7 European teams almost won tickets to World Cup 2026

The situation of many groups in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Europe is almost clear, with the advantage belonging to the big teams.

France has one hand on the ticket to the 2026 World Cup.

After two matches on October 10 and 11, Opta 's statistical model shows that Portugal, Croatia, France, Spain, Austria, England and the Netherlands are the teams that will most likely participate in the 2026 World Cup, with a probability of up to 99%.

These teams have a huge advantage by leading their group, creating a safe gap with the teams behind. Even Portugal (with a probability of accuracy up to 99.8%) or Croatia (99.7%) can be considered to have won tickets to North America next summer.

In addition, Switzerland (98%) and Norway (89%) also have a big advantage in the European qualifying round for the 2026 World Cup. In the African region, Ghana is almost guaranteed a ticket, with a probability of 99.99% to the 2026 World Cup, based on the current situation.

After the national team matches this month, it is expected that there will be 5 more tickets determined in the African region, 2 tickets in the Asian region.

Up to now, in addition to the three co-host countries of the US, Canada and Mexico, 17 teams have tickets to the World Cup including Australia, Japan, Iran, Jordan, South Korea, Uzbekistan (Asia), Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria (Africa), Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay (South America), New Zealand (Oceania).

Source: https://znews.vn/7-doi-chau-au-gan-nhu-gianh-ve-world-cup-2026-post1592801.html