It took place on Friday, December 13 draw 2026 World Cup, which will be held in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Representation Poland was placed in group G against Finland, Lithuania, Malta and the loser of the Nations League quarter-final between the Netherlands and Spain.
We know where we will play our first matches. World Cup 2026
They will guarantee themselves direct promotion winners of each of the twelve qualifying groups. The second-place teams will compete in the play-offs. Now we know more details. “We start the qualifying rounds in… March 'at home' with matches against Lithuania and Malta,” said Łukasz Wachowski, secretary general of the Polish Football Association.
The results of the draw were commented on by the president of the Polish Football Association, Cezary Kulesza. – We respect every rivalbut our goal is to win and advance to the World Cup. Regardless of whether we face the Netherlands or Spain, they will be the favorites of the group, but we believe in our abilities. Concentration, determination and playing until the last whistle will be key – he assessed the group draw.
2026 World Cup qualifying schedule:
Jakub Kwiatkowski, the director of TVP Sport and former team manager of the Polish national team, posted the entire schedule of the White and Reds' matches on website X. For the inauguration of these qualifiers, we will host Lithuania (March 21) at 20:45. The next match will be against Malta (March 24) at the same time. The third match will take place in Finland (10/06 at 20:45). In the fourth round we will face either Spain or the Netherlands away (04/09 at 20:45).
On September 7, 2025, we will play a rematch against Finland at home. Next month we will play away against Lithuania (12/10). Next November we will have two matches against the Netherlands/Spain (November 14) and Malta (November 17). All these matches will start at 20:45.
Electric groups 2026 World Cup:
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Group A:
- The winner of the Germany-Italy pair in the Nations League
- Slovakia
- Northern Ireland
- Luxembourg
Group B:
- Switzerland
- Sweden
- Slovenia
- Kosovo
Group C:
- Loser of the Portugal – Denmark pair in the Nations League
- Greece
- Scotland
- Belarus
Group D:
- The winner of the France-Croatia pair in the Nations League
- Ukraine
- Iceland
- Azerbaijan
Group E:
- The winner of the Spain-Netherlands pair in the Nations League
- Türkiye
- Georgia
- Bulgaria
Group F:
- The winner of the Portugal-Denmark pair in the Nations League
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Armenia
Group G:
- Loser of the Spain-Netherlands pair in the Nations League
- Poland
- Finland
- Lithuania
- Malta
Group H:
- Austria
- Romania
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Cyprus
- San Marino
Group I:
- The loser of the Italy-Germany pair in the Nations League
- Norway
- Israel
- Estonia
- Moldova
Group J:
- Belgium
- Wales
- North Macedonia
- Kazakhstan
- Liechtenstein
Group K:
- England
- Serbia
- Albania
- Latvia
- Andorra
Group L:
- Loser of the France-Croatia pair in the Nations League
- The czech republic
- Montenegro
- Faroe Islands
- Gibraltar
2026 World Cup qualifying match schedule*:
- 1st round: March 21-22, 2025,
- 2nd round: March 24-25, 2025,
- 3rd round: June 6-7, 2025,
- 4th round: June 9-10, 2025,
- 5th round: September 4-6, 2025,
- 6th round: September 7-9, 2025,
- 7th round: October 9-11, 2025,
- 8th round: October 12-14, 2025,
- 9th round: November 13-15, 2025,
- 10th round: November 16-18, 2025.