2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group D 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 D consisted of four teams: Azerbaijan, France, Iceland and Ukraine. 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, France, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, Ukraine, advanced to the second round (play-offs).

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of France.svg Flag of Ukraine.svg Flag of Iceland.svg Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
1Flag of France.svg  France 6510164+1216Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup — 4–0 2–1 3–0
2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 63121011−110Advance to play-offs 0–2 — 2–0 2–1
3Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 62131311+27 2–2 3–5 — 5–0
4Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 6015316−131 1–3 1–1 0–2 —
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, [a] 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)
Wrocław Stadium, Wrocław (Poland) [c]
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.svg3–5Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 9,111 [10]
Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany)
France  Flag of France.svg3–0Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 40,150 [11]
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg2–2Flag of France.svg  France
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 9,151 [12]
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg2–1Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium, Kraków (Poland) [c]
Attendance: 6,995 [13]
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg0–2Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Neftçi Arena, Baku
Attendance: 4,300 [14]
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
France  Flag of France.svg4–0Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 41,055 [15]
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg1–3Flag of France.svg  France
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 29,700 [16]
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg2–0Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw (Poland) [c]
Attendance: 20,004 [17]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Goalscorers

There were 42 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.

5 goals

4 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 Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Shakhruddin Magomedaliyev Yellow card.svg vs Ukraine (9 September 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs Ukraine (13 October 2025)		vs Iceland (13 November 2025)
Rustam Akhmedzade Yellow card.svg vs France (10 October 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs Iceland (13 November 2025)		vs France (16 November 2025)
Flag of France.svg  France Aurélien Tchouaméni Red card.svg vs Iceland (9 September 2025)vs Azerbaijan (10 October 2025)
vs Iceland (13 October 2025)
Manu Koné Yellow card.svg vs Iceland (9 September 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs Ukraine (13 November 2025)		vs Azerbaijan (16 November 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)
Andri Guðjohnsen Yellow card.svg vs France (9 September 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs Ukraine (10 October 2025)		vs France (13 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. ↑ UEFA reported the goal was scored by Kristian Hlynsson, while FIFA reported an own goal by Cəlal Hüseynov.
  3. 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. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Iceland v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – France v Azerbaijan" (PDF). UEFA. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Iceland v France" (PDF). UEFA. 13 October 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Ukraine v Azerbaijan" (PDF). UEFA. 13 October 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Azerbaijan v Iceland" (PDF). UEFA. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  15. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – France v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  16. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Azerbaijan v France" (PDF). UEFA. 16 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  17. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Ukraine v Iceland" (PDF). UEFA. 16 November 2025. Retrieved 16 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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