2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group B is one of the twelve UEFA groups in the World Cup qualification tournament to decide which teams will qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States. [1] Group B consists of four teams: Kosovo, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland. The teams will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format from September to November 2025.

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The group winner will qualify directly for the World Cup finals, while the runner-up will advance to the second round (play-offs).

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Flag of Kosovo.svg Flag of Slovenia.svg Flag of Sweden.svg
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland (T)431090+910Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup — 4–0 3–0 15 Nov
2Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 421134−17Advance to play-offs 18 Nov — 0–0 2–0
3Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia (Y)403125−33 0–0 15 Nov — 2–2
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Y)401327−51 0–2 0–1 18 Nov —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2025. Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(T) Assured of at least a play-off berth; may still qualify directly; (Y) Cannot qualify directly but may be able to qualify for a play-off berth

Matches

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 13 December 2024 following the draw. [2] [3] [4] Times are CET/CEST, [note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg2–2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana
Attendance: 15,679 [5]
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg4–0Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 33,996 [6]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg2–0Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina
Attendance: 12,887 [7]
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg3–0Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 12,757 [8]
Referee: François Letexier (France)
Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg0–0Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina
Attendance: 12,268 [9]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0–2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Strawberry Arena, Solna
Attendance: 50,151 [10]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg0–0Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana
Attendance: 14,637
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0–1Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 36,571
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svgvFlag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svgvFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stade de Genève, Geneva
Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svgvFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svgvFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Strawberry Arena, Solna

Goalscorers

There have been 16 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match (as of 13 October 2025).

3 goals

1 goal

Discipline

A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: [11]

The following suspensions were (or will be) served during the qualifying matches:

TeamPlayerOffence(s)Suspended for match(es)
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Lindon Emërllahu Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Sweden (8 September 2025)vs Slovenia (10 October 2025)
Fidan Aliti Yellow card.svg vs Sweden (8 September 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs Slovenia (10 October 2025)		vs Sweden (13 October 2025)

Notes

  1. ↑ CEST (UTC+2) for matches until 26 October 2025 (matchdays 1–4), and CET (UTC+1) for matches thereafter (matchdays 5–6).

References

  1. ↑ "Draw Procedures for the UEFA Preliminary Draw for the FIFA World Cup 26" (PDF). FIFA. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "European Qualifiers for 2026 World Cup: All the fixtures and results". UEFA. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "European Qualifiers 2024–26 (FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition) – Group stage fixtures by matchday" (PDF). UEFA. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "European Qualifiers 2024–26 (FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition) – Group stage fixtures by group" (PDF). UEFA. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Slovenia v Sweden" (PDF). UEFA. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Switzerland v Kosovo" (PDF). UEFA. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Kosovo v Sweden" (PDF). UEFA. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Switzerland v Slovenia" (PDF). UEFA. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Kosovo v Slovenia" (PDF). UEFA. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Sweden v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "Regulations: FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA. June 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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