2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group C was one of the twelve UEFA groups in the World Cup qualification tournament that decided which teams would qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States. [1] Group C consisted of four teams: Belarus, Denmark, Greece and Scotland. 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, Scotland, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, Denmark, advanced to the second round (play-offs).

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Greece.svg Flag of Belarus.svg
1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 6411137+613Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup — 4–2 3–1 2–1
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6321167+911Advance to play-offs 0–0 — 3–1 2–2
3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 62131012−27 3–2 0–3 — 5–1
4Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 6024417−132 0–2 0–6 0–0 —
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.svg0–6Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
ZTE Arena, Zalaegerszeg (Hungary) [note 2]
Attendance: 0 [10] [note 2]
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg3–1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Christie Soccerball shade.svg64'
Ferguson Soccerball shade.svg80'
Dykes Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) 		Tsimikas Soccerball shade.svg62'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 46,006 [11]
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg2–1Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 49,346 [12]
Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg3–1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 35,623 [13]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg3–2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 18,405 [14]
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg2–2Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 35,493 [15]
Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany)
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg0–0Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
ZTE Arena, Zalaegerszeg (Hungary) [note 2]
Attendance: 0 [16] [note 2]
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg4–2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 49,587 [17]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Goalscorers

There were 43 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.58 goals per match.

5 goals

3 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: [18]

The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches: [19]

TeamPlayerOffence(s)Suspended for match(es)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Nikita Korzun Yellow card.svg vs Greece (5 September 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs Denmark (15 November 2025)		vs Greece (18 November 2025)
Kiryl Pyachenin Yellow card.svg vs Scotland (12 October 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs Denmark (15 November 2025)		vs Greece (18 November 2025)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Yellow card.svg vs Scotland (5 September 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs Belarus (9 October 2025)		vs Greece (12 October 2025)
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Fotis Ioannidis Yellow card.svg vs Scotland (9 October 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs Denmark (12 October 2025)		vs Scotland (15 November 2025)
Christos Zafeiris Yellow card.svg vs Scotland (9 October 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs Denmark (12 October 2025)		vs Scotland (15 November 2025)
Anastasios Bakasetas Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Scotland (15 November 2025)vs Belarus (18 November 2025)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Ryan Christie Yellow card.svg vs Denmark (5 September 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs Greece (9 October 2025)		vs Belarus (12 October 2025)
Lewis Ferguson Yellow card.svg vs Denmark (5 September 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs Greece (9 October 2025)		vs Belarus (12 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).
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Due to Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus were 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. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Belarus v Denmark" (PDF). UEFA. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Scotland v Greece" (PDF). UEFA. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Scotland v Belarus" (PDF). UEFA. 12 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Denmark v Greece" (PDF). UEFA. 12 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Greece v Scotland" (PDF). UEFA. 15 November 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  15. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Denmark v Belarus" (PDF). UEFA. 15 November 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  16. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Belarus v Greece" (PDF). UEFA. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  17. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Scotland v Denmark" (PDF). UEFA. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  18. ↑ "Regulations: FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA. June 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  19. ↑ "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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