WC Qualification 2026 Europe
In the UEFA qualification for WC 2026 all 54 member associations competed for 16 spots. The qualification was divided into two rounds:
The 54 teams were split into 12 groups (A–L). Groups A–F had 4 teams each, groups G–L had 5 teams each. Each group winner qualified directly for WC 2026.
« All 12 groups of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Europe
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NED |
8 |
+23 27:4 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
20 |
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POL |
8 |
+7 14:7 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
17 |
| 3 |
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FIN |
8 |
-6 8:14 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
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MLT |
8 |
-15 4:19 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
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LTU |
8 |
-9 6:15 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
1 Directly qualified
2 Play-offs
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| Fri, Mar 21, 2025 | | | MLT | FIN | | | 0 : 1 | |
| Fri,Mar 21, 2025 | | | POL | LTU | | | 1 : 0 | |
| Mon, Mar 24, 2025 | | | POL | MLT | | | 2 : 0 | |
| Mon,Mar 24, 2025 | | | LTU | FIN | | | 2 : 2 | |
| Sat, Jun 7, 2025 | | | FIN | NED | | | 0 : 2 | |
| Sat,Jun 7, 2025 | | | MLT | LTU | | | 0 : 0 | |
| Tue, Jun 10, 2025 | | | NED | MLT | | | 8 : 0 | |
| Tue,Jun 10, 2025 | | | FIN | POL | | | 2 : 1 | |
| Thu, Sep 4, 2025 | | | NED | POL | | | 1 : 1 | |
| Thu,Sep 4, 2025 | | | LTU | MLT | | | 1 : 1 | |
| Sun, Sep 7, 2025 | | | LTU | NED | | | 2 : 3 | |
| Sun,Sep 7, 2025 | | | POL | FIN | | | 3 : 1 | |
| Thu, Oct 9, 2025 | | | MLT | NED | | | 0 : 4 | |
| Thu,Oct 9, 2025 | | | FIN | LTU | | | 2 : 1 | |
| Sun, Oct 12, 2025 | | | LTU | POL | | | 0 : 2 | |
| Sun,Oct 12, 2025 | | | NED | FIN | | | 4 : 0 | |
| Fri, Nov 14, 2025 | | | FIN | MLT | | | 0 : 1 | |
| Fri,Nov 14, 2025 | | | POL | NED | | | 1 : 1 | |
| Mon, Nov 17, 2025 | | | NED | LTU | | | 4 : 0 | |
| Mon,Nov 17, 2025 | | | MLT | POL | | | 2 : 3 | |
✓ directly qualified * play-off participant