2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E

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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: Bulgaria, Georgia, Spain and Turkey. 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 Spain.svg Flag of Georgia.svg Flag of Turkey.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (X)220090+96Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup — 11 Oct 18 Nov 14 Oct
2Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 210153+23Advance to play-offs 15 Nov — 2–3 3–0
3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 210138−53 0–6 14 Oct — 15 Nov
4Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 200206−60 0–3 18 Nov 11 Oct —
Updated to match(es) played on 7 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).

Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg2–3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 44,238 [5]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg0–3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 40,582 [6]
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg3–0Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 44,077 [7]
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg0–6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium, Konya
Attendance: 32,059 [8]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svgvFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Spain  Flag of Spain.svgvFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Estadio Martínez Valero, Elche
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svgvFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Kocaeli Stadium, İzmit
Spain  Flag of Spain.svgvFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Estadio José Zorrilla, Valladolid
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svgvFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svgvFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Stadium, Bursa
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svgvFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Spain  Flag of Spain.svgvFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville

Goalscorers

There have been 17 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 4.25 goals per match (as of 7 September 2025).

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Discipline

A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: [9]

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

TeamPlayerOffence(s)Suspended for match(es)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Barış Alper Yılmaz Red card.svg vs Georgia (4 September 2025)vs Spain (7 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).

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 – Georgia v Türkiye" (PDF). UEFA. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Bulgaria v Spain" (PDF). UEFA. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Georgia v Bulgaria" (PDF). UEFA. 7 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Türkiye v Spain" (PDF). UEFA. 7 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Regulations: FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA. June 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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