England to face Serbia in European qualifying for 2026 World Cup
Al Jazeera
The draw for the European qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup has pitted England against Serbia in the group stage.
England will renew acquaintances with Serbia in the European qualifying competition for the 2026 World Cup after the draw was made in Zurich on Friday, with Albania drawn in the same group, setting up a politically charged encounter between the Balkan nations.
However, many teams remain in the dark over their group opponents.
The draw procedure means that eight groups are not yet fully decided, as they will contain either the winners or losers of the Nations League quarterfinals, which take place in March of next year.
Spain take on Netherlands in their Nations League quarterfinal, and the winner will join Turkiye, Georgia and Bulgaria in Group E while the losing team goes into Group G alongside Poland, Finland, Lithuania and Malta.
World Cup 2022 runners-up France are also involved in a Nations League quarterfinal, playing Croatia, and if they win that they will go into Group D with Ukraine, Iceland and Azerbaijan.
