2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group E was one of the twelve UEFA groups in the World Cup qualification tournament to decide which teams would qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States. [1] Group E consisted of four teams: Bulgaria, Georgia, Spain and Turkey. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format from September to November 2025.

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The group winners, Spain, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, Turkey, advanced to the second round (play-offs).

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Turkey.svg Flag of Georgia.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 6510212+1916Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup — 2–2 2–0 4–0
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 64111712+513Advance to play-offs 0–6 — 4–1 2–0
3Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 6105715−83 0–4 2–3 — 3–0
4Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 6105319−163 0–3 1–6 2–1 —
Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

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).

Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg2–3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 44,238 [5]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg0–3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 40,582 [6]
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg3–0Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 44,077 [7]
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg0–6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium, Konya
Attendance: 32,059 [8]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg1–6Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 10,059 [9]
Referee: Luis Godinho (Portugal)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2–0Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Estadio Martínez Valero, Elche
Attendance: 28,661 [10]
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg4–1Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Kocaeli Stadium, İzmit
Attendance: 26,633 [11]
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg4–0Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Estadio José Zorrilla, Valladolid
Attendance: 24,526 [12]
Referee: Willy Delajod (France)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg0–4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 44,314 [13]
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg2–0Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Centennial Atatürk Stadium, Bursa
Attendance: 42,756 [14]
Referee: Nick Walsh (Scotland)
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg2–1Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 1,980 [15]
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2–2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville
Attendance: 30,812 [16]
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Goalscorers

There were 48 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.

6 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

2 own goals

Discipline

A player or team official was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: [17]

The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches: [18]

TeamPlayerOffence(s)Suspended for match(es)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Barış Alper Yılmaz Red card.svg vs Georgia (4 September 2025)vs Spain (7 September 2025)
vs Bulgaria (11 October 2025)
İsmail Yüksek Yellow card.svg vs Georgia (4 September 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs Bulgaria (15 November 2025)		vs Spain (18 November 2025)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Willy Sagnol (manager)Red card.svg vs Turkey (4 September 2025)vs Bulgaria (7 September 2025)
Luka Lochoshvili Yellow card.svg vs Turkey (4 September 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs Bulgaria (7 September 2025)		vs Spain (11 October 2025)
Giorgi Kochorashvili Yellow card.svg vs Turkey (4 September 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs Turkey (14 October 2025)		vs Spain (15 November 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 – Georgia v Türkiye" (PDF). UEFA. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Bulgaria v Spain" (PDF). UEFA. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Georgia v Bulgaria" (PDF). UEFA. 7 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Türkiye v Spain" (PDF). UEFA. 7 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Bulgaria v Türkiye" (PDF). UEFA. 11 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Spain v Georgia" (PDF). UEFA. 11 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Türkiye v Georgia" (PDF). UEFA. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Spain v Bulgaria" (PDF). UEFA. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Georgia v Spain" (PDF). UEFA. 15 November 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  14. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Türkiye v Bulgaria" (PDF). UEFA. 15 November 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  15. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Bulgaria v Georgia" (PDF). UEFA. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  16. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Spain v Türkiye" (PDF). UEFA. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  17. ↑ "Regulations: FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA. June 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  18. ↑ "FIFA World Cup 2026: Booking List before European Qualifiers Matchday 10" (PDF). UEFA. 17 November 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
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