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Italy's sports minister has called on the country's soccer federation (FIGC) president Gabriele Gravina to resign after the four-time world champions failed to qualify for a third successive World Cup on Tuesday.
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WCQ - UEFA Standings
| Group A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +13 | 15 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 12 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 9 |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -12 | 0 |
| Group B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Switzerland | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +12 | 14 |
| Kosovo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 11 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -5 | 4 |
| Sweden | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 2 |
| Group C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Scotland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +6 | 13 |
| Denmark | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +9 | 11 |
| Greece | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| Belarus | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -13 | 2 |
| Group D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| France | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +12 | 16 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 10 |
| Iceland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -13 | 1 |
| Group E | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Spain | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +19 | 16 |
| Türkiye | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 13 |
| Georgia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 3 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -16 | 3 |
| Group F | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Portugal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +13 | 13 |
| Republic of Ireland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 10 |
| Hungary | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 8 |
| Armenia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -16 | 3 |
| Group G | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Netherlands | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | +23 | 20 |
| Poland | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +7 | 17 |
| Finland | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 10 |
| Malta | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -15 | 5 |
| Lithuania | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 3 |
| Group H | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Austria | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | +18 | 19 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +10 | 17 |
| Romania | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +9 | 13 |
| Cyprus | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| San Marino | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -37 | 0 |
| Group I | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Norway | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +32 | 24 |
| Italy | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | +9 | 18 |
| Israel | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -13 | 4 |
| Moldova | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -27 | 1 |
| Group J | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Belgium | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | +22 | 18 |
| Wales | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +10 | 16 |
| North Macedonia | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 13 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| Liechtenstein | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -31 | 0 |
| Group K | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| England | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +22 | 24 |
| Albania | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 14 |
| Serbia | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| Latvia | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -10 | 5 |
| Andorra | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -13 | 1 |
| Group L | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Croatia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | +22 | 22 |
| Czechia | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +10 | 16 |
| Faroe Islands | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +2 | 12 |
| Montenegro | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -9 | 9 |
| Gibraltar | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -25 | 0 |