 21 5 +16 21 World Cup 1–2 — 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–0
3  Netherlands 10 5 4 1 12 9 +3 19 1–1 0–0 — 2–1 1–0 2–0
4  Serbia 10 3 3 4 15 17 −2 12 Third play-off round 0–2 1–1 3–3 — 1–0 4–0
5  Hungary 10 1 3 6 14 20 −6 6 Second play-off round 2–5 1–3 0–1 4–4 — 4–0
6  Scotland 10 0 1 9 1 28 −27 1 Relegation play-offs and Second play-off round 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–1 1–1 —
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. ^ Portugal have qualified for the 2030 World Cup as hosts.

Group 1G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification France Italy Switzerland Poland Spain Greece
1  France 10 7 1 2 13 4 +9 22 League 1 Finals and World Cup — 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–0
2  Italy 10 6 2 2 17 11 +6 20 World Cup 1–0 — 2–1 3–1 1–1 4–0
3   Switzerland 10 6 1 3 16 9 +7 19 1–3 4–1 — 3–0 0–3 1–0
4  Poland 10 4 0 6 14 17 −3 12 Third play-off round 2–0 1–2 0–2 — 3–0 4–2
5  Spain[a] 10 3 3 4 12 15 −3 12 World Cup 0–1 2–2 0–3 3–2 — 3–2
6  Greece 10 0 1 9 4 20 −16 1 Relegation play-offs and Second play-off round 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 —
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. ^ Spain have qualified for the 2030 World Cup as hosts. As a result, the second play-off round berth earned by the fifth-placed team of group 1G was vacated and the entrance round of other play-off qualifiers was adjusted accordingly.

Group 1H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Wales Russia Austria Germany Croatia Slovakia
1  Wales 10 6 3 1 25 11 +14 21 League 1 Finals and World Cup — 1–1 2–0 6–0 1–1 2–0
2  Russia 10 4 3 3 17 12 +5 15 World Cup 1–4 — 0–0 0–1 5–0 1–1
3  Austria 10 3 5 2 16 13 +3 14 2–2 4–3 — 1–1 2–2 1–1
4  Germany 10 4 1 5 10 18 −8 13 Third play-off round 3–1 0–1 0–3 — 1–2 3–1
5  Croatia 10 3 2 5 17 20 −3 11 Second play-off round 2–3 1–4 0–2 3–0 — 6–1
6  Slovakia 10 2 2 6 8 19 −11 8 Relegation play-offs and Second play-off round 1–3 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 —
Source: FIFA

Ranking of League 1 group winners

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The eight League 1 group winners will advance to the League 1 Finals. The top 4 teams will be seeded and the bottom 4 will be unseeded. Each seeded team will be drawn against an unseeded team for the quarter-finals, with the seeded team hosting the second leg.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 1B  Argentina 10 9 0 1 28 8 +20 27 Seeded for League 1 Finals
2 1C  Brazil 10 9 0 1 22 3 +19 27
3 1D  Australia 10 8 1 1 29 10 +19 25
4 1E  Belgium 10 8 1 1 18 6 +12 25
5 1F  Portugal 10 6 4 0 23 7 +16 22 Unseeded for League 1 Finals
6 1G  France 10 7 1 2 13 4 +9 22
7 1H  Wales 10 6 3 1 25 11 +14 21
8 1A  Algeria 10 5 2 3 16 11 +5 17
Source: FIFA

Rankings for League 1 relegation play-offs

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The sixth-placed teams in the two Americas groups (Groups B and C) will play a relegation play-off with the losers being relegated to League 2. The team with the better group record will be seeded and will host the second leg.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 1C  Venezuela 10 2 1 7 9 28 −19 7 Seeded for relegation play-off
2 1B  Jamaica 10 0 1 9 4 23 −19 1 Unseeded for relegation play-off
Source: FIFA

The 4 sixth-placed teams from the European groups (Groups E–H) will be drawn into two relegation play-off semi-finals with the loser being relegated to League 2. The winners of the semi-finals advance to the relegation play-off final with the loser also being relegated to League 2. The top 2 teams will be seeded and the bottom 2 will be unseeded. Each seeded team will be drawn against an unseeded team in the semi-finals, with the seeded team hosting the second leg.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 1H  Slovakia 10 2 2 6 8 19 −11 8 Seeded for relegation play-offs
2 1E  Israel 10 0 2 8 5 26 −21 2
3 1G  Greece 10 0 1 9 4 20 −16 1 Unseeded for relegation play-offs
4 1F  Scotland 10 0 1 9 1 28 −27 1
Source: FIFA

League 2

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League 2 consists of eight groups: 2 groups made-up of African (CAF) teams, 1 group of teams from the Americas (CONCACAF/CONMEBOL), 2 groups of Asian-Pacific teams (AFC/OFC), and 3 groups of European teams (UEFA). The winners of each group advance to the League 2 Finals and qualify for the 2030 World Cup, while the group runners-up qualify for the World Cup play-offs. The previous champions were Ivory Coast, who were promoted to League 1.

Group 2A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Nigeria Ghana Sudan Cape Verde Guinea Madagascar
1  Nigeria 10 9 0 1 25 9 +16 27 Promotion to League 1, League 2 Finals, and World Cup — 4–2 4–1 3–2 3–0 2–1
2  Ghana 10 5 2 3 20 10 +10 17 Third play-off round 1–2 — 1–1 2–0 3–0 3–0
3  Sudan 10 4 3 3 13 11 +2 15 1–2 0–0 — 2–0 3–1 2–0
4  Cape Verde 10 3 2 5 13 18 −5 11 0–3 0–1 1–1 — 3–1 2–2
5  Guinea 10 3 1 6 10 18 −8 10 Relegation to League 3 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–2 — 1–2
6  Madagascar 10 1 2 7 7 22 −15 5 0–2 0–6 0–1 2–3 0–0 —
Source: FIFA

Group 2B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Egypt Democratic Republic of the Congo Cameroon Republic of the Congo Gabon Central African Republic
1  Egypt 10 6 3 1 16 6 +10 21 Promotion to League 1, League 2 Finals, and World Cup — 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 4–0
2  DR Congo 10 6 2 2 17 6 +11 20 Third play-off round 4–1 — 1–1 2–0 1–0 6–0
3  Cameroon 10 5 3 2 20 14 +6 18 1–1 2–0 — 3–1 4–1 4–1
4  Congo 10 2 4 4 10 13 −3 10 0–0 1–2 2–2 — 1–3 0–0
5  Gabon 10 2 1 7 12 15 −3 7 Relegation to League 3 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–2 — 7–0
6  Central African Republic 10 2 1 7 6 27 −21 7 0–2 0–1 4–1 0–2 1–0 —
Source: FIFA

Group 2C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Ecuador Costa Rica Bolivia Honduras Panama Curaçao
1  Ecuador 10 7 2 1 20 9 +11 23 Promotion to League 1, League 2 Finals, and World Cup — 2–1 2–0 1–0 4–0 4–1
2  Costa Rica 10 6 1 3 20 12 +8 19 Third play-off round 3–0 — 0–4 3–0 2–1 1–0
3  Bolivia 10 4 3 3 16 14 +2 15 0–2 1–5 — 2–0 0–0 2–2
4  Honduras 10 4 1 5 14 12 +2 13 1–2 3–1 1–2 — 1–1 3–0
5  Panama 10 2 5 3 11 14 −3 11 2–2 1–1 0–0 0–3 — 4–0
6  Curaçao 10 0 2 8 7 27 −20 2 Relegation to League 3 1–1 0–3 2–5 0–2 1–2 —
Source: FIFA

Group 2D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Saudi Arabia Lebanon United Arab Emirates State of Palestine New Zealand Syria
1  Saudi Arabia 10 6 4 0 16 6 +10 22 Promotion to League 1, League 2 Finals, and World Cup — 2–1 2–0 0–0 3–2 3–0
2  Lebanon 10 5 1 4 22 14 +8 16 Second play-off round 1–3 — 3–0 5–2 6–0 2–1
3  United Arab Emirates 10 4 2 4 9 10 −1 14 0–1 0–1 — 2–1 3–1 1–1
4  Palestine 10 3 4 3 13 14 −1 13 0–0 3–1 0–1 — 2–2 2–1
5  New Zealand 10 2 4 4 13 19 −6 10 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 — 4–1
6  Syria 10 0 5 5 9 19 −10 5 Relegation to League 3 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 —
Source: FIFA

Group 2E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Qatar Uzbekistan Iraq Jordan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan
1  Qatar 10 8 0 2 24 15 +9 24 Promotion to League 1, League 2 Finals, and World Cup — 4–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 3–0
2  Uzbekistan 10 5 3 2 23 11 +12 18 Third play-off round 8–2 — 1–1 2–0 1–0 5–0
3  Iraq 10 4 3 3 16 12 +4 15 3–1 1–3 — 2–2 3–1 2–0
4  Jordan 10 4 3 3 11 9 +2 15 1–2 1–0 0–0 — 2–0 1–0
5  Kuwait 10 2 2 6 9 18 −9 8 0–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 — 3–1
6  Kyrgyzstan 10 1 1 8 5 23 −18 4 Relegation to League 3 0–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 —
Source: FIFA

Group 2F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Belarus Armenia Slovenia Bosnia and Herzegovina Albania Iceland
1  Belarus 10 5 3 2 15 13 +2 18 Promotion to League 1, League 2 Finals, and World Cup — 3–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–1
2  Armenia 10 5 2 3 15 13 +2 17 Second play-off round 1–1 — 3–1 2–1 0–1 1–1
3  Slovenia 10 4 2 4 15 14 +1 14 1–1 1–2 — 0–1 4–1 1–3
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 4 1 5 15 15 0 13 1–3 2–1 0–1 — 3–0 3–1
5  Albania 10 3 2 5 10 15 −5 11 0–2 1–2 1–3 3–1 — 0–0
6  Iceland 10 2 4 4 16 16 0 10 Relegation play-offs 6–0 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–3 —
Source: FIFA

Group 2G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Norway Finland Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland Cyprus Azerbaijan
1  Norway 10 8 0 2 31 8 +23 24 Promotion to League 1, League 2 Finals, and World Cup — 3–0 3–1 2–0 5–2 3–0
2  Finland 10 7 0 3 17 10 +7 21 Third play-off round 0–3 — 2–1 3–1 3–0 2–0
3  Republic of Ireland 10 6 0 4 18 13 +5 18 3–2 0–1 — 2–1 3–0 1–0
4  Northern Ireland 10 6 0 4 18 14 +4 18 2–0 2–1 3–1 — 2–0 3–0
5  Cyprus 10 1 1 8 3 21 −18 4 0–4 0–3 1–2 2–0 — 0–1
6  Azerbaijan 10 1 1 8 6 27 −21 4 Relegation play-offs 2–8 0–2 0–4 3–4 0–0 —
Source: FIFA

Group 2H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Turkey Bulgaria Montenegro North Macedonia Romania Georgia (country)
1  Turkey 10 10 0 0 27 6 +21 30 Promotion to League 1, League 2 Finals, and World Cup — 2–1 2–1 4–1 2–0 2–1
2  Bulgaria 10 5 2 3 20 12 +8 17 Third play-off round 1–3 — 5–0 3–1 1–1 3–1
3  Montenegro 10 5 2 3 14 15 −1 17 0–2 3–2 — 1–1 1–1 3–1
4  North Macedonia 10 2 3 5 7 15 −8 9 0–3 0–0 0–1 — 1–0 3–0
5  Romania 10 1 3 6 10 17 −7 6 1–3 0–2 1–2 3–0 — 1–3
6  Georgia 10 1 2 7 9 22 −13 5 Relegation play-offs 0–4 1–2 0–2 0–0 2–2 —
Source: FIFA

Ranking of League 2 group winners

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The eight League 2 group winners will advance to the League 2 Finals. The top 4 teams will be seeded and the bottom 4 will be unseeded. Each seeded team will be drawn against an unseeded team for the quarter-finals, with the seeded team hosting the second leg.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 2H  Turkey 10 10 0 0 27 6 +21 30 Seeded for League 2 Finals
2 2A  Nigeria 10 9 0 1 25 9 +16 27
3 2G  Norway 10 8 0 2 31 8 +23 24
4 2E  Qatar 10 8 0 2 24 15 +9 24
5 2C  Ecuador 10 7 2 1 20 9 +11 23 Unseeded for League 2 Finals
6 2D  Saudi Arabia 10 6 4 0 16 6 +10 22
7 2B  Egypt 10 6 3 1 16 6 +10 21
8 2F  Belarus 10 5 3 2 15 13 +2 18
Source: FIFA

Ranking of League 2 group runners-up

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The eight League 2 group runners-up will advance to the World Cup play-offs. The top 6 runners-up will enter the third play-off round. The bottom 2 runners-up will enter the second play-off round.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 2G  Finland 10 7 0 3 17 10 +7 21 Third play-off round
2 2B  DR Congo 10 6 2 2 17 6 +11 20
3 2C  Costa Rica 10 6 1 3 20 12 +8 19
4 2E  Uzbekistan 10 5 3 2 23 11 +12 18
5 2A  Ghana 10 5 2 3 20 10 +10 17
6 2H  Bulgaria 10 5 2 3 20 12 +8 17
7 2F  Armenia 10 5 2 3 15 13 +2 17 Second play-off round
8 2D  Lebanon 10 5 1 4 22 14 +8 16
Source: FIFA

Ranking for League 2 relegation play-offs

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The 3 sixth-placed teams from the European groups (Groups F–H) will conduct a relegation play-off to decide which team is relegated to League 3. The teams will be seeded 1–3 based on their group records. The #1 seed will play the #2 seed in a relegation semi-final with the #1 seed hosting the second leg. The losers will play the #3 seed in the relegation play-off final with the #3 seed hosting the second leg. The losers of the final will be relegated to League 3.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 2F  Iceland 10 2 4 4 16 16 0 10 Relegation play-off semi-final (2nd leg at home)
2 2H  Georgia 10 1 2 7 9 22 −13 5 Relegation play-off semi-final (1st leg at home)
3 2G  Azerbaijan 10 1 1 8 6 27 −21 4 Relegation play-off final (2nd leg at home)
Source: FIFA

League 3

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League 3 consists of eight groups: 4 groups made-up of African (CAF) teams, 1 group of teams from the Americas (CONCACAF/CONMEBOL), 2 groups of Asian-Pacific teams (AFC/OFC), and 1 group of European teams (UEFA). The winners of each group advance to the League 3 Finals and qualify for the 2030 World Cup play-offs. The previous champions were Congo, who were promoted to League 2.

Group 3A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Burkina Faso Liberia Rwanda Sierra Leone Togo Guinea-Bissau
1  Burkina Faso 10 7 2 1 20 9 +11 23 Promotion to League 2, League 3 Finals, and second play-off round — 1–1 2–0 0–0 4–0 6–1
2  Liberia 10 4 5 1 18 10 +8 17 5–0 — 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1
3  Rwanda 10 3 2 5 12 13 −1 11 1–2 0–0 — 2–0 3–0 5–1
4  Sierra Leone 10 2 5 3 6 7 −1 11 0–2 3–0 1–0 — 1–1 0–0
5  Togo 10 2 3 5 7 14 −7 9 0–1 1–1 4–0 1–0 — 0–0
6  Guinea-Bissau 10 1 5 4 8 18 −10 8 Relegation play-offs 1–2 2–2 0–0 0–0 2–0 —
Source: FIFA

Group 3B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Zambia Benin Angola Namibia Malawi Niger
1  Zambia 10 6 3 1 21 8 +13 21 Promotion to League 2, League 3 Finals, and second play-off round — 1–1 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–1
2  Benin 10 4 3 3 8 8 0 15 0–0 — 2–0 0–1 2–1 0–0
3  Angola 10 4 2 4 16 17 −1 14 2–6 3–0 — 2–0 2–2 1–0
4  Namibia 10 3 4 3 8 10 −2 13 2–0 1–2 1–1 — 1–1 1–0
5  Malawi 10 2 4 4 10 13 −3 10 0–2 0–1 2–1 0–0 — 3–1
6  Niger 10 1 4 5 7 14 −7 7 Relegation play-offs 1–3 1–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 —
Source: FIFA

Group 3C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Mali The Gambia Mauritania Libya Ethiopia Tanzania
1  Mali 10 6 2 2 21 7 +14 20 Promotion to League 2, League 3 Finals, and second play-off round — 4–1 1–0 4–1 1–2 4–0
2  Gambia 10 5 2 3 15 11 +4 17 0–2 — 0–2 0–0 1–1 4–1
3  Mauritania 10 5 1 4 16 12 +4 16 1–0 1–2 — 1–1 2–3 2–0
4  Libya 10 4 3 3 11 12 −1 15 1–1 0–3 2–1 — 2–1 1–0
5  Ethiopia 10 4 2 4 12 15 −3 14 1–4 0–3 1–2 1–0 — 2–0
6  Tanzania 10 0 2 8 3 21 −18 2 Relegation play-offs 0–0 0–1 2–4 0–3 0–0 —
Source: FIFA

Group 3D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Uganda Mozambique Zimbabwe Kenya Burundi Lesotho
1  Uganda 10 7 2 1 29 13 +16 23 Promotion to League 2, League 3 Finals, and second play-off round — 3–0 2–2 3–1 4–2 8–1
2  Mozambique 10 6 2 2 16 12 +4 20 2–2 — 2–0 2–1 2–0 4–3
3  Zimbabwe 10 4 3 3 16 13 +3 15 3–1 1–1 — 4–1 2–0 3–2
4  Kenya 10 4 1 5 18 19 −1 13 1–2 0–1 2–1 — 3–1 5–2
5  Burundi 10 3 2 5 14 19 −5 11 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 — 3–2
6  Lesotho 10 0 2 8 14 31 −17 2 Relegation play-offs 0–2 0–1 0–0 2–3 2–2 —
Source: FIFA

Group 3E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Haiti El Salvador Guatemala Trinidad and Tobago Bermuda Suriname
1  Haiti 10 7 0 3 22 14 +8 21 Promotion to League 2, League 3 Finals, and second play-off round — 4–1 0–2 4–1 1–0 3–1
2  El Salvador 10 6 1 3 22 11 +11 19 5–0 — 2–1 2–0 0–1 3–0
3  Guatemala 10 6 1 3 17 10 +7 19 1–2 0–2 — 2–1 4–1 2–0
4  Trinidad and Tobago 10 4 1 5 17 20 −3 13 3–2 1–5 1–3 — 0–0 6–0
5  Bermuda 10 2 3 5 8 16 −8 9 Relegation to League 4 0–5 3–1 0–0 0–1 — 2–3
6  Suriname 10 1 2 7 9 24 −15 5 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–3 1–1 —
Source: FIFA

Group 3F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Bahrain Tajikistan Malaysia New Caledonia India Solomon Islands
1  Bahrain 10 9 1 0 26 4 +22 28 Promotion to League 2, League 3 Finals, and second play-off round — 3–0 2–0 4–2 4–0 2–1
2  Tajikistan 10 6 0 4 13 13 0 18 0–2 — 2–0 3–2 2–0 3–0
3  Malaysia 10 4 2 4 15 16 −1 14 0–1 3–0 — 3–1 4–3 2–1
4  New Caledonia 10 3 2 5 16 15 +1 11 1–1 3–0 4–1 — 0–1 3–1
5  India 10 3 1 6 9 17 −8 10 Relegation play-offs 0–5 0–1 0–0 1–0 — 4–0
6  Solomon Islands 10 1 2 7 6 20 −14 5 Relegation to League 4 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–0 1–0 —
Source: FIFA

Group 3G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Oman Thailand North Korea Turkmenistan Hong Kong Singapore
1  Oman 10 8 1 1 32 11 +21 25 Promotion to League 2, League 3 Finals, and second play-off round — 3–1 3–1 2–2 1–3 4–0
2  Thailand 10 7 1 2 22 16 +6 22 0–6 — 2–2 3–0 4–0 2–0
3  North Korea 10 5 2 3 21 14 +7 17 1–2 1–2 — 5–2 2–0 2–0
4  Turkmenistan 10 2 3 5 18 19 −1 9 1–2 3–4 1–2 — 4–0 0–0
5  Hong Kong 10 2 2 6 7 21 −14 8 Relegation play-offs 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 — 1–0
6  Singapore 10 0 3 7 5 24 −19 3 Relegation to League 4 1–7 1–2 1–4 1–1 1–1 —
Source: FIFA

Group 3H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Kosovo Luxembourg Malta Estonia Lithuania Faroe Islands
1  Kosovo 10 9 0 1 22 4 +18 27 Promotion to League 2, League 3 Finals, and second play-off round — 2–1 1–0 5–0 2–0 2–0
2  Luxembourg 10 6 2 2 12 7 +5 20 2–1 — 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–0
3  Malta 10 3 3 4 11 10 +1 12 1–3 2–0 — 2–2 2–0 3–1
4  Estonia 10 3 3 4 8 14 −6 12 0–2 0–0 2–1 — 0–0 2–1
5  Lithuania 10 1 4 5 4 13 −9 7 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–2 — 2–1
6  Faroe Islands 10 1 2 7 5 14 −9 5 Relegation to League 4 0–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 —
Source: FIFA

Ranking of League 3 group winners

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The eight League 3 group winners will advance to the League 3 Finals. The top 4 teams will be seeded and the bottom 4 will be unseeded. Each seeded team will be drawn against an unseeded team for the quarter-finals, with the seeded team hosting the second leg.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 3F  Bahrain 10 9 1 0 26 4 +22 28 Seeded for League 3 Finals
2 3H  Kosovo 10 9 0 1 22 4 +18 27
3 3G  Oman 10 8 1 1 32 11 +21 25
4 3D  Uganda 10 7 2 1 29 13 +16 23
5 3A  Burkina Faso 10 7 2 1 20 9 +11 23 Unseeded for League 3 Finals
6 3B  Zambia 10 6 3 1 21 8 +13 21
7 3E  Haiti 10 7 0 3 22 14 +8 21
8 3C  Mali 10 6 2 2 21 7 +14 20
Source: FIFA

Rankings for League 3 relegation play-offs

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The 4 sixth-placed teams from the African groups (Groups A–D) will be drawn into two relegation play-offs with the losers being relegated to League 4. The top 2 teams will be seeded and the bottom 2 will be unseeded. Each seeded team will be drawn against an unseeded team, with the seeded team hosting the second leg.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 3A  Guinea-Bissau 10 1 5 4 8 18 −10 8 Seeded for relegation play-offs
2 3B  Niger 10 1 4 5 7 14 −7 7
3 3D  Lesotho 10 0 2 8 14 31 −17 2 Unseeded for relegation play-offs
4 3C  Tanzania 10 0 2 8 3 21 −18 2
Source: FIFA

The fifth-placed teams in the two Asian-Pacific groups (Groups F and G) will play a relegation play-off with the losers being relegated to League 4. The team with the better group record will be seeded and will host the second leg.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 3F  India 10 3 1 6 9 17 −8 10 Seeded for relegation play-off
2 3G  Hong Kong 10 2 2 6 7 21 −14 8 Unseeded for relegation play-off
Source: FIFA

League 4

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League 4 consists of eight groups: 2 groups made-up of African (CAF) teams, 2 groups of teams from the Americas (CONCACAF/CONMEBOL), 3 groups of Asian-Pacific teams (AFC/OFC), and 1 group of European teams (UEFA). The winners of each group advance to the League 4 Finals and qualify for the 2030 World Cup play-offs. The previous champions were Gambia, who were promoted to League 3.

Group 4A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Eswatini Botswana Equatorial Guinea Seychelles Djibouti Somalia
1  Eswatini 10 7 1 2 18 9 +9 22 Promotion to League 3, League 4 Finals, and first play-off round — 3–1 0–3 3–0 5–1 2–1
2  Botswana 10 7 0 3 26 14 +12 21 3–2 — 3–1 0–1 3–1 7–0
3  Equatorial Guinea 10 6 1 3 24 11 +13 19 0–1 4–2 — 0–0 1–2 2–0
4  Seychelles 10 3 3 4 7 13 −6 12 0–0 0–2 0–4 — 1–2 2–1
5  Djibouti 10 3 1 6 13 22 −9 10 0–1 1–3 2–5 1–1 — 2–0
6  Somalia 10 1 0 9 6 25 −19 3 0–1 1–2 1–4 0–2 2–1 —
Source: FIFA

Group 4B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Comoros Chad South Sudan Eritrea Mauritius São Tomé and Príncipe
1  Comoros 10 7 2 1 20 6 +14 23 Promotion to League 3, League 4 Finals, and first play-off round — 0–0 2–0 2–0 5–0 1–0
2  Chad 10 6 3 1 17 4 +13 21 0–0 — 2–2 3–0 3–1 5–0
3  South Sudan 10 4 1 5 10 14 −4 13 0–3 0–1 — 1–0 3–1 1–2
4  Eritrea 10 3 1 6 12 15 −3 10 2–3 0–2 3–1 — 3–1 1–1
5  Mauritius 10 3 1 6 13 23 −10 10 2–3 1–0 0–1 1–0 — 4–3
6  São Tomé and Príncipe 10 2 2 6 10 20 −10 8 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–3 2–2 —
Source: FIFA

Group 4C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Cuba Grenada Saint Kitts and Nevis Belize Dominican Republic
1  Cuba 8 7 0 1 20 5 +15 21 Promotion to League 3, League 4 Finals, and second play-off round — 3–0 6–0 2–0 2–1
2  Grenada 8 5 2 1 13 7 +6 17 4–2 — 1–0 0–0 2–0
3  Saint Kitts and Nevis 8 3 2 3 7 12 −5 11 0–2 1–1 — 2–1 2–1
4  Belize 8 2 2 4 4 8 −4 8 0–1 1–3 0–0 — 1–0
5  Dominican Republic 8 0 0 8 2 14 −12 0 Relegation to League 5 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 —
Source: FIFA

Group 4D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Barbados Antigua and Barbuda Guyana Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1  Barbados 8 4 3 1 16 13 +3 15 Promotion to League 3, League 4 Finals, and first play-off round — 4–4 2–2 0–0 3–2
2  Antigua and Barbuda 8 3 4 1 15 13 +2 13 1–2 — 2–2 2–1 1–0
3  Guyana 8 2 4 2 14 15 −1 10 3–1 2–2 — 1–2 2–1
4  Saint Lucia 8 2 3 3 9 9 0 9 1–2 1–2 1–1 — 1–1
5  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8 1 2 5 9 13 −4 5 Relegation to League 5 0–2 1–1 4–1 0–2 —
Source: FIFA

Group 4E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification French Polynesia Myanmar Fiji Nepal Pakistan
1  Tahiti 8 6 2 0 20 4 +16 20 Promotion to League 3, League 4 Finals, and second play-off round — 2–0 1–0 2–1 4–1
2  Myanmar 8 5 2 1 10 4 +6 17 0–0 — 2–0 1–1 3–0
3  Fiji 8 4 0 4 9 12 −3 12 0–6 0–1 — 1–0 2–0
4    Nepal 8 1 3 4 10 14 −4 6 2–2 1–2 2–4 — 2–1
5  Pakistan 8 0 1 7 3 18 −15 1 Relegation play-offs 0–3 0–1 0–2 1–1 —
Source: FIFA

Group 4F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Philippines Papua New Guinea Indonesia Maldives Macau
1  Philippines 8 5 2 1 18 5 +13 17 Promotion to League 3, League 4 Finals, and first play-off round — 1–1 3–1 2–0 5–0
2  Papua New Guinea 8 5 1 2 17 7 +10 16 2–0 — 2–3 3–0 3–0
3  Indonesia 8 5 0 3 13 10 +3 15 0–2 2–0 — 2–1 1–0
4  Maldives 8 3 1 4 7 11 −4 10 1–1 0–2 2–1 — 2–0
5  Macau 8 0 0 8 1 23 −22 0 Relegation play-offs 0–4 1–4 0–3 0–1 —
Source: FIFA

Group 4G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Yemen Vanuatu Afghanistan Bangladesh Chinese Taipei
1  Yemen 8 6 0 2 16 9 +7 18 Promotion to League 3, League 4 Finals, and first play-off round — 4–2 3–1 3–0 3–0
2  Vanuatu 8 5 1 2 24 11 +13 16 2–0 — 1–3 1–1 6–1
3  Afghanistan 8 4 2 2 14 11 +3 14 3–0 1–4 — 1–1 2–0
4  Bangladesh 8 0 4 4 7 14 −7 4 1–2 1–3 1–1 — 2–2
5  Chinese Taipei 8 1 1 6 5 21 −16 4 Relegation play-offs 0–1 0–5 1–2 1–0 —
Source: FIFA

Group 4H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Kazakhstan Latvia Gibraltar Moldova Liechtenstein Andorra San Marino
1  Kazakhstan 12 7 3 2 26 9 +17 24 Promotion to League 3, League 4 Finals, and first play-off round — 2–2 4–0 1–0 0–3 3–0 4–1
2  Latvia 12 6 3 3 21 14 +7 21 2–1 — 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–4 5–0
3  Gibraltar 12 6 3 3 18 16 +2 21 0–0 2–2 — 0–0 3–1 2–1 5–1
4  Moldova 12 6 2 4 17 9 +8 20 0–0 0–3 2–0 — 2–1 1–2 3–0
5  Liechtenstein 12 6 0 6 18 18 0 18 0–4 2–1 1–2 0–3 — 2–0 3–0
6  Andorra 12 5 0 7 18 23 −5 15 1–5 1–2 1–2 1–4 2–1 — 3–0
7  San Marino 12 0 1 11 6 35 −29 1 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–3 1–2 —
Source: FIFA

Ranking of League 4 group winners

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The eight League 4 group winners will advance to the League 4 Finals and the World Cup play-offs. The top 2 teams will be seeded and will enter the first play-off round. The third and fourth-placed group winners will be seeded as well but will enter the first play-off round. The bottom 4 group winners will be unseeded and will also enter the first play-off round. Each seeded team will be drawn against an unseeded team for the quarter-finals, with the seeded team hosting the second leg. Due to the uneven number of teams in each group, games against teams ranked sixth or seventh in a group are not counted in this ranking. That is, the following matches weren't counted: Eswatini 2–1 Djibouti, Djibouti 0–1 Eswatini, Comoros 1–0 São Tomé and Príncipe, São Tomé and Príncipe 2–1 Comoros, Kazakhstan 3–0 Andorra, Andorra 1–5 Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan 4–1 San Marino, and San Marino 0–2 Kazakhstan.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 4C  Cuba 8 7 0 1 20 5 +15 21 Second play-off round and seeded for League 4 Finals
2 4E  Tahiti 8 6 2 0 20 4 +16 20
3 4B  Comoros 8 6 2 0 18 4 +14 20 First play-off round and seeded for League 4 Finals
4 4G  Yemen 8 6 0 2 16 9 +7 18
5 4F  Philippines 8 5 2 1 18 5 +13 17 First play-off round and unseeded for League 4 Finals
6 4A  Eswatini 8 5 1 2 15 8 +7 16
7 4D  Barbados 8 4 3 1 16 13 +3 15
8 4H  Kazakhstan 8 3 3 2 12 7 +5 12
Source: FIFA

Ranking for League 4 relegation play-offs

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The 3 fifth-placed teams from the Asian-Pacific groups (Groups E–G) will conduct a relegation play-off to decide which two teams are relegated to League 5. The teams will be seeded 1–3 based on their group records. The #2 seed will play the #3 seed in a relegation semi-final with the #2 seed hosting the second leg. The losers will be relegated. The winners will play the #1 seed in the relegation play-off final with the #1 seed hosting the first leg. The losers of the final will also be relegated to League 5.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 4G  Chinese Taipei 8 1 1 6 5 21 −16 4 Relegation play-off final (1st leg at home)
2 4E  Pakistan 8 0 1 7 3 18 −15 1 Relegation play-off semi-final (2nd leg at home)
3 4F  Macau 8 0 0 8 1 23 −22 0 Relegation play-off semi-final (1st leg at home)
Source: FIFA

League 5

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League 5 consists of four groups: 2 group of teams from the Americas (CONCACAF/CONMEBOL) and 2 groups of Asian-Pacific teams (AFC/OFC). The winners of each group advance to the League 5 Finals and qualify for the 2030 World Cup play-offs. The previous champions were Cuba, who were promoted to League 4.

Group 5A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Dominica Montserrat Turks and Caicos Islands Puerto Rico United States Virgin Islands Anguilla
1  Dominica 10 8 1 1 27 9 +18 25 Promotion to League 4, League 5 Finals, and first play-off round — 2–1 3–1 3–1 5–0 5–0
2  Montserrat 10 6 1 3 16 12 +4 19 2–1 — 3–1 1–0 1–1 3–1
3  Turks and Caicos Islands 10 5 3 2 21 17 +4 18 1–1 1–0 — 2–2 3–1 2–0
4  Puerto Rico 10 5 2 3 25 14 +11 17 1–2 4–1 3–3 — 2–0 1–0
5  U.S. Virgin Islands 10 2 1 7 11 28 −17 7 1–3 1–2 2–4 2–8 — 2–0
6  Anguilla 10 0 0 10 4 24 −20 0 1–2 0–2 2–3 0–3 0–1 —
Source: FIFA

Group 5B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Nicaragua Aruba The Bahamas Cayman Islands British Virgin Islands
1  Nicaragua 8 6 1 1 20 5 +15 19 Promotion to League 4, League 5 Finals, and first play-off round — 0–0 3–0 5–0 5–2
2  Aruba 8 5 1 2 11 3 +8 16 0–1 — 2–0 2–0 4–1
3  Bahamas 8 4 0 4 13 13 0 12 2–0 0–1 — 3–2 5–2
4  Cayman Islands 8 3 0 5 10 15 −5 9 1–2 1–0 3–1 — 3–0
5  British Virgin Islands 8 1 0 7 7 25 −18 3 0–4 0–2 0–2 2–0 —
Source: FIFA

Group 5C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Mongolia Laos Samoa East Timor American Samoa Tonga
1  Mongolia 10 6 3 1 19 8 +11 21 Promotion to League 4, League 5 Finals, and first play-off round — 3–1 2–1 1–1 4–0 3–1
2  Laos 10 6 1 3 24 15 +9 19 0–0 — 3–0 4–1 3–2 5–0
3  Samoa 10 6 0 4 23 11 +12 18 2–0 4–2 — 2–0 4–0 5–1
4  East Timor 10 3 3 4 9 12 −3 12 0–3 2–0 1–0 — 1–1 0–0
5  American Samoa 10 2 2 6 7 21 −14 8 0–1 1–3 1–5 1–0 — 0–0
6  Tonga 10 1 3 6 7 22 −15 6 2–2 2–3 1–0 0–3 0–1 —
Source: FIFA

Group 5D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Cambodia Guam Sri Lanka Cook Islands Bhutan Brunei
1  Cambodia 10 7 2 1 23 7 +16 23 Promotion to League 4, League 5 Finals, and first play-off round — 2–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–2
2  Guam 10 7 1 2 23 13 +10 22 3–2 — 1–2 1–0 3–1 4–0
3  Sri Lanka 10 6 1 3 19 15 +4 19 0–0 4–5 — 4–1 1–0 4–0
4  Cook Islands 10 3 1 6 11 15 −4 10 0–2 0–2 6–1 — 2–1 2–0
5  Bhutan 10 3 1 6 11 18 −7 10 2–2 1–3 0–1 1–0 — 3–2
6  Brunei 10 0 2 8 5 24 −19 2 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–2 —
Source: FIFA

Ranking of League 5 group winners

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The four League 5 group winners will advance to the League 5 Finals. The top 2 teams will be seeded and the bottom 2 will be unseeded. Each seeded team will be drawn against an unseeded team for the semi-finals, with the seeded team hosting the second leg. Due to the uneven number of teams in each group, games against teams ranked sixth in a group are not counted in this ranking. That is, the following matches weren't counted: Dominica 5–0 Anguilla, Anguilla 1–2 Dominica, Mongolia 3–1 Tonga, Tonga 2–2 Mongolia, Cambodia 5–2 Brunei, and Brunei 0–1 Cambodia.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 5B  Nicaragua 8 6 1 1 20 5 +15 19 Seeded for League 5 Finals
2 5A  Dominica 8 6 1 1 20 8 +12 19
3 5D  Cambodia 8 5 2 1 17 5 +12 17 Unseeded for League 5 Finals
4 5C  Mongolia 8 5 2 1 14 5 +9 17
Source: FIFA

Relegation play-offs

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League 1 (Americas)

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The two sixth-placed teams from Group 1B and Group 1C will meet in a two-legged tie. The winner remains in League 1 next season and loser is relegated to League 2.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jamaica  5–4  Venezuela 2–2 3–2 (a.e.t.)

Jamaica remain in League 1. Venezuela relegated to League 2.

League 1 (Europe)

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The four sixth-placed teams from groups 1E, 1F, 1G, and 1H will meet in two-legged semi-finals. The losers of each semi-final will be relegated to League 2 next season while the winners will advance to the final. The losers of the final will also be relegated to League 2 while the winners will remain in League 1.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Semi-finals
Scotland  4–1  Israel 2–1 2–0
Greece  0–2  Slovakia 0–1 0–1
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Final
Scotland  6–3  Slovakia 2–2 4–1

Scotland remain in League 1. Israel, Greece, and Slovakia relegated to League 2.

League 2 (Europe)

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The three sixth-placed teams from groups 2F, 2G, and 2H will meet in a two-legged semi-final and final. Two teams will meet in the semi-final with the winners remaining in League 2 and the losers advancing to the final. The winners of the final will also remain in League 2 while the losers will be relegated to League 3.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Semi-final
Georgia  2–3  Iceland 1–1 1–2
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Final
Georgia  1–0  Azerbaijan 0–0 1–0

Iceland and Georgia remain in League 2. Azerbaijan relegated to League 3.

League 3 (Africa)

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The four sixth-placed teams from groups 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D will play in separate two-legged ties. The winners of each tie will remain in League 3 next season while the losers will be relegated to League 4.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tanzania  4–1  Niger 1–1 3–0
Lesotho  1–5  Guinea-Bissau 1–4 0–1

Tanzania and Guinea-Bissau remain in League 3. Niger and Lesotho relegated to League 4.

League 3 (Asia-Pacific)

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The two fifth-placed teams from Group 3F and Group 3G will meet in a two-legged tie. The winner remains in League 3 next season and loser is relegated to League 4.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hong Kong  3–0  India 0–0 3–0

Hong Kong remain in League 3. India relegated to League 4.

League 4 (Asia-Pacific)

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The three fifth-placed teams from groups 4E, 4F, and 4G will meet in a two-legged semi-final and final. Two teams will meet in the semi-final with the winners advancing to the final and the losers being relegated to League 5. The losers of the final will also be relegated to League 5 while the winners will remain in League 4.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Semi-final
Macau  1–4  Pakistan 0–2 1–2
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Final
Chinese Taipei  4–6  Pakistan 2–2 2–4

Pakistan remain in League 4. Macau and Chinese Taipei relegated to League 5.

Finals

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In each league, the first round (quarter-finals for Leagues 1–4 and semi-finals for League 5) matched each seeded team against an unseeded team, with the unseeded team hosting the first leg and the seeded team hosting the second. The initial draw also determined the seedings and home-field advantage for later rounds.

League 1 Finals

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
 Portugal 1 1 2
 Australia 1 0 1
 Portugal 2 1 3
 France 1 0 1
 France 4 0 4
 Argentina 2 1 3
 Portugal 0 1 1
 Belgium 3 1 4
 Wales 0 0 0
 Brazil 2 4 6
 Brazil 0 1 1 Third place
 Belgium 0 3 3
 Algeria 0 1 1  France (a) 0 1 1
 Belgium 4 1 5  Brazil 0 1 1

League 2 Finals

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
 Saudi Arabia 1 1 2
 Turkey 1 3 4
 Turkey 1 1 2
 Ecuador 2 3 5
 Ecuador 2 2 4
 Qatar 2 1 3
 Ecuador 4 1 5
 Egypt 0 2 2
 Belarus 2 1 3
 Nigeria 3 1 4
 Nigeria 1 0 1 Third place
 Egypt 0 2 2
 Egypt 3 0 3  Turkey 0 2 2
 Norway 0 2 2  Nigeria 1 0 1

League 3 Finals

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
 Haiti 1 1 2
 Bahrain 2 2 4
 Bahrain (a.e.t.; a) 2 2 4
 Zambia 1 3 4
 Zambia 1 3 4
 Oman 0 0 0
 Bahrain 1 0 1
 Burkina Faso 0 2 2
 Burkina Faso 4 4 8
 Kosovo 2 2 4
 Burkina Faso 1 1 2 Third place
 Mali 1 0 1
 Mali 1 1 2  Zambia 0 0 0
 Uganda 0 1 1  Mali 1 1 2

League 4 Finals

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
 Kazakhstan 3 0 3
 Yemen 1 0 1
 Kazakhstan 3 1 4
 Eswatini 1 1 2
 Eswatini (a) 1 1 2
 Tahiti 0 2 2
 Kazakhstan 0 0 0
 Comoros 0 2 2
 Philippines 2 1 3
 Comoros (a) 3 0 3
 Comoros 2 1 3 Third place
 Cuba 0 1 1
 Barbados 0 0 0  Eswatini 0 3 3
 Cuba 4 3 7  Cuba 2 3 5

League 5 Finals

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Semi-finals Final
        
 Cambodia 0 1 1
 Nicaragua 2 2 4
 Nicaragua 0 1 1
 Dominica 1 5 6
 Mongolia 0 2 2
 Dominica 3 2 5 Third place
 Cambodia 5 0 5
 Mongolia 2 0 2

World Cup Play-offs

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The World Cup play-offs consist of three rounds, with the 15 winners of the third play-off round advancing to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, joining the 3 host nations and the 30 other teams who qualified through the Nations League group stage.

In each round, teams were split into two pots: seeded and unseed. Each seeded team was drawn against an unseeded team. Teams from the same confederation, zone, or league could be drawn against each other. However teams from the same group could not be drawn against each other (this was only possible in the third play-off round, and only involving teams from League 1). Some teams could not be drawn against each other for political reasons, like Israel and Lebanon. The unseeded team hosts the first leg and the seeded team hosts the second leg. The draw for each round was conducted at once, and thus the second and third play-off round draws took place before all the teams involved in those rounds were known. So the seeding in these cases was carried out under the assumption that the highest seeded team would advance from the previous round.

Seeding for each round of the play-offs was based off the following order of precedent: teams entering a particular round were ranked over teams advancing from the previous round, teams in higher leagues were ranked over teams from lower leagues, ranking within own group (4th, 5th, then 6th; this only applied for teams in League 1, as all other groups only had one team participating in the play-offs), match points (excluding matches against "extra" teams in Leagues 4 and 5, where group sizes are unequal), and finally the group stage tie-breakers in order.

First play-off round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nicaragua  4–0  Barbados 2–0 2–0
Dominica  2–3  Philippines 1–1 1–2
Cambodia  0–8  Comoros 0–4 0–4
Kazakhstan  4–0  Yemen 3–0 1–0
Mongolia  0–7  Eswatini 0–4 0–3

Second play-off round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nicaragua  2–4  South Africa 0–1 2–4
Bahrain  1–3  Venezuela 1–1 0–2
Kosovo  0–3  Croatia 0–1 0–2
Oman  2–7  Czech Republic 1–7 1–0
Burkina Faso  6–3  Armenia 3–3 3–0
Mali  1–1 (5–6 p)  Vietnam 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Zambia  0–6  Canada 0–4 0–2
Lebanon  2–7  Mexico 2–3 0–4
Cuba  1–3  Israel 0–2 1–1
Philippines  1–7  China 0–2 1–5
Tahiti  2–2 (a)  Jamaica 0–0 2–2
Kazakhstan  2–4  Greece 1–2 1–2
Uganda  2–3  Slovakia 0–2 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Eswatini  0–7  Tunisia 0–3 0–4
Haiti  2–3  Hungary 2–1 0–2
Comoros  4–5  Scotland 1–5 3–0

Third play-off round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
China  4–10  Germany 2–2 2–8
South Africa  4–1  DR Congo 1–0 3–1
Scotland  1–5  Czech Republic 0–2 1–3
Burkina Faso  4–1  Ivory Coast 1–1 3–0
Israel  1–8  Peru 1–3 0–5
Hungary  4–1  Costa Rica 2–0 2–1
Venezuela  1–4  Uzbekistan 1–0 0–4
Vietnam  3–4  Poland 1–2 2–2
Slovakia  0–3  Finland 0–2 0–1
Greece  2–10  Denmark 0–7 2–3
Croatia  1–0  Ghana 1–0 0–0
Tunisia  2–6  South Korea 1–2 1–4
Tahiti  1–5  Serbia 0–2 1–3
Mexico  3–3 (a)  Paraguay 2–0 1–3
Canada  4–1  Bulgaria 1–0 3–1

FIFA World Cup

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The 48 qualifiers were split into three pots based on the following order of precedent: 1) The host nations were ranked ahead of all other teams, 2) Teams who qualified directly were ranked ahead of play-off winners, 3) Teams from higher leagues were ranked ahead of teams from lower leagues, 4) Teams were ranked based on their ranking from the FIFA Nations League.

Teams were drawn into 16 groups of three teams each, with each group consisting of one team from each pot. Spain were automatically placed into Group A and Portugal into Group J. Unlike the Nations League draw (which was "regional", with some regions consisting of teams from two different confederations), the World Cup draw remains confederation based. Teams from the same confederation could not be drawn into the same group. The exception was UEFA teams, with each group having 1 or 2 teams from that confederation, due to the number of UEFA teams exceeding the number of groups (24 teams and only 16 groups).

World Cup group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain (H) 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Uruguay 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
3  Czech Republic 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Spain 4–0 Czech Republic
Czech Republic 0–1 Uruguay
Uruguay 1–1 Spain

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 2 2 0 0 8 4 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Germany 2 1 0 1 8 3 +5 3
3  Saudi Arabia 2 0 0 2 2 11 −9 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
France 3–2 Germany
Germany 6–0 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia 2–5 France

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iran 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
3  Serbia 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Iran 1–1 Austria
Austria 3–1 Serbia
Serbia 1–1 Iran

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Finland 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
3  Senegal 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Senegal 1–1 Finland
Finland 0–0 Japan
Japan 4–1 Senegal

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Nigeria 2 1 0 1 2 7 −5 3
3  Poland 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Australia 2–0 Poland
Poland 1–2 Nigeria
Nigeria 0–6 Australia

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
3  Egypt 2 0 0 2 3 7 −4 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Sweden 5–2 Egypt
Egypt 1–2 South Korea
South Korea 1–1 Sweden

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  England 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3  Ecuador 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
England 2–0 Ecuador
Ecuador 1–1 Mexico
Mexico 2–0 England

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Colombia 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
3  Qatar 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Colombia 3–1 Qatar
Qatar 0–2 Denmark
Denmark 0–0 Colombia

Group I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Algeria 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
3  Peru 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Algeria 1–3 Netherlands
Netherlands 2–0 Peru
Peru 1–1 Algeria

Group J

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal (H) 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Switzerland 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3
3  South Africa 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Portugal 3–0 South Africa
South Africa 0–4  Switzerland
Switzerland 1–5 Portugal

Group K

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Turkey 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
3  Hungary 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Argentina 1–0 Hungary
Hungary 0–0 Turkey
Turkey 0–1 Argentina

Group L

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Uzbekistan 2 1 0 1 4 6 −2 3
3  Morocco 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Belgium 3–0 Morocco
Morocco 1–3 Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan 1–5 Belgium

Group M

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 2 1 0 1 6 4 +2 3 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ukraine 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 3
3  Burkina Faso 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Italy 1–2 Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso 0–2 Ukraine
Ukraine 2–5 Italy

Group N

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Chile 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
3  Croatia 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
United States 0–0 Chile
Chile 2–2 Croatia
Croatia 0–3 United States

Group O

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Norway 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
3  Belarus 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Brazil 1–0 Norway
Norway 2–0 Belarus
Belarus 0–3 Brazil

Group P

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Russia 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
3  Wales 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Wales 0–1 Canada
Canada 2–0 Russia
Russia 2–1 Wales

Knockout stage

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Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 Spain6
 
 
 
 Germany1
 
 Spain4
 
 
 
 Finland0
 
 Austria2
 
 
 
 Finland3
 
 Spain1 (1)
 
 
 
 Denmark (p)1 (3)
 
 Australia0
 
 
 
 South Korea1
 
 South Korea1
 
 
 
 Denmark4
 
 Mexico0
 
 
 
 Denmark (a.e.t.)1
 
 Denmark1
 
 
 
 Argentina0
 
 Netherlands0
 
 
 
  Switzerland2
 
  Switzerland0
 
 
 
 Argentina1
 
 Argentina4
 
 
 
 Uzbekistan2
 
 Argentina7
 
 
 
 Brazil1
 
 Italy0
 
 
 
 Chile1
 
 Chile1 (1)
 
 
 
 Brazil (p)1 (3)
 
 Brazil (a.e.t.)2
 
 
 
 Russia1
 
 Denmark0
 
 
 
 England1
 
 France2
 
 
 
 Uruguay1
 
 France3
 
 
 
 Iran1
 
 Japan0
 
 
 
 Iran1
 
 France1
 
 
 
 England3
 
 Sweden6
 
 
 
 Nigeria1
 
 Sweden0
 
 
 
 England (a.e.t.)1
 
 Colombia0
 
 
 
 England2
 
 England3
 
 
 
 Portugal0 Third place
 
 Portugal3
 
  
 
 Algeria1
 
 Portugal (a.e.t.)4 Argentina1
 
 
 
 Turkey2  Portugal (a.e.t.)2
 
 Belgium0
 
 
 
 Turkey2
 
 Portugal1
 
 
 
 United States0
 
 United States1
 
 
 
 Ukraine0
 
 United States2
 
 
 
 Norway1
 
 Canada2 (4)
 
 
 Norway (p)2 (5)
 
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