Morning Post: Ups and downs! World Cup pre-finale, 39 seats in the top 48 of the World Cup confirmed

Football 8:06am, 19 November 2025 160

【Game Report】

Ups and downs! Scotland 4-2 Denmark ranked first in the group with 13 points and qualified directly for the World Cup. Denmark played in the play-offs

in the final round of the European preliminaries. Scotland defeated Denmark 4-2 and qualified directly for the World Cup! Scotland returns to the World Cup for the first time since 1998.

Direct access to the World Cup! Spain 2-2 Turkey Olmo and Oyarzabal scored

Spain drew 2-2 with Turkey. Spain went straight to the US-Canada-Mexico World Cup. Olmo and Oyarzabal scored goals for Spain in this game.

Direct access to the World Cup! Belgium 7-0 Liechtenstein. Doku and Deketrare had 2 shots and 1 pass.

Belgium 7-0 Liechtenstein. The European Red Devils advanced to the World Cup with a devastating victory.

Sweden 1-1 Slovenia was winless in 6 rounds and was at the bottom of the group. Sweden passed the UEFA Nations League direct play-offs

Sweden drew with Slovenia. In the end, Sweden ranked at the bottom of the group and will enter the World European preliminaries with the guaranteed qualification of the UEFA Nations League.

Penalty kick countdown! Iraq reversed the UAE 2-1 and advanced to the World Cup qualifying play-offs with a total score of 3-2

Iraq defeated the United Arab Emirates 2-1. With a penalty kick in stoppage time, Iraq advanced to the World Cup qualifying play-offs!

Friendly match - Brazil 1-1 Tunisia Militao made a point + retired from injury. Esteban shot from the penalty spot and Paqueta missed a point.

In the friendly match, Brazil drew 1-1 with Tunisia. Esteban scored from the penalty shot. It is worth noting that Militao was injured in this friendly match.

【World Cup Preliminary Situation】

The European World Cup Qualifiers are over! 39 seats have been reserved for the 2026 World Cup: 5 new teams have been added directly! 9 seats left!

The final rounds of the European preliminaries have ended. 39 direct quotas for the 2026 World Cup have been determined, with 9 seats left.

The brackets of the World European preliminaries have been released: Italy, Denmark, Pot 1, Poland, Pot 2, Sweden, Pot 4

The World European preliminaries have been released, and 16 teams will compete brutally to compete for the last four qualifying places.

The European Cup champion is here! Spain advanced directly to the 2026 United States, Canada and Mexico World Cup. For the 17th time in team history, Spain advanced to the final round of Group E of the European Zone of the

World Cup Qualifiers. Spain drew with Turkey, locking in the first place in the group and directly entering the United States, Canada and Mexico World Cup.

The European Red Devils advance! Belgium advances directly to the 2026 World Cup. 34-year-old De Bruyne welcomes the 4th World Cup

Belgium defeated Liechtenstein and secured the top spot in the group and advanced directly to the 2026 World Cup.

Austria 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked first in the group and went directly to the World Cup. Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked second in the group and participated in the play-offs.

Austria 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina continued to rank first in the group with 19 points and went directly to the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

[Other news]

Schedule test😱TA: Gabriel will be out for 1-2 months, and the Gunners will play at least 14 games in 8 weeks

TA said Gabriel is expected to be out for 1-2 months due to injury. TA pointed out that Arsenal will face at least 14 games in the next eight weeks.

Spending huge sums of money❗Mirror: Amorim is preparing to rebuild Manchester United's midfield next summer, with targets including Baleba and others.

According to the Mirror, Amorin knows that he is only tinkering with the team's midfield tactics. After the end of this season, he plans to reshape Manchester United's midfield configuration through signings.

👀Western media: Yamal appeared in a nightclub a few days ago and stayed until the early morning. The box was only for women.

According to the Spanish media El Periodico, Yamal appeared in a nightclub from the evening of the 13th to the early morning of the 14th local time. Their box was only for women.

Dima: Rabiot returns to train together, and whether Jimenez can play in the Milan Derby remains to be evaluated

Di Marzio reported that Rabiot returned to train with Milan. After a wave of ups and downs, Milan finally welcomed back their key midfielder.

Exploded! Scotland won to ensure promotion. McTominay's wonderful overhead kick in the opening game helped the team lead

. McTominay's perfect overhead kick. This is one of the goals that cannot be missed in many European preliminaries tonight!

Refuse to play for the national team? Lunin: This is a slander against me. Playing for the country is a player’s dream

Real Madrid goalkeeper Lunin posted on social media to refute reports that he refused to play for Ukraine, saying that it was impossible for him to refuse to play for the country.