🔝 Germany climb the world rankings: what this means for the 2026 World Cup
While other teams have lost points through the World Cup qualification, this is not the case for the DFB team. Because the defeats in the Nations League do not lead to a deduction of points. As FIFA confirmed, the final tournament of the UEFA competition belongs to this category set out in the "additional conditions" of the rules.
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Ninth place could also have positive effects on the 2026 World Cup.
If the Nagelsmann team qualifies for the tournament in the USA, Mexico, and Canada, they would land in the top 1 with the hosts. A preliminary round duel against one of the top teams would then not threaten the DFB team.
The draw for the World Cup is expected to take place in early December, reports 'Sky'. Since Germany will be playing against supposedly easy opponents like Slovakia, Northern Ireland, and Luxembourg until then, no major point deduction is threatened and they could defend ninth place against Italy (still playing against Norway, Israel, Estonia, and Moldova).
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