2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group J

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group J 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 J consists of five teams: Belgium, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia and Wales. The teams will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format from March to November 2025. However, as Belgium will be involved in the Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs in March, they will not begin their qualifying campaign until June 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 Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Flag of North Macedonia.svg Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Flag of Liechtenstein.svg
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 00000000Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup — 9 Jun 10 Oct 7 Sep 18 Nov
2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 00000000Advance to play-offs 13 Oct — 18 Nov 22 Mar 6 Jun
3Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 00000000 6 Jun 25 Mar — 13 Oct 7 Sep
4Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 00000000 15 Nov 4 Sep 9 Jun — 10 Oct
5Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 00000000 4 Sep 15 Nov 22 Mar 25 Mar —
First match(es) will be played: 22 March 2025. 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, [note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Liechtenstein  Flag of Liechtenstein.svgvFlag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
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Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svgvFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
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Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Liechtenstein  Flag of Liechtenstein.svgvFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
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Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svgvFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
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Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje
North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svgvFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
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Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svgvFlag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
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Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svgvFlag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
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Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgvFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
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Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svgvFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
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Liechtenstein  Flag of Liechtenstein.svgvFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
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North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svgvFlag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
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Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgvFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
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Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svgvFlag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
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Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgvFlag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
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North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svgvFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
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Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svgvFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
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Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svgvFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
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Liechtenstein  Flag of Liechtenstein.svgvFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
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Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgvFlag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
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Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svgvFlag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
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Discipline

A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: [5]

Notes

  1. ↑ CET (UTC+1) for matches until 29 March and from 26 October (matchday 1–2 and 9–10), and CEST (UTC+2) for matches from 30 March to 25 October 2025 (matchday 3–8).

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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.
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