Which pot are we in? Here are our potential opponents for the World Cup.

Our national football team, which ranked 2nd in the UEFA Nations League, has clarified its pot for the 2026 World Cup European qualifiers after the match against Montenegro. Here is our national team's pot and potential opponents...

WHEN WILL THE 2026 WORLD CUP EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS START?

The 2026 World Cup Qualifiers are currently ongoing in five of the confederations. In Europe, the qualifiers will start in March 2025 and end in November 2025.

FOR THE FIRST TIME, 48 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE

For the first time, 48 teams will participate in the World Cup, which has been played with 32 teams for many years. Therefore, the number of teams participating from Europe has been increased from 13 to 16.

12 GROUP WINNERS WILL QUALIFY DIRECTLY

The winners of 12 groups, consisting of four or five teams, will qualify directly for the tournament. The remaining four teams will be determined by a 16-team playoff involving the 12 group runners-up and the best 4 UEFA Nations League group winners (who have not qualified directly for the World Cup as group leaders or have not been able to participate in the playoffs as group runners-up).

WE ARE IN POT 2

Our national football team will be in pot 2 for the 2026 World Cup European qualifiers.

GROUP FORMAT

There will be 12 qualifying groups. Each qualifying group will consist of 4 or 5 countries.

WHEN WILL THE DRAW BE HELD?

The World Cup qualifying draw will be held on December 13.

POT 1

Spain, Germany, Portugal, France, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark, Croatia, England, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria.

POT 2

TURKEY, Ukraine, Sweden, Wales, Hungary, Serbia, Poland, Greece, Romania, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Norway.

POT 3

Scotland, Slovenia, Ireland, Albania, North Macedonia, Georgia, Finland, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel.

POT 4

Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Kosovo, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Estonia, South Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Latvia, Lithuania.

POT 5

Moldova, Malta, Andorra, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, San Marino.