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WCQ - UEFA Standings
| Group A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 9 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -9 | 0 |
| Group B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Switzerland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 10 |
| Kosovo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 7 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
| Sweden | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 1 |
| Group C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Denmark | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +11 | 10 |
| Scotland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 10 |
| Greece | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| Belarus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -13 | 0 |
| Group D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| France | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 10 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 1 |
| Group E | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Spain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 12 |
| Turkey | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 9 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -15 | 0 |
| Group F | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Portugal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 10 |
| Hungary | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| Republic of Ireland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 3 |
| Group G | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Netherlands | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +19 | 16 |
| Poland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +6 | 13 |
| Finland | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 10 |
| Lithuania | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| Malta | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -15 | 2 |
| Group H | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Austria | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +16 | 15 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +8 | 13 |
| Romania | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +5 | 10 |
| Cyprus | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 8 |
| San Marino | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -31 | 0 |
| Group I | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Norway | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +26 | 18 |
| Italy | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +10 | 15 |
| Israel | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 9 |
| Estonia | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -10 | 4 |
| Moldova | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -22 | 1 |
| Group J | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Belgium | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +15 | 14 |
| North Macedonia | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | +9 | 13 |
| Wales | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 10 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| Liechtenstein | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -23 | 0 |
| Group K | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| England | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +18 | 18 |
| Albania | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 11 |
| Serbia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Latvia | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 5 |
| Andorra | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 1 |
| Group L | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Croatia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +19 | 16 |
| Czechia | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 13 |
| Faroe Islands | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | +4 | 12 |
| Montenegro | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -9 | 6 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -18 | 0 |



















