Following the conclusion of the UEFA Nations League group matches, the pots for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying draw were allocated on Friday in Nyon, Switzerland. The draw will take place on December 13 in Zurich, Switzerland, with Albania positioned in Pot 3.

The Albanian Football Federation has announced that in the same pot as Albania are the teams from Scotland, Slovenia, Ireland, North Macedonia, Georgia, Finland, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Israel, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro.

Pot 1: France, Spain, England, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Croatia, Switzerland, Denmark, Austria.

Pot 2: Ukraine, Turkey, Sweden, Wales, Poland, Hungary, Serbia, Greece, Romania, Norway, Slovakia, Czech Republic.

Pot 3: Scotland, Slovenia, Ireland, North Macedonia, Georgia, Finland, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Israel, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro.

Pot 4: Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Belarus, Armenia, Kosovo, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Latvia, Lithuania.

Pot 5: Moldova, Malta, Andorra, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, San Marino.

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