The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group E 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 E consists of four teams: the winner of quarter-final 1 (Spain or the Netherlands), Bulgaria, Georgia and Turkey. The teams will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format from September to November 2025.
The group winner will qualify directly for the World Cup finals, while the runner-up will advance to the second round (play-offs).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | Winner QF1 (Spain v Netherlands) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup | — | 18 Nov | 11 Oct | 14 Oct | |
| 2 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to play-offs | 7 Sep | — | 14 Oct | 15 Nov | |
| 3 | Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 Nov | 4 Sep | — | 7 Sep | ||
| 4 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 Sep | 11 Oct | 18 Nov | — |
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).
| Bulgaria | v | Winner QF1 (Spain v Netherlands) |
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| Turkey | v | Winner QF1 (Spain v Netherlands) |
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| Winner QF1 (Spain v Netherlands) | v | Georgia |
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| Winner QF1 (Spain v Netherlands) | v | Bulgaria |
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| Georgia | v | Winner QF1 (Spain v Netherlands) |
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| Winner QF1 (Spain v Netherlands) | v | Turkey |
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A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: [5]
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