2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group K

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group K 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 K consisted of five teams: Albania, Andorra, England, Latvia and Serbia. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format from March to November 2025. However, as Serbia were involved in the Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs in March, they began their qualifying campaign in June 2025.

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The group winners, England, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, Albania, advanced to the second round (play-offs).

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of England.svg Flag of Albania.svg Flag of Serbia.svg Flag of Latvia.svg Flag of Andorra.svg
1Flag of England.svg  England 8800220+2224Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–0
2Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 842275+214Advance to play-offs 0–2 — 0–0 1–0 3–0
3Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 8413910−113 0–5 0–1 — 2–1 3–0
4Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 8125515−105 0–5 1–1 0–1 — 2–2
5Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 8017316−131 0–1 0–1 1–3 0–1 —
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).

Andorra  Flag of Andorra.svg0–1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
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Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella
Attendance: 957 [5]
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
England  Flag of England.svg2–0Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,378 [6]
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Albania  Flag of Albania.svg3–0Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Arena Kombëtare, Tirana
Attendance: 17,183 [7]
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)
England  Flag of England.svg3–0Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 79,572 [8]
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
Andorra  Flag of Andorra.svg0–1Flag of England.svg  England
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
RCDE Stadium, Barcelona (Spain) [note 2]
Attendance: 8,872 [9]
Referee: Igor Pajač (Croatia)
Albania  Flag of Albania.svg0–0Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Arena Kombëtare, Tirana
Attendance: 20,427 [10]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg1–1Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Skonto Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 6,083 [11]
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg3–0Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Dubočica Stadium, Leskovac
Attendance: 7,576 [12]
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg0–1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Daugava Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 6,238 [13]
Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)
England  Flag of England.svg2–0Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 39,202 [14]
Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara (Finland)
Albania  Flag of Albania.svg1–0Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Arena Kombëtare, Tirana
Attendance: 16,568 [15]
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg0–5Flag of England.svg  England
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 39,789 [16]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg2–2Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Daugava Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 5,027 [17]
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg0–1Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Dubočica Stadium, Leskovac
Attendance: 4,320 [18]
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
Andorra  Flag of Andorra.svg1–3Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Estadi de la FAF, Encamp
Attendance: 987 [19]
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg0–5Flag of England.svg  England
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Daugava Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 10,404 [20]
Referee: Tasos Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Andorra  Flag of Andorra.svg0–1Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Estadi de la FAF, Encamp
Attendance: 2,225 [21]
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)
England  Flag of England.svg2–0Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 74,289 [22]
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
Albania  Flag of Albania.svg0–2Flag of England.svg  England
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Arena Kombëtare, Tirana
Attendance: 21,459 [23]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg2–1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Dubočica Stadium, Leskovac
Attendance: 3,894 [24]
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)

Goalscorers

There were 46 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.3 goals per match.

8 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

2 own goals

Discipline

A player or team official was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: [25]

The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches: [26]

TeamPlayerOffence(s)Suspended for match(es)
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Berat Djimsiti Yellow card.svg vs England (21 March 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs Serbia (7 June 2025)		vs Latvia (10 June 2025)
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra Pau Babot Yellow card.svg vs Albania (24 March 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs England (6 September 2025)		vs Latvia (11 October 2025)
Joel Guillén Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Latvia (11 October 2025)vs Serbia (14 October 2025)
Christian García Yellow card.svg vs Latvia (11 October 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs Serbia (14 October 2025)		vs Albania (13 November 2025)
Éric Vales Yellow card.svg vs Serbia (10 June 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs Serbia (14 October 2025)		vs Albania (13 November 2025)
Igor Labaien (assistant manager)Red card.svg vs Serbia (14 October 2025)vs Albania (13 November 2025)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Dario Šits Yellow card.svg vs Andorra (21 March 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs England (24 March 2025)		vs Albania (10 June 2025)
Antonijs Černomordijs Yellow card.svg vs Andorra (21 March 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs Albania (10 June 2025)		vs Serbia (6 September 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs Albania (9 September 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs England (14 October 2025)		vs Serbia (16 November 2025)
Andrejs Cigaņiks Yellow card.svg vs Albania (10 June 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs England (14 October 2025)		vs Serbia (16 November 2025)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Nikola Milenković Red card.svg vs England (9 September 2025)vs Albania (11 October 2025)
Saša Lukić Yellow card.svg vs Latvia (6 September 2025)
Yellow card.svg vs England (9 September 2025)		vs Albania (11 October 2025)

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).
  2. ↑ The Andorra v England match was played at a neutral venue because there were no stadiums in Andorra that met the UEFA requirements due to the match opponent.

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 – Andorra v Latvia" (PDF). UEFA. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – England v Albania" (PDF). UEFA. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Albania v Andorra" (PDF). UEFA. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – England v Latvia" (PDF). UEFA. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Andorra v England" (PDF). UEFA. 7 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Albania v Serbia" (PDF). UEFA. 7 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Latvia v Albania" (PDF). UEFA. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Serbia v Andorra" (PDF). UEFA. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  13. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Latvia v Serbia" (PDF). UEFA. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – England v Andorra" (PDF). UEFA. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  15. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Albania v Latvia" (PDF). UEFA. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  16. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Serbia v England" (PDF). UEFA. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  17. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Latvia v Andorra" (PDF). UEFA. 11 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  18. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Serbia v Albania" (PDF). UEFA. 11 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  19. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Andorra v Serbia" (PDF). UEFA. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  20. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Latvia v England" (PDF). UEFA. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  21. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Andorra v Albania" (PDF). UEFA. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  22. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – England v Serbia" (PDF). UEFA. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  23. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Albania v England" (PDF). UEFA. 16 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  24. ↑ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Serbia v Latvia" (PDF). UEFA. 16 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  25. ↑ "Regulations: FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA. June 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  26. ↑ "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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