The European World Cup Qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup UEFA Qualification Fixtures have been released so that the 12 group winners can qualify directly for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Teams and the 12 runner-up teams of the group stage qualify for the playoff match.
The group stage matches of the European Qualifiers will take place from March 21 to November 18, 2025. The playoff matches are scheduled for March 26 and 31, 2026. The FIFA World Cup 2026 will be held from June 11 to July 19, 2026.
UEFA has 16 slots in the final tournament available for UEFA teams. After the qualification round, 12 teams qualified for the tournament’s final round. All groups will conclude in November 2025. We share the 2026 FIFA World Cup UEFA Qualification Fixtures below.
2026 FIFA World Cup UEFA Qualification Fixtures
Matchday 1 to Matchday 4 – 2026 FIFA World Cup UEFA Qualification Fixtures
The first matchday of the FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers will begin on March 21, 2025, while the last match of matchday 4 will take place on June 10, 2025. Here we are sharing the Full List of the 2026 FIFA World Cup UEFA Qualification Fixtures below –
| Matchday | Date | Group & Teams |
|---|---|---|
| MATCHDAY 1 | 21 March 2025 | G – Malta vs Finland (0-1) G – Poland vs Lithuania (1-0) H – Cyprus vs San Marino (2-0) H – Romania vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (0-1) K – Andorra vs Latvia (0-1) K – England vs Albania (2-0) |
| 22 March 2025 | J – Liechtenstein vs North Macedonia (0-3) I – Moldova vs Norway (0-5) L – Montenegro vs Gibraltar (3-1) I – Israel vs Estonia (2-1) J – Wales vs Kazakhstan (3-1) L – Czech Republic vs Faroe Islands (2-1) | |
| MATCHDAY 2 | 24 March 2025 | G – Lithuania vs Finland (2-2) G – Poland vs Malta (2-0) H – Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Cyprus (2-1) H – San Marino vs Romania K – Albania vs Andorra (3-0) K – England vs Latvia (3-0) |
| 25 March 2025 | I – Israel vs Norway (2-4) I – Moldova vs Estonia (2-3) J – Liechtenstein vs Kazakhstan (0-2) J – North Macedonia vs Wales (1-1) L – Gibraltar vs Czech Republic (0-4) L – Montenegro vs Faroe Islands (1-0) | |
| MATCHDAY 3 | 6 June 2025 | I – Estonia vs Israel (1-3) I – Norway vs Italy (3-0) J – North Macedonia vs Belgium (1-1) J – Wales vs Liechtenstein (3-0) L – Czechia vs Montenegro (2-0) L – Gibraltar vs Croatia (0-7) |
| 7 June 2025 | H – Bosnia and Herzegovina vs San Marino (1-0) G – Malta vs Lithuania (0-0) K – Andorra vs England (0-1) G – Finland vs Netherlands (0-2) H – Austria vs Romania (2-1) K – Albania vs Serbia (0-0) | |
| MATCHDAY 4 | 9 June 2025 | J – Kazakhstan vs North Macedonia (0-1) I – Estonia vs Norway (0-1) I – Italy vs Moldova (2-0) J – Belgium vs Wales (4-3) L – Faroe Islands vs Gibraltar (2-1) L – Croatia vs Czechia (5-1) |
| 10 June 2025 | G – Finland vs Poland (2-1) G – Netherlands vs Malta (8-0) H – Romania vs Cyprus (2-0) H – San Marino vs Austria (0-4) K – Latvia vs Albania (1-1) K – Serbia vs Andorra (3-0) |
Matchday 5 to Matchday 8 – 2026 FIFA World Cup UEFA Qualification Fixtures
After a three-month break in the 2026 FIFA World Cup UEFA Qualification fixtures of Matchday 5 will resume on September 4, and the last match of Matchday 8 will be held on October 14, 2025 (October Schedule – 9 to 14 October).
| Matchday | Date | Group & Teams |
|---|---|---|
| MATCHDAY 5 | 4 September 2025 | J – Kazakhstan vs Wales (0-1) E – Georgia vs Türkiye (2-3) A – Luxembourg vs Northern Ireland (1-3) A – Slovakia vs Germany (2-0) E – Bulgaria vs Spain (0-3) G – Lithuania vs Malta (1-1) G – Netherlands vs Poland (1-1) J – Liechtenstein vs Belgium (0-6) |
| 5 September 2025 | B – Slovenia vs Sweden (2-2) B – Switzerland vs Kosovo (4-0) C – Greece vs Belarus (5-1) C – Denmark vs Scotland (0-0) D – Iceland vs Azerbaijan (5-0) D – Ukraine vs France (0-2) I – Moldova vs Israel (0-4) I – Italy vs Estonia (5-0) L – Faroe Islands vs Croatia (0-1) L – Montenegro vs Czechia (0-2) | |
| 6 September 2025 | K – Latvia vs Serbia (0-1) F – Armenia vs Portugal (0-5) K – England vs Andorra (2-0) F – Republic of Ireland vs Hungary (2-2) H – Austria vs Cyprus (1-0) H – San Marino vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (0-6) | |
| MATCHDAY 6 | 7 September 2025 | E – Georgia vs Bulgaria (3-0) J – North Macedonia vs Liechtenstein (5-0) A – Luxembourg vs Slovakia (0-1) A – Germany vs Northern Ireland (3-0) E – Türkiye vs Spain (0-6) G – Lithuania vs Netherlands (2-3) G – Poland vs Finland (3-1) J – Belgium vs Kazakhstan (6-0) |
| 8 September 2025 | B – Kosovo vs Sweden (2-0) B – Switzerland vs Slovenia (3-0) C – Belarus vs Scotland (0-2) C – Greece vs Denmark (0-3) I – Israel vs Italy (4-5) L – Gibraltar vs Faroe Islands (0-1) L – Croatia vs Montenegro (4-0) | |
| 9 September 2025 | D – Azerbaijan vs Ukraine (1-1) F – Armenia vs Republic of Ireland (2-1) D – France vs Iceland (2-1) F – Hungary vs Portugal (2-3) H – Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Austria (1-2) H – Cyprus vs Romania (2-2) I – Norway vs Moldova (11-1) K – Albania vs Latvia (1-0) K – Serbia vs England (0-5) | |
| MATCHDAY 7 | 9 October 2025 | C – Belarus vs Denmark (0-6) C – Scotland vs Greece (3-1) G – Finland vs Lithuania (2-1) G – Malta vs Netherlands (0-4) H – Austria vs San Marino (10-0) H – Cyprus vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (2-2) L – Czechia vs Croatia (0-0) L – Faroe Islands vs Montenegro (4-0) |
| 10 October 2025 | J – Kazakhstan vs Liechtenstein (4-0) A – Northern Ireland vs Slovakia (2-0) A – Germany vs Luxembourg (4-0) B – Kosovo vs Slovenia (0-0) B – Sweden vs Switzerland (0-2) D – Iceland vs Ukraine (3-5) D – France vs Azerbaijan (3-0) J – Belgium vs North Macedonia (01-0) | |
| 11 October 2025 | K – Latvia vs Andorra (1-2) F – Hungary vs Armenia (2-0) I – Norway vs Israel (5-0) E – Bulgaria vs Türkiye (1-6) E – Spain vs Georgia (21-0) F – Portugal vs Ireland (1-0) I – Estonia vs Italy (1-3) K – Serbia vs Albania (0-1) | |
| MATCHDAY 8 | 12 October 2025 | H – San Marino vs Cyprus (0-4) C – Scotland vs Belarus (2-1) L – Faroe Islands vs Czechia (2-1) C – Denmark vs Greece (3-10) G – Lithuania vs Poland (0-2) G – Netherlands vs Finland (4-0) H – Romania vs Austria (1-0) L – Croatia vs Gibraltar (3-0) |
| 13 October 2025 | A – Northern Ireland vs Germany (1-1) A – Slovakia vs Luxembourg (0-0) B – Slovenia vs Switzerland (2-0) B – Sweden vs Kosovo (0-1) D – Iceland vs France (2-2) D – Ukraine vs Azerbaijan (2-1) J – North Macedonia vs Kazakhstan (1-1) J – Wales vs Belgium (2-4) | |
| 14 October 2025 | E – Türkiye vs Georgia (4-1) E – Spain vs Bulgaria (4-0 ) F – Republic of Ireland vs Armenia (1-0 ) F – Portugal vs Hungary (2-2) I – Estonia vs Moldova ( 1-1) I – Italy vs Israel (3-0) K – Andorra vs Serbia (1-3) K – Latvia vs England (0-5) |
Matchday 9 to Matchday 10 – 2026 FIFA World Cup UEFA Qualification Fixtures
The last group stage, 2026 FIFA World Cup UEFA Qualification Fixtures Matchday 9 of the European Qualifiers, will occur on November 13, 2025, while the final match of the group stage, Matchday 10 held on September 9, 2025.
| Matchday | Date | Group & Teams |
|---|---|---|
| MATCHDAY 9 | 13 November 2025 | D – Azerbaijan 0-2 Iceland F – Armenia 0-1 Hungary I – Norway 4-1 Estonia D – France 4-0 Ukraine F – Ireland 2-0 Portugal I – Moldova 0-2 Italy K – Andorra 0-1 Albania K – England 2-0 Serbia |
| 14 November 2025 | G – Finland vs Malta A – Luxembourg vs Germany A – Slovakia vs Northern Ireland G – Poland vs Netherlands L – Gibraltar vs Montenegro L – Croatia vs Faroe Islands | |
| 15 November 2025 | J – Kazakhstan vs Belgium E – Georgia vs Spain E – Türkiye vs Bulgaria H – Cyprus vs Austria J – Liechtenstein vs Wales B – Slovenia vs Kosovo B – Switzerland vs Sweden C – Greece vs Scotland C – Denmark vs Belarus H – Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Romania | |
| MATCHDAY 10 | 16 November 2025 | F – Hungary vs Republic of Ireland F – Portugal vs Armenia D – Azerbaijan vs France D – Ukraine vs Iceland K – Albania vs England K – Serbia vs Latvia I – Israel vs Moldova I – Italy vs Norway |
| 17 November 2025 | A – Northern Ireland vs Luxembourg A – Germany vs Slovakia G – Malta vs Poland G – Netherlands vs Lithuania L – Czechia vs Gibraltar L – Montenegro vs Croatia | |
| 18 November 2025 | B – Kosovo vs Switzerland B – Sweden vs Slovenia C – Belarus vs Greece C – Scotland vs Denmark E – Bulgaria vs Georgia E – Spain vs Türkiye H – Austria vs Bosnia and Herzegovina H – Romania vs San Marino J – Belgium vs Liechtenstein J – Wales vs North Macedonia |
2026 FIFA World Cup UEFA qualification Play-off match Fixtures
All the above teams are divided into 12 different groups, and all the First Round Group Stage winners will join the 2026 FIFA World Cup teams to be held in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
The UEFA second round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will be contested by the 12 group runners-up teams and the best four Nations League group winners.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup UEFA Qualification Fixtures Playoff match will be held on 26 & 31 March 2026.
2026 FIFA World Cup UEFA qualifiers top goal scorer
14 goals
- Erling Haaland – Norway
7 goals
- Memphis Depay – Netherlands
6 goals
- Marko Arnautović – Austria
- Andrej Kramarić – Croatia
- Kevin De Bruyne – Belgium
- Harry Kane – England
- Mikel Merino – Spain
5 goals
- Kylian Mbappé – France
- Mateo Retegui – Italy
- Thelo Aasgaard – Norway
- Alexander Sørloth – Norway
- Cristiano Ronaldo – Portugal
