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2027 World Cup Qualifying Draw (Grp B - Switz/Turkey/Malta)
By: EalingGreen Date: November 4, 2025, 9:28 am
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Northern Ireland (FIFA Ranking 44) have been placed in Group B2
with Switzerland (ranked 24), Turkey (ranked 58) and Malta
(ranked 88) ... ... [while qualifying] for the World
Cup, which will be held in Brazil, follows the same format as
the Nations League and is split into three tiers.
Only the four group winners in League A will automatically
qualify for the finals, with the remaining teams having to go
through the play-offs for the remaining eight places.
The qualifiers will be played across six matchdays, on a home
and away basis, during 2026, starting on 3 March and finishing
on 9 June.
Uefa has been allocated 11 places for the 32-team 2027 World
Cup.
An additional European team could also qualify through Fifa's
intercontinental play-offs.
What is the play-off route for League B?
If Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are to earn a play-off
they must avoid finishing bottom of their respective groups.
Not only would they be relegated to League C they would also
miss out on a play-off.
On the other hand, if they were to win their respective groups,
they would not only earn promotion to League A but their
first-round play-off would be against a side who finished second
or third in League B.
Likewise, if Scotland, Wales or NI were to finish second or
third in their group they would face a side who finished in
fourth place in League A or a League B group winner.
The second round of the play-offs are seeded, and if they
progress they would likely face League A opposition.
So, in short, if Wales, Scotland or NI are to reach the World
Cup they will likely have to defeat two strong nations along the
way.
HTML https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ckgky8vwyk5o
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Re: 2027 World Cup Qualifying Draw (Grp B - Switz/Turkey/Malta)
By: Simon-613 Date: November 4, 2025, 2:56 pm
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Looks like a decent enough draw - probably should finish 2nd
behind Switzerland
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