2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group B 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 B consisted of four teams: Kosovo, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland. 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, Switzerland, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, Kosovo, advanced 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 6420142+1214Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup — 4–0 3–0 4–1
2Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 632165+111Advance to play-offs 1–1 — 0–0 2–0
3Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 604238−54 0–0 0–2 — 2–2
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6024412−82Advance to play-offs via Nations League 0–2 0–1 1–1 —
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).

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 [11]
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0–1Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 36,571 [12]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg0–2Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana
Attendance: 15,382 [13]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg4–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stade de Genève, Geneva
Attendance: 26,458 [14]
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg1–1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina
Attendance: 11,215 [15]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–1Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Strawberry Arena, Solna
Attendance: 25,724 [16]
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

Goalscorers

There were 27 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.25 goals per match.

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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 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)
Arijanet Muric Yellow card.svg vs Sweden (8 September 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs Sweden (13 October 2025)		vs Slovenia (15 November 2025)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Adam Gnezda Čerin Yellow card.svg vs Sweden (5 September 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs Switzerland (13 October 2025)		vs Kosovo (15 November 2025)
Petar Stojanović Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Kosovo (15 November 2025)vs Sweden (18 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 – 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. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Slovenia v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA. 13 October 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Sweden v Kosovo" (PDF). UEFA. 13 October 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Slovenia v Kosovo" (PDF). UEFA. 15 November 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  14. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Switzerland v Sweden" (PDF). UEFA. 15 November 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  15. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Kosovo v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  16. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Sweden v Slovenia" (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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