Scotland and Wales plot path to World Cup 2026 after helpful qualifying draw

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Scotland and Wales plot path to World Cup 2026 after helpful qualifying draw
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Scotland will face Greece and either Portugal or Denmark while Wales face Belgium again as both teams got favourable draws

Steve Clarke senses ‘opportunity’ to end World Cup waitfinals appearance. Scotland reached Euro 2020 and Euro 2024 but have not qualified for the men’s World Cup since France ‘98.– who were in pot three – against Greece, the beaten team in the Portugal v Denmark Nations League quarter-final and Belarus. It means Clarke’s side will face Greece four times in a year, with the teams also facing off in the Nations League promotion playoffs.

One unknown for Scotland will be the venue for the “away” match against Belarus. They have been barred from playing at home since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, which they supported.played them in Hungary in October. Clarke wants to go “all guns blazing” into the qualifiers, with all six matches in their four-team group crammed into the September, October and November windows.

While the winner of Germany v Italy will be in Group A, the loser will face Norway, Israel, Estonia and Moldova in Group I.will face Ukraine, Iceland and Azerbaijan in Group D if they get past Croatia in the Nations League; otherwise, they will play Czechia, Montenegro, Faroe Islands and Gibraltar in Group L.

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