WC Qualifications (Europe)
Tournament format
Lithuania is qualified directly as host of the final tournament. 13 teams from this tournament also qualify for the final tournament.
Round 1 (Group stage)
- 54 teams enter the tournament in this round.
- The teams in this round are divided over 9 groups.
8 teams advance to the next round.
9 teams in this round qualify for the final tournament.
Round 2 (Knockout stage)
- 4 teams in this round qualify for the final tournament.
Qualification standings round 2
| Country | Position | Points | MP | GS | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |  Hungary | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 2 | |  Greece | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | |  Italy | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | |  Switzerland | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 |  Croatia | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| 7 |  Spain | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Wales | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Qualification standings round 1
| Country | Position | Points | MP | GS | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |  The Netherlands | 1 | 30 | 10 | 23 | 1 |
| 2 | |  Estonia | 1 | 30 | 10 | 26 | 10 |
| 3 | |  France | 1 | 25 | 10 | 25 | 8 |
| 4 | |  Germany | 1 | 25 | 10 | 24 | 8 |
| 5 | |  England | 1 | 24 | 10 | 25 | 7 |
| 6 | |  Latvia | 1 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 6 |
| 7 | |  Poland | 1 | 22 | 10 | 30 | 14 |
| 8 | |  Turkey | 1 | 22 | 10 | 21 | 5 |
| 9 | |  Norway | 1 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 13 |
| 10 | | Wales | 2 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 6 |
| 11 | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 22 | 10 | 18 | 8 |
| 12 | | Hungary | 2 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 11 |
| 13 | | Greece | 2 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 8 |
| 14 | | Italy | 2 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 6 |
| 15 | | Switzerland | 2 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 10 |
| 16 | | Spain | 2 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 9 |
| 17 | | Croatia | 2 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 9 |
| 18 |  Israel | 2 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 11 | |
| 19 |  Kazakhstan | 3 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 13 | |
| 20 |  Russia | 3 | 18 | 10 | 24 | 17 | |
| 21 |  Belarus | 3 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 13 | |
| 22 |  Iceland | 3 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 12 | |
| 23 |  Denmark | 3 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 14 | |
| 24 |  Liechtenstein | 3 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 15 | |
| 25 |  Portugal | 3 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 16 | |
| 26 |  Faroe Islands | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 15 | |
| 27 |  Finland | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 16 | |
| 28 |  Serbia | 4 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 8 | |
| 29 |  Romania | 4 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 15 | |
| 30 |  Sweden | 4 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 14 | |
| 31 |  Georgia | 4 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 18 | |
| 32 |  Armenia | 4 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| 33 |  Belgium | 4 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | |
| 34 |  Montenegro | 4 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | |
| 35 |  San Marino | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | |
| 36 |  Ukraine | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | |
| 37 |  Albania | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 19 | |
| 38 |  Bulgaria | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 12 | |
| 39 |  Andorra | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 19 | |
| 40 |  Republic of Ireland | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 19 | |
| 41 |  Gibraltar | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 11 | |
| 42 |  Malta | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 21 | |
| 43 |  Slovenia | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 24 | |
| 44 |  Luxembourg | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 16 | |
| 45 |  Austria | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 29 | |
| 46 |  Scotland | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 15 | |
| 47 |  Slovakia | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 11 | |
| 48 |  Northern Ireland | 6 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 14 | |
| 49 |  Azerbaijan | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 22 | |
| 50 |  Czech Republic | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 26 | |
| 51 |  Kosovo | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 25 | |
| 52 |  Moldova | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 23 | |
| 53 |  Cyprus | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 20 | |
| 54 |  Macedonia | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 26 |
