In the European qualifiers for the World Cup, Norway and England both ranked first in the group and advanced to the main match.

Both Norway and England advanced with complete victories. Among them, the former scored 37 goals in 8 games and conceded 5 goals, including classic battles such as a double defeat of Italy and 11-1 Moldova; the latter scored 22 goals and conceded 0 goals in 8 games, maintaining a complete victory without conceding a goal.

In addition, among the 12 groups in the European region, apart from Norway and England, only Spain has the hope of winning all and advancing. They scored 19 goals and conceded no goals in the first five games of Group E. The Matadors will face Türkiye in the final round.