FIFA Club World Cup, with FIFA instituting a particular rule to prevent too many teams from one country filling up the qualifying positions.

Qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup continues this weekend with a number of UEFA games, including this one on Friday between Norway and Italy. Norway currently leads Group I, putting it in position to qualify directly to the World Cup,

Since becoming its own nation, Moldova has never qualified for the World Cup, having not won a match during qualification since the lead-up to the 2014 tournament. Moldova has lost both of its first two matches of qualification this year, losing to Norway, 5-0, back in March, before losing a spirited 3-2 affair to Estonia.