Two more European teams have tickets to the 2026 World Cup

In the early morning of November 19, Belgium defeated Liechtenstein 7-0, Switzerland tied Kosovo 1-1 to win tickets to go straight to North and Central America.

Belgium made no mistake to win a World Cup ticket.

In the final match, Belgium was not under too much pressure as their home opponent was only Liechtenstein, the team considered the "points warehouse" of group J. Jeremy Doku, the star player playing for Manchester City, had a brilliant day with 2 goals in the first half.

Hans Vanaken, midfielder of Club Brugge also contributed a goal, helping the "Red Devils" decide the match within 45 minutes. In the second half, the home team had 4 more goals. Brandon Mechele, Alexis Saelemaekers and Charles De Ketelaere (double) shined in turn.

At the same time, Wales defeated North Macedonia 7-1, but that was not enough to help the "Dragons" take the top spot. Belgium finished the qualifying round in first place with 18 points, 2 points more than Wales. This is the 4th consecutive time that Belgium has participated in the world's biggest football festival. Meanwhile, Daniel James and his teammates are hoping to qualify for the World Cup through the play-off round.

In Group B, Switzerland entered the final match in a relaxed spirit, as their World Cup qualification was wide open. Kosovo needed to win by 6 goals to advance and Ruben Vargas and his teammates did not let that happen. The goal from the Sevilla player helped Switzerland triumph on their opponent's field, thereby securing a ticket to the 6th consecutive World Cup.

Source: https://znews.vn/them-2-doi-chau-au-co-ve-world-cup-2026-post1603964.html