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Football Rankings @footrankings.bsky.social · Jun 4

📢 BREAKING: Complete Qualifying + League Stage projections are now posted at our Page (☝️ in bio):

🔸 2025/26 Champions League
🔹 2025/26 Europa League
🔸 2025/26 Conference League

🚨 Each qualifying round, projected seedings, % chances of reaching the next phase (☝️ in bio)!

Football Rankings @footrankings.bsky.social · 31m

📌 2026/27 Conference League - Projected Pots.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Rangers in Pot 1
🇵🇱 Legia Warszawa in Pot 2
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Brighton in Pot 3
🇫🇷 RC Lens in Pot 4
🇫🇴 KÍ Klaksvík in Pot 5
🇬🇷 AEK Athens in Pot 6

➡️ Check our Page (⬆️ in bio) for complete qualifying projections: % chances and seedings!

Football Rankings @footrankings.bsky.social · 1h

🚨 17 different nations have a chance to QUALIFY for the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Monday/Tuesday:

🇫🇷 France
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England
🇵🇹 Portugal

🇨🇻 Cape Verde / 🇨🇲 Cameroon
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast / 🇬🇦 Gabon
🇿🇦 South Africa / 🇧🇯 Benin / 🇳🇬 Nigeria

🇶🇦 Qatar / 🇦🇪 UAE
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia / 🇮🇶 Iraq

Football Rankings @footrankings.bsky.social · 1h

🚨 🇨🇻 Cape Verde are set to QUALIFY for the FIFA World Cup for the FIRST TIME EVER tonight!

🏝️ 🇨🇻 Cape Verde (population of 593,149), archipelagic state in the Atlantic Ocean, are set to be the second-smallest nation at the FIFA World Cups!

🔝 🇮🇸 Iceland are the smallest ever!

Football Rankings @footrankings.bsky.social · 2h

📌 2026 FIFA World Cup - Projected Pots.

✅ 21/48 nations secured the World Cup!

🆕 🇬🇭 Ghana will be placed in Pot 4!

🗓️ Group Stage Draw on 5 December.

Football Rankings @footrankings.bsky.social · 16h

🚨 🇸🇲 San Marino will likely be in situation in which they MUST LOSE at 🇷🇴 Romania by a few goals TO SECURE the 2026 World Cup Play-offs!

📈 🇷🇴 Romania finishing Top 2 in Group H would push 🇸🇲 San Marino to secure the qualifying Play-offs via the Nations League route!

Football Rankings @footrankings.bsky.social · 16h

🚨 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso have SECURED the AFCON Play-offs and still have a chance to DEBUT at the 2026 FIFA World Cup!

✅ 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso finished 2nd in Group A, but secured the AFCON Play-offs as one of the best four second-place nations!

Football Rankings @footrankings.bsky.social · 16h

🚨 🇬🇭 GHANA QUALIFIED TO THE 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP!

✅ 21/48 NATIONS CONFIRMED THEIR SPOTS!

Football Rankings @footrankings.bsky.social · 16h

🚨 🇭🇷 Croatia will CERTAINLY play at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and they are just left to mathematically confirm it as well!

❌ 🇨🇿 Czechia are left with just mathematical chances to overtake 🇭🇷 Croatia, which have a superb goal difference if tied on points!

Football Rankings @footrankings.bsky.social · 16h

🚨 🇷🇴 Romania scored a 90+5th minute winner against 🇦🇹 Austria, which kept them ALIVE in the race for Top 2 spots in Group H!

🥳 🇸🇲 San Marino have also celebrated this goal, as they still have a chance to enter the qualifying Play-offs via the Nations League!

Football Rankings @footrankings.bsky.social · 16h

❌ 🇬🇷 Greece will NOT PLAY at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as they were ELIMINATED in Group C tonight!

✅ 🇩🇰 Denmark and 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland will finish in Top 2!

📈 🇩🇰 Demark back to FIRST PLACE after a 3-1 win over over 🇬🇷 Greece, improving their goal difference!

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Football Rankings @footrankings.bsky.social · 19h

🔝 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland moved up to FIRST PLACE in Group C, after a 2-1 win over 🇧🇾 Belarus!

📉 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland missed a chance to improve their goal difference, so will likely have to finish with more points than 🇩🇰 Denmark to win this group!

Football Rankings @footrankings.bsky.social · 19h

🚨 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands with a SUPERB 2-1 win over 🇨🇿 Czechia, which are basically OUT of the race for the 1st place!

✅ 🇭🇷 Croatia are set to qualify to the 2026 FIFA World Cup!

❌ 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands with amazing win, but unlikely to finish 2nd, as 🇨🇿 Czechia will host 🇬🇮 Gibraltar!

Football Rankings @footrankings.bsky.social · 19h

🚨 🇳🇱 Netherlands kept moving towards the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with an easy 4-0 win over 🇫🇮 Finland!

❌ 🇫🇮 Finland are set for elimination with this defeat, with 🇵🇱 Poland in superb position to finish 2nd and secure the Play-offs!

Football Rankings @footrankings.bsky.social · 21h

📌 2026 World Cup - Projected Pots.

❌ 🇷🇸 Serbia - OUT
✅ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales - IN

🗓️ Group Stage Draw on 5 December!

Football Rankings @footrankings.bsky.social · 22h

📈 🇨🇾 Cyprus opened Sunday in European 2026 World Cup qualifiers with an easy 4-0 win at 🇸🇲 San Marino!

❌ 🇨🇾 Cyprus have already been eliminated, so overtaking 🇷🇴 Romania with this win didn't matter.

❌ 🇸🇲 San Marino are down to 7/7 defeats and goal difference of 1:32.

Football Rankings @footrankings.bsky.social · 23h

✅ FOUR European nations still have a chance to QUALIFY for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in October:

🇫🇷 France on Monday
🇨🇭 Switzerland on Monday
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England on Tuesday
🇵🇹 Portugal on Tuesday

🚨 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England are the only one that just need to win their match (at 🇱🇻 Latvia) to qualify!

Football Rankings @footrankings.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 🇬🇭 Ghana are set to QUALIFY for the 2026 FIFA World Cup tonight!

📈 🇲🇬 Madagascar can overtake 🇬🇭 Ghana only if:

❌ 🇬🇭 Ghana lose at home to 🇰🇲 Comoros!

✅ 🇲🇬 Madagascar win at 🇲🇱 Mali, while swinging the goal-difference of eight goals to 🇬🇭 Ghana!

Football Rankings @footrankings.bsky.social · 1d

❌ 🇷🇸 Serbia will most likely NOT play at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, after losing at home to 🇦🇱 Albania tonight!

📈 🇦🇱 Albania are set to enter the qualifying Play-offs instead of 🇷🇸 Serbia!

✅ 🇷🇸 Serbia will likely have to defeat 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England away, to have a chance to finish 2nd!

Football Rankings @footrankings.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England WILL QUALIFY to the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday, if they win at 🇱🇻 Latvia!

💥 🇦🇱 Albania with a HUGE 1-0 win at 🇷🇸 Serbia in the race for the 2nd place and Play-offs spot!

Football Rankings @footrankings.bsky.social · 1d

🛑 🇮🇹 Italy won 3-1 at 🇪🇪 Estonia and stopped 🇳🇴 Norway from securing the 2026 FIFA World Cup in October!

⚽️ 🇮🇹 Italy increased their goal difference to +7, but still far from enough to overtake 🇳🇴 Norway, which moved today to superb +26!

Football Rankings @footrankings.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 🇵🇹 Portugal with perfect 3/3 WINS, after scoring a 90+1st minute winner against 🇮🇪 Republic of Ireland!

✅ 🇵🇹 Portugal are set to qualify to 2026 World Cup soon, as they are already five points ahead of 2nd 🇭🇺 Hungary!

Football Rankings @footrankings.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 🇪🇸 Spain moving towards the 2026 World Cup with 3/3 wins and 11:0 goal difference, after 2-0 win over 🇬🇪 Georgia tonight!

📈 🇹🇷 Türkiye moving towards the Play-offs after huge a 6-1 at 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, which are set for an awful elimination!

Football Rankings @footrankings.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 🇳🇴 Norway with 6/6 WINS and SUPERB goal difference of +26, after defeating 🇮🇱 Israel 5-0!

✅ 🇳🇴 Norway basically, due to a great goal difference, just need to defeat 🇪🇪 Estonia at home to QUALIFY for the 2026 World Cup!

📈 🇮🇹 Italy unlikely to overtake even with 4/4 wins!

Football Rankings @footrankings.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 🇳🇴 Norway will QUALIFY to the World Cup for the first time since 1998 in this international break if:

✅ 🇳🇴 Norway defeat 🇮🇱 Israel today!

❌ 🇮🇹 Italy fail to win their matches against 🇪🇪 Estonia today and 🇮🇱 Israel on Tuesday!

Football Rankings @footrankings.bsky.social · 1d

🔝 🇮🇸 Iceland are the smallest nation per population (391,810) that played at the World Cup!

🚨 🇨🇼 Curaçao will become the smallest ever (155,826) if they manage to qualify to the 2026 FIFA World Cup!

📈 🇨🇻 Cape Verde are set to become the second smallest (593,149) on Monday!

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