As the race for the expanded 48-team 2026 FIFA World Cup intensifies, matchdays across all six confederations kick off this week. The 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers this week include match times, venues, and host cities to help you stay updated on all the action.
Here are the World Cup key fixtures from 4 to 10 September 2025, organized by confederation.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers reach a pivotal week across all six confederations, with direct berths and playoff paths on the line. From European group openers to South America’s closing stretch, every fixture carries knockout-level stakes as teams chase form, fitness, and crucial points.
Expect contrasting styles and atmospheres: high-tempo European nights, altitude-tested South American battles, CAF’s gruelling away trips, AFC’s tactical arm-wrestles, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF’s raucous finales, and OFC’s tightly fought ties. This guide compiles the week’s fixtures in a simple team vs team — time — stadium format, organized by confederation for easy scanning.
Here is the complete schedule of FIFA World Cup qualifying matches starting from 3 September, organised by confederation.
2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers This Week: Fixtures by Confederation
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With direct qualification and playoff spots on the line, this week’s qualifiers across every confederation promise high stakes, passionate atmospheres, and critical points. Keep these fixtures handy, tune in at the listed times, and follow your local broadcasters to catch every match live.
AFC 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers this week – AFC (Asia)
2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Fourth Round Qualification
Fourth Round — Group A & B
(This round begins in October; no matches this week.)
AFC 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers this week – CAF (Africa)
2026 FIFA World Cup Africa Qualification
First Round — Matchday 7 & 8
- Thursday, 4 Sept
- Mauritius 0–2 Cape Verde (15:00 WAT) — Stade de Kigali, Rwanda
- Angola 0–1 Libya (15:00 CAT) — Stade de la Réunification, Cameroon
- Friday, 5 Sept
- Kenya vs Gambia (16:00 EAT) — Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
- South Sudan vs DR Congo (16:00 CAT) — Tshepo Tshepo Stadium, Juba
- Saturday, 6 Sept
- Nigeria vs Rwanda (18:00 WAT) — Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo
- Sunday, 7 Sept
- Equatorial Guinea vs Tunisia (18:00 WAT) — Estadio de Malabo
- Egypt vs Ethiopia (18:00 EET) — Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean)
2026 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF Qualification
Final Round (Hexagonal) — Matchday 1
- Sunday, 7 Sept
- Suriname vs Panama (19:00 AST) — André Kamperveen Stadium, Paramaribo
- Guatemala vs El Salvador (20:00 CST) — Estadio Nacional, Guatemala City
- Bermuda vs Jamaica (20:30 AST) — National Sports Centre, Devonshire
- Trinidad & Tobago vs Curaçao (20:30 AST) — Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain
- Nicaragua vs Costa Rica (20:00 CST) — Estadio Nacional, Managua
- Haiti vs Honduras (20:30 EST) — Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
CONMEBOL (South America)
2026 FIFA World Cup South America Qualification
Matchday 17
- Tuesday, 9 Sept
- Venezuela vs Colombia (20:30 COT) — Estadio Metropolitano, Barranquilla
- Ecuador vs Argentina (23:00 UTC) — Estadio Monumental, Guayaquil
- Uruguay vs Bolivia (20:00 UYT) — Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
- Peru vs Brazil (21:00 PET) — Estadio Nacional, Lima
- Chile vs Paraguay (22:00 CLT) — Estadio Nacional, Santiago
OFC (Oceania)
2026 FIFA World Cup OFC Qualification
Second Round — Group Stage
- Wednesday, 10 Sept
- Tahiti vs New Caledonia (16:00 WST) — Stade Pater, Pirae
- Solomon Islands vs Vanuatu (18:00 SBT) — Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
- Papua New Guinea vs Fiji (18:00 PGT) — National Stadium, Port Moresby
UEFA (Europe)
2026 FIFA World Cup European Qualification
Matchday 5 — Group B & K highlights
- Friday, 5 Sept
- Slovenia vs Sweden (20:45 CEST) — Stadion Stožice, Ljubljana
- Switzerland vs Kosovo (20:45 CEST) — Letzigrund, Zurich
- Scotland vs Denmark (20:45 BST) — Hampden Park, Glasgow
- Saturday, 6 Sept
- England vs Andorra (18:00 BST) — Villa Park, Birmingham
- Portugal vs Armenia (18:00 WEST) — Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
- Sunday, 7 Sept
- Germany vs Northern Ireland (20:45 CEST) — Allianz Arena, Munich
- Spain vs Bulgaria (20:45 CEST) — Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
