2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group C 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 C consists of four teams: the loser of Nations League quarter-final 3 (Portugal or Denmark), Belarus, Greece and Scotland. 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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of None.svg Flag of Greece.svg Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Belarus.svg
1Loser QF3 (Portugal v Denmark)00000000Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup 12 Oct 5 Sep 15 Nov
2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 00000000Advance to play-offs 8 Sep 15 Nov 5 Sep
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 00000000 18 Nov 9 Oct 12 Oct
4Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 00000000 9 Oct 18 Nov 8 Sep
First match(es) will be played: 5 September 2025. 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).

Greece  Flag of Greece.svgvFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
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Loser QF3 (Portugal v Denmark) Flag of None.svgvFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
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Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svgvFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
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Attendance: 0 [note 2]
Greece  Flag of Greece.svgvFlag of None.svg Loser QF3 (Portugal v Denmark)
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Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svgvFlag of None.svg Loser QF3 (Portugal v Denmark)
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Attendance: 0 [note 2]
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svgvFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
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Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svgvFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
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Loser QF3 (Portugal v Denmark) Flag of None.svgvFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
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Greece  Flag of Greece.svgvFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
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Loser QF3 (Portugal v Denmark) Flag of None.svgvFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
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Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svgvFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
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Attendance: 0 [note 2]
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svgvFlag of None.svg Loser QF3 (Portugal v Denmark)
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Discipline

A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: [6]

Notes

  1. CEST (UTC+2) for matches until 26 October 2025 (matchdays 1–4), and CET (UTC+1) for matches thereafter (matchdays 5–6).
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Due to Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus are required to play their home matches at neutral venues, and behind closed doors, until further notice. [5]

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. "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  6. "Regulations: FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA. June 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.