The penultimate round of European qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup takes place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Here, AFP Sport takes a look at which teams can book a place at the tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico with a match to spare:
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Group A
(Germany, Slovakia, Northern Ireland, Luxembourg)
— No team can qualify in the next round of fixtures. Luxembourg are already out of contention for the top two places that either give direct qualification for first place or a place in a playoff for second place.
Group B
(Switzerland, Kosovo, Slovenia, Sweden)
— Switzerland will qualify for a sixth successive World Cup finals with victory over struggling Sweden on Saturday if Kosovo fail to beat Slovenia.
The Swiss will also qualify with a draw if Kosovo lose.
Group C
(Denmark, Scotland, Greece, Belarus)
— No team can qualify in the next round of fixtures. Denmark and Scotland are already confirmed as the top two.
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Group D
(France, Ukraine, Iceland, Azerbaijan)
— Two-time World Cup winners France will qualify for the 2026 finals with victory over Ukraine on Thursday.
Group E
(Spain, Turkey, Georgia, Bulgaria)
— European champions Spain will qualify if they see off Georgia on Saturday and Turkey fail to win against already-eliminated Bulgaria.
Spain, World Cup winners in 2010, will also wrap up top spot with a draw if Turkey suffer a shock defeat.
Group F
(Portugal, Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Armenia)
— Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo will secure their ticket to the finals with a win over Ireland on Thursday, or with a draw if Hungary fail to beat Armenia.
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Group G
(Netherlands, Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Malta)
— The Netherlands will qualify with a win over Poland on Friday. Lithuania and Malta are already unable to finish in the top two.
Group H
(Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Cyprus, San Marino)
— Austria will confirm first place if they beat Cyprus on Saturday and Bosnia and Herzegovina do not win against Romania.
Group I
(Norway, Italy, Israel, Estonia, Moldova)
— Norway will reach their first World Cup since 1998 with a win over Estonia if Italy do not beat Moldova on Thursday.
A victory over the Estonians would all but secure a place for Norway, though, due to their far superior goal difference over four-time world champions Italy.
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Group J
(Belgium, North Macedonia, Wales, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein)
— Belgium will qualify if they win in Kazakhstan on Saturday, leaving North Macedonia and Wales to fight for second place.
Group K
(England, Albania, Serbia, Latvia, Andorra)
— England have already qualified.
Albania can secure a play-off place if they beat Andorra and Serbia lose to England.
Group L
(Croatia, Czech Republic, Faroe Islands, Montenegro, Gibraltar)
— Croatia will seal top spot if the beaten finalists in 2018 avoid a shock home defeat by the Faroe Islands on Friday.
The third-placed Faroes will be out of top-two contention with a loss.
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