Kickers: Lose to Portugal, Germany may fall into second place in the World Cup draw

June 6 According to "Kickers", Germany may miss the seeds in the World Cup draw due to losing to Portugal in the UEFA NFC semi-finals. In the latest issue ranking in April, Germany ranked only 10th and 8th among European teams. In order to qualify for seeds in the 2026 World Cup group draw, Germany must move to at least ninth place by November. During the World Cup draw, FIFA divided 48 teams into four levels, the first level will include three hosts, the United States, Canada, Mexico and the top 9 teams in the world. If Germany falls into the second gear, then in the World Cup group stage, they may meet strong teams such as Argentina, Spain, France or England in advance.

Losing to Portugal greatly reduces the hope of narrowing the gap between Germany and the world's No. 9 Italy, if Germany loses points, is likely to get points from Norway. How many points a national team can get or how many points a deducted in the game is calculated by FIFA through a complex formula that not only considers the actual results of the game, but also considers the world rankings of the two participating teams, the importance of the game and the expected results.