UEFA, World Cup and Europe
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UEFA World Cup qualifying runs from March 2025; England face Serbia, Albania, Latvia and Andorra; the 2026 FIFA mens World Cup takes place from June 11 to July 19, 2026; the tournament will be held across 16 cities in the United States,
After nearly three years of qualifiers, the 2026 World Cup field of 48 teams will be set with six winner-take-all matches on Tuesday to decide the final participants for this year's tournament. Four European berths were decided in the early evening Eastern time,
Guernsey progress to the final of 2028 T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe Qualifier A after beating Slovenia to win their group.
The full qualifying picture for the 2026 World Cup is set to be completed over the next week. Of the tournament's 48 qualifying spots, 42 have already been claimed. The final six will be confirmed through playoffs across Europe and in Mexico in the coming days
Across the global pathway, teams compete through regional qualification structures for a limited number of places at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which features 20 teams, of which 12 have secured their spots already via their performance at the 2026 edition, or their T20I Ranking.
Sarina Wiegman has named a 25-player squad for England’s World Cup qualifiers against Spain and Ukraine in June. Chelsea forward Aggie Beever-Jones and Manchester United midfielder Ella Toone both return to the squad after missing April’s international break through injury,