France miss early qualification chance in Copa, Germany claim victory 👀

France drew with Iceland 2-2 and missed the chance to secure an early spot in the 2026 World Cup.

Without Konaté, Tchouaméni, Dembélé, and Mbappé, the French team fell behind with a goal from Victor Pálsson.

The game caught FIRE in the second half. Nkuku and Mateta turned it around in just FIVE minutes, but Hlynsson leveled the score.

Now, Group D has France with 10 points, Ukraine with seven, Iceland with four, and Azerbaijan with one.

And the next round will feature France vs Ukraine (on November 13). If they win, then yes, France will secure their spot.

Balance, in fact, has been the hallmark in several other groups of the European World Cup Qualifiers (see below).

Group A

Germany beat Northern Ireland 1-0 with a goal from Nick Woltemade in a group that promises TENSION until the end.

Germany reached nine points. But Slovakia beat Luxembourg 2-0 and also reached nine points.

Northern Ireland, with six points, is also in the fight. Luxembourg, still with zero, remains at the bottom.

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Group B

Just like France, Switzerland could also have secured an early spot, but failed to do so.

Switzerland needed to beat Slovenia this Monday (13th) and hope for Kosovo to stumble against Sweden.

However, Switzerland drew 0-0 with Slovenia and, to make matters worse, Kosovo beat Switzerland 1-0.

Now, Group B has Switzerland with 10 points, Kosovo with seven, Slovenia with three, and Sweden with one.

Teams Qualified for the World Cup 👇

With France and Switzerland unable to secure early qualification, the World Cup continues with 21 teams already qualified. See the list:

• Canada (host country)
• United States (host country)
• Mexico (host country)
• Algeria
• Cape Verde (debutant)
• Ghana
• Egypt
• Morocco
• Tunisia
• Australia
• Iran
• South Korea
• Japan
• Uzbekistan (debutant)
• Jordan (debutant)
• Argentina
• Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Paraguay
• Uruguay
• New Zealand

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

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