MINSK, 20 November (BelTA) – Belarus is Pot 4 of the European Qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, BelTA has learned.
Belarus has drawn into a group together with Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Armenia, Luxemburg, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Kosovo.
Pot 1 includes Spain, Germany, Portugal, France, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark, Croatia, England, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria;
Pot 2 – Ukraine, Sweden, Türkiye, Wales, Hungary, Serbia, Poland, Greece, Romania, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Norway;
Pot 3 – Scotland, Slovenia, Republic of Ireland, Albania, North Macedonia, Georgia, Finland, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Isreal;
Pot 5 – Moldova, Malta, Gibraltar, Andorra, Liechtenstein, San Marino.
Teams are to be drawn into 12 groups of four or five teams on 13 December. The group stage will run from March to November 2025. The 12 group winners qualify directly, with the four remaining berths determined by play-offs involving the 12 group runners-up. These matches will be played in late March 2026.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd edition of the tournament but the first to feature 48 teams and three host countries: Canada, the USA and Mexico. The event will he held from 11 June to 19 July.
