2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group D 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 D consists of four teams: Azerbaijan, France, Iceland and Ukraine. 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 France.svg Flag of Iceland.svg Flag of Ukraine.svg Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
1Flag of France.svg  France (X)220041+36Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 13 Nov 10 Oct
2Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 210162+43Advance to play-offs 13 Oct — 10 Oct 5–0
3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 201113−21 0–2 16 Nov — 13 Oct
4Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 201116−51 16 Nov 13 Nov 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2025. Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(X) Assured of a play-off spot based on Nations League ranking; may still qualify directly

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).

Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg5–0Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 4,021 [5]
Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands)
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg0–2Flag of France.svg  France
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Tarczyński Arena Wrocław, Wrocław (Poland) [note 2]
Attendance: 38,973 [7]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg1–1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 8,450 [8]
Referee: Vassilis Fotias (Greece)
France  Flag of France.svg2–1Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 40,150 [9]
Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svgvFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
France  Flag of France.svgvFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Parc des Princes, Paris
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svgvFlag of France.svg  France
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svgvFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Cracovia Stadium, Krakow (Poland) [note 2]
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svgvFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Bakcell Arena, Baku
France  Flag of France.svgvFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Parc des Princes, Paris
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svgvFlag of France.svg  France
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svgvFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw (Poland) [note 2]

Goalscorers

There have been 12 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match (as of 9 September 2025).

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

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

The following suspensions were (or will be) served during the qualifying matches:

TeamPlayerOffence(s)Suspended for match(es)
Flag of France.svg  France Aurélien Tchouaméni Red card.svg vs Iceland (9 September 2025)vs Azerbaijan (10 October 2025)
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Aron Gunnarsson Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Kosovo in 2024–25 UEFA Nations League (23 March 2025)vs Azerbaijan (5 September 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 Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice. [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 – Iceland v Azerbaijan" (PDF). UEFA. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Decisions from today's extraordinary UEFA Executive Committee meeting". UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Ukraine v France" (PDF). UEFA. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Azerbaijan v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – France v Iceland" (PDF). UEFA. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Regulations: FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA. June 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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