Italy set for the Haalanda World Cup qualifying test after the League of Nations League exit

Italy will have to cope with the threat of Manchester City and Norwegian striker Erling Haaland in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup after their release from the national leagues.

The results of the quarterfinals of the National League have completed the UEFA qualifying lineup for the finals next year, which started this week.

Azzurri will start their campaign to secure a place in the 48-tower tournament in June. Enter the group and as a result of their A quarterfinal loss in Germany.

The first game in Italy will be against Norway in Oslo and Haaland will probably enjoy a meeting with a side received bizarre second goal in their 3-3 second leg with Germany on Sunday. Haaland was targeted while Norway began his attempt to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1998 with a 5-0 victory over Moldova.

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Group and also contains Israel and Estonia.

Germany, meanwhile, has already been secured at least the playoffs based on the ranking of their nations. Die Mannschaft is expected to break through Group A, in which he will face Slovak, northern Irish and Luxembourg.

France starts against Ukraine

France wants to reach the third consecutive World Cup final, and Ukraine will be their first opponents on September 5.

Les Bleus, who are, who are, in Germany and semifinals from the league on the peoples of Spain and Portugal-securely, in the smallest place for play-offs, enter the group D. Island and Azerbaijan make the rest of that group.

Spain enters the group E with Turkish, Georgia and Bulgaria. La Roja defeated Georgia last year on his way to fame in Euro 2024. For Portugal, it is Hungary, Republic of Ireland and Armenia in Group F.

The Netherlands has suffered defeat against Spain on the penalty kicks in the League of Nations for the last eight and, as a result, enter the group G. Finland, Poland, Lithuania and Malta their opposition, with a trip to Helsinki first on June 7th.

The Croatian loss of shooting in France means that it will participate in the group L, which are black and Czech open to victories over the islands of Gibraltar and Faroe. 2018 World Cup finalists start against Gibraltar in June.

Denmark is in Group C together with Scotland, Greek and Belarus.