Italy will have to deal with the threat of Manchester City and Norway Erling Haaland in the 2026 World Cup that prefers after leaving the Nations Championship.
The results of the quarter -finals of the Nations Championship completed the UEFA series that qualified for next year’s finals, which started this week.
Azzurri will launch their campaign to secure a position in the 48 -team tournament in June. Go to Group I as a result of their own Quarterly loss in Germany.
Italy’s first game will be against Norway in Oslo, with Haaland enjoying a meeting with a side that admitted a strange second goal In the draw 3-3 second feet with Germany on Sunday. Haaland was on the goal as Norway began their attempt to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1998 with a 5-0 win over Moldova.
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Group I also has Israel and Estonia.
Germany, meanwhile, is already secured by at least one Play-Off spot based on the ranking of their nations. Die Mannschaft is expected to pass through Group A, in which they will face Slovakia, Northern Ireland and Luxembourg.
France starts from Ukraine
France seeks to reach a third consecutive final of the World Cup and Ukraine will be their first opponents on September 5.
Les Bleus, who-such as Germany and his colleagues of Spain and Portugal-are sure of at least one play-off spot, enter D. Iceland and Azerbaijan are the rest of the team.
Spain goes to the E group alongside Turkey, Georgia and Bulgaria. La Roja defeated Georgia on the way to Doxa at Euro 2024 last year. For Portugal, it is Hungary, the Republic of Ireland and Armenia in the group F.
The Netherlands suffered a defeat in Spain in the sanctions of the Nations Last Eight and therefore enter the G. Finland, Poland, Lithuania and Malta team, they will be their opposition, traveling to Helsinki first on June 7.
Croatian shooting loss in France means they will take part in Group L, which Montenegro and the Czech Republic have been opened with victories over Gibraltar and the Faroe Islands respectively. The 2018 World Cup finalists begin against Gibraltar in June.
Denmark is in Group C alongside Scotland, Greece and Belarus.
