10 World Cup qualifying games! 4 European teams are expected to advance directly to the World Cup: Belgium wins and advances

Starting on the evening of November 15th, 10 games will be played in the European preliminaries of the World Cup. On this World Cup qualifying night, if Belgium wins, it will go directly to the World Cup. The three teams of Spain, Austria, and Switzerland also hope to lock in the first place in the group and go directly to the 2026 World Cup.

[Group B: Switzerland is expected to qualify early]

3:45 am on the 16th: Slovenia vs Kosovo, Switzerland vs Sweden.

In the Group B standings, Switzerland ranks first with 10 points and 9 goal differences in 4 games, and Kosovo ranks second with 7 points and 1 goal difference in 4 games. The battle for the top spot in the group is between Switzerland and Kosovo. In this round of World Cup preliminaries, if Switzerland defeats Sweden and Kosovo does not win, Switzerland will advance to the World Cup one round ahead of schedule.

Of course, if Switzerland defeats Sweden, it can already be celebrated in advance - Switzerland has a huge goal difference advantage. In the last round of Switzerland's away game against Kosovo, as long as it is not a "disastrous defeat of the century", it can still qualify first in the group.

[Group C: Denmark and Scotland compete for first place]

3:45 am on the 16th: Greece vs Scotland, Denmark vs Belarus (both Belarus and Belarus are acceptable).

In the Group C standings, Denmark has 10 points and 11 goal difference in 4 games, and Scotland has 10 points and 5 goal difference in 4 games. On this World Cup qualifying night, Denmark and Scotland will strive for victory and fight for the top spot in the group. The suspense for the top spot in Group C will continue. The battle between Scotland and Denmark in the early morning of the 19th will be a life-and-death battle to determine the top spot in the group.

[Group E: Spain’s win basically ensures qualifying]

1 a.m. on the 16th: Georgia vs. Spain, Turkey vs. Bulgaria.

In the Group E standings, Spain has 12 points and 15 goal differences in 4 games, while Türkiye has 9 points and 3 goal differences in 4 games. In this round of World Cup preliminaries, if Spain defeats Georgia and Türkiye fails to win, Spain will advance to the World Cup one round ahead of schedule.

If Spain defeats Georgia, the battle for the top spot in Group E will actually have no suspense. If Spain and Turkey have the same score, Spain will have a huge advantage of 12 goal differences, and Türkiye's hope of overtaking will be infinitely close to zero.

[Group H: Austria is expected to qualify early]

At 1 a.m. on the 16th, Cyprus vs Austria; at 3:45 a.m., Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Romania.

In the Group H standings, Austria has 15 points and 16 goal difference in 6 games, Bosnia and Herzegovina has 13 points and 8 goal difference in 6 games, and Romania has 10 points and 2 goal difference in 6 games. In this round of World Cup qualifying, Austria defeated Cyprus, and if Bosnia and Herzegovina loses, Austria will qualify early.

[Group J: Belgium will qualify if they win]

At 22:00 on the 15th, Kazakhstan vs. Belgium; at 1:00 a.m. on the 16th, Liechtenstein vs. Wales.

In the Group J standings, Belgium has 14 points and a goal difference in 6 games, North Macedonia has 13 points and a goal difference in 7 games, and Wales has 10 points in 6 games. In this round of competition, as long as Belgium defeats Kazakhstan, the "European Red Devils" with 17 points in 7 games will lock in the World Cup berth one round in advance.