WC Qualification Europe Team Stats 2026

Who led the way on goals, xG, clean sheets and much more.

WC Qualification Europe Team Stats Questions

Which WC Qualification Europe team had the best goal difference in 2026?

Norway had the best goal difference in the WC Qualification Europe in 2026, with +32 from eight games, scoring 37 and conceding 5. The Netherlands were next on +23.

Which WC Qualification Europe team had the worst goal difference in 2026?

San Marino had the worst goal difference in the WC Qualification Europe in 2026, with -37 from eight games, scoring 2 and conceding 39. Liechtenstein were next on -31.

How many goals per game were there in the WC Qualification Europe in 2026?

There were 676 goals in 204 WC Qualification Europe games in 2026, an average of 3.3 a game, 1.7 for each side. Norway averaged the most, 4.6 a game, and Liechtenstein were without a goal.

Which WC Qualification Europe team had the best expected goal difference in 2026?

Belgium had the best expected goal difference in the WC Qualification Europe in 2026, with +20.7 from eight games, creating 25.5 xG and conceding 4.8. Norway were next on +20.6.

WC Qualification Europe Goals Scored

Rank	Team	Goals Scored
1	Norway	37
2	Belgium	29
3	Netherlands	27
4	Croatia	26
5	Italy	24
6	England	22
7	Austria	22
8	Denmark	22
9	Czech Republic	22
10	Wales	22

WC Qualification Europe Expected Goals (xG)

Rank	Team	Expected Goals (xG)
1	Belgium	25.5
2	Norway	25.4
3	Croatia	24.9
4	England	20.8
5	Portugal	20.2
6	Italy	20.2
7	Spain	19.9
8	Netherlands	19.8
9	Austria	19.8
10	Czech Republic	18.8

WC Qualification Europe Goals Against, fewest first

Rank	Team	Goals Against
1	England	0
2	Spain	2
3	Switzerland	2
4	Germany	3
5	Netherlands	4
6	France	4
7	Austria	4
8	Croatia	4
9	Norway	5
10	Portugal	7

WC Qualification Europe Expected Goals Against (xGA), fewest first

Rank	Team	Expected Goals Against (xGA)
1	England	2.4
2	Spain	2.8
3	France	3.2
4	Switzerland	3.4
5	Germany	3.8
6	Netherlands	4.8
7	Belgium	4.8
8	Norway	4.9
9	Croatia	5.2
10	Kosovo	5.4

WC Qualification Europe Goal Difference

Rank	Team	Goal Difference
1	Norway	+32
2	Netherlands	+23
3	England	+22
4	Belgium	+22
5	Croatia	+22
6	Spain	+19
7	Austria	+18
8	Portugal	+13
9	Germany	+13
10	Denmark	+13

WC Qualification Europe Expected Goal Difference (xGD)

Rank	Team	Expected Goal Difference (xGD)
1	Belgium	+20.7
2	Norway	+20.6
3	Croatia	+19.7
4	England	+18.4
5	Spain	+17.1
6	Netherlands	+15.0
7	Portugal	+14.6
8	France	+14.5
9	Italy	+12.7
10	Austria	+12.2

WC Qualification Europe Possession %

Rank	Team	Possession %
1	England	74.4%
2	Germany	73.2%
3	Portugal	71.3%
4	Spain	70.5%
5	Croatia	69.8%
6	France	68.5%
7	Belgium	68.1%
8	Wales	68.0%
9	Denmark	67.0%
10	Netherlands	66.6%

WC Qualification Europe Clean Sheets

Rank	Team	Clean Sheets
1	England	8
2	Spain	5
3	Netherlands	5
4	Croatia	5
5	Italy	5
6	Albania	5
7	Czech Republic	5
8	Germany	4
9	Austria	4
10	Switzerland	4

WC Qualification Europe Fouls Committed

Rank	Team	Fouls Committed
1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	177
2	Czech Republic	154
3	Lithuania	128
4	Poland	122
5	Estonia	119
6	Austria	115
7	Romania	115
8	San Marino	115
9	Malta	112
10	Sweden	111

WC Qualification Europe Yellow Cards

Rank	Team	Yellow Cards
1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	28
2	Republic of Ireland	22
3	North Macedonia	21
4	Malta	21
5	Turkey	20
6	Luxembourg	20
7	Montenegro	19
8	Kazakhstan	19
9	San Marino	19
10	Northern Ireland	18