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: Belarus, Denmark, 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

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Greece.svg Flag of Belarus.svg
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 211030+34Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup — 0–0 12 Oct 15 Nov
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 211020+24Advance to play-offs 18 Nov — 9 Oct 12 Oct
3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 210154+13 0–3 15 Nov — 5–1
4Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 200217−60 9 Oct 0–2 18 Nov —
Updated to match(es) played on 8 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.svg5–1Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 14,936 [5]
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg0–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 35,369 [6]
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg0–2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
ZTE Arena, Zalaegerszeg (Hungary) [note 2]
Attendance: 0 [8] [note 2]
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg0–3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 31,172 [9]
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svgvFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
ZTE Arena, Zalaegerszeg (Hungary) [note 2]
Attendance: 0 [note 2]
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svgvFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svgvFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svgvFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Greece  Flag of Greece.svgvFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svgvFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svgvFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
ZTE Arena, Zalaegerszeg (Hungary) [note 2]
Attendance: 0 [note 2]
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svgvFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Hampden Park, Glasgow

Goalscorers

There have been 11 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 2.75 goals per match (as of 8 September 2025).

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: [10]

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. [7]

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 – Greece v Belarus" (PDF). UEFA. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Denmark v Scotland" (PDF). UEFA. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Belarus v Scotland" (PDF). UEFA. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Greece v Denmark" (PDF). UEFA. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Regulations: FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA. June 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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