2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group F 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 F consists of four teams: Armenia, Hungary, Portugal and the Republic of Ireland. 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 Portugal (official).svg Flag of Armenia.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Ireland.svg
1Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal (X)220082+66Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup — 16 Nov 14 Oct 11 Oct
2Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 210126−43Advance to play-offs 0–5 — 13 Nov 2–1
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 201145−11 2–3 11 Oct — 16 Nov
4Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 201134−11 13 Nov 14 Oct 2–2 —
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).

Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svg0–5Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 14,403 [5]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg2–2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,137 [6]
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)
Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svg2–1Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 13,144 [7]
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg2–3Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Puskás Aréna, Budapest
Attendance: 61,473 [8]
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svgvFlag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Puskás Aréna, Budapest
Portugal  Flag of Portugal (official).svgvFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svgvFlag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Portugal  Flag of Portugal (official).svgvFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svgvFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svgvFlag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svgvFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Puskás Aréna, Budapest
Portugal  Flag of Portugal (official).svgvFlag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Estádio do Dragão, Porto

Goalscorers

There have been 17 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 4.25 goals per match (as of 9 September 2025).

3 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 Hungary.svg  Hungary Roland Sallai Yellow card.svg Red card.svg vs Republic of Ireland (6 September 2025)vs Portugal (9 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 – Armenia v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Republic of Ireland v Hungary" (PDF). UEFA. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Armenia v Republic of Ireland" (PDF). UEFA. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Hungary v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Regulations: FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA. June 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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