Group F looks to be the most intriguingly balanced with Denmark its top seed. Could that be enough to sneak past England in Group I? However, several big names may find their tasks rather trickier than they look on paper.Ī Switzerland side that drew with Spain and Germany twice in the Nations League are unlikely to be an easy out for Italy and a Poland side who topped their Euros qualifying group have quality in goal and the best striker on the continent in Robert Lewandowski. Though World Cup qualifying groups have in the past been known to throw up the odd group of death - take 2018 when Italy were drawn alongside Spain and found themselves knocked out by Sweden in the playoffs - this year there is no obvious clash between two footballing juggernauts. Matches on TUDN can be streamed via fuboTV (Try for free). UEFA European qualifiers will be streamed on ESPN+ (English) and TUDN (Spanish) in the United States. Those matches are due to take place in March 2022. Those 12 will be split into three groups of four who would play one-legged semi-finals and a final for a qualifying spot. So, for instance, in the unlikely event that France were to finish behind Ukraine and Finland in Group D they would be one of the 12 teams in the second round of qualifying. Instead those 10 nations will be joined by the best two Nations League winners that finished outside the top two in the groups. In previous years these would have been decided by play offs among the group stages second place teams.
Where matters become rather more complicated is in the awarding of the remaining three spots. The winner of each group will be guaranteed a spot at next winter's World Cup. Team in each of the 10 groups play one home and one away match against the other four or five teams in their group, which are seeded in six separate pots to keep the continents' top teams separate.
Nations were due to play two of their qualifiers this month but the pressure on the international schedule brought on by COVID-19, which forced Euro 2020 to be postponed to this summer, means that instead there will be three matchdays to fit in as Europe rushes to conclude its qualifying before the end of the calendar year. Summer's European Championships may still be front of mind, but this month the continent's focus shifts to Qatar 2022 as qualifying has begun for next year's World Cup.
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