England to be drawn in five-team World Cup qualifying group after securing Nations League promotion with Republic of Eire thrashing

England will probably be drawn in a five-team World Cup qualifying group after securing Nations League promotion on Sunday.

The Three Lions secured promotion again to the highest tier of the Nations League with a 5-0 romp over 10-man Eire in interim supervisor Lee Carsley’s final recreation in cost at Wembley on Sunday.

After a turgid first half, Harry Kane’s penalty, Anthony Gordon’s volley and a tap-in by Conor Gallagher within the house of 5 minutes at first of the second broke Eire’s resolve.

Jarrod Bowen made it 4-0 with a crisp shot from the sting of the world, his first contact after coming off the bench, earlier than debutant Taylor Harwood-Bellis headed England’s fifth.

Groups are to be drawn into 12 World Cup qualifying teams of 4 or 5 groups in Zurich on Friday December 13.

They may play one another dwelling and away. Groups which might be drawn in teams of 5 will begin qualifying in March whereas the groups drawn in teams of 4 will start their campaigns in September. The qualification course of will conclude in November 2025.  

The winners of the 12 teams will qualify for the World Cup, with the 12 group runners-up becoming a member of the 4 finest Nations League group winners in play-offs, with 4 groups progressing to the World Cup.

All eight Nations League quarter-finalists will probably be positioned in Pot 1 of the World Cup draw, which will probably be accomplished by the 4 nations with the perfect FIFA world rating. 

The 2026 World Cup begins on June 11, 2026 and will probably be held in USA, Canada and Mexico.

Eire performed nearly the entire of the second half at Wembley with 10 males after Liam Scales was despatched off for a foul on Jude Bellingham that resulted in England’s penalty.

England completed high of Group B2 with 15 factors from six video games, the identical as Greece.