🚨 2026 World Cup qualifiers: Belgium scrape through, Germany do just enough | OneFootball

Many matches took place on Monday night in Europe as part of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Here’s a quick recap of what happened in the different groups!

Group A: Germany pulls through

Nagelsmann’s men won 1-0 in Northern Ireland tonight. Nick Woltemade, on fire with Newcastle, was the game’s only scorer.

Meanwhile, Slovakia won their match against Luxembourg and thus stay within reach of the Mannschaft.

Standings:

1) Germany - 9 points (4 matches played)

2) Slovakia - 9 points (4 matches played)

3) Northern Ireland - 6 points (4 matches played)

4) Kosovo - 0 points (4 matches played)

Group B: Sweden almost eliminated

Slovenia and Switzerland drew 0-0.

Meanwhile, Sweden, with Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyökeres, had the worst result of the night, losing 1-0 away to Kosovo. A Swedish qualification would now be nothing short of a miracle.

Standings:

1) Switzerland - 10 points (4 matches played)

2) Kosovo - 7 points (4 matches played)

3) Slovenia - 3 points (4 matches played)

4) Sweden - 1 point (4 matches played)

Group J: Belgium reassures themselves

Belgium, who had conceded the opener, finally steadied the ship with a 4-2 win over Wales.

A result of crucial importance in the battle for first place!

Standings:

1) Belgium - 14 points (6 matches played)

2) North Macedonia - 13 points (7 matches played)

3) Wales - 10 points (6 matches played)

4) Kazakhstan - 7 points (7 matches played)

5) Liechtenstein - 0 points (6 matches played)

As a reminder, the top team in each group qualifies directly for the World Cup; the runners-up go to the playoffs.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.

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