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2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification – UEFA Group J
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. 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 were involved in the Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs in March, they will not begin their qualifying campaign until June 2025. The group winner will qualify directly for the World Cup finals, while the runner-up will advance to the second round (play-offs). Standings Matches The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 13 December 2024 following the draw. Times are CET CET or cet may refer to: Places * Cet, Albania * Cet, standard astronomical abbreviation for the constellation Cetus * Colchester Tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification (UEFA)
The European section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification competition will act as qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Canada, Mexico and the United States, for national teams that are members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). A total of 16 slots in the final tournament are available for UEFA teams. Format A revised qualification format was confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in Nyon, Switzerland, on 25 January 2023. As the number of final tournament slots for UEFA has increased from 13 to 16, the qualification format was modified from the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), previous cycle. The qualifying group stage will feature twelve groups of four or five teams. The winner of each group will qualify for the World Cup, while the second-placed teams will advance to the play-offs, along with the four best-ranked group winners from the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League that finished outside the top two of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bojan Miovski
Bojan Miovski (; born 24 June 1999) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Girona and the North Macedonia national team. Club career Miovski started his professional career at the age of 18 by making his First Macedonian Football League debut for Bregalnica in 2017. In July 2020, he made his first professional transfer abroad, by signing for Hungarian side MTK Budapest. Two months after joining his club, he also made his league debut in the fourth round of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I by playing 23 minutes in a 3–0 loss to Zalaegerszegi. On 23 June 2022, Miovski signed a four-year contract with Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen. The same year on 24 July, he debuted for Aberdeen against Raith Rovers during a group stage match of the 2022–23 Scottish League Cup. Miovski scored from a penalty shot after being brought down in the box as Aberdeen won 3–0. On 15 August 2024, Miovski signed a four-year contract with La Liga club Girona. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maksim Samorodov
Maksim Ivanovich Samorodov (; born 29 June 2002) is a Kazakh footballer who plays as a forward for Russian club Akhmat Grozny and the Kazakhstan national team. Club career On 6 August 2024, Samorodov signed a four-year contract with Russian Premier League club Akhmat Grozny, reuniting with Magomed Adiyev, who was his coach at the Kazakhstan national team. International career Samorodov made his international debut for Kazakhstan on 28 March 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against France, which finished as a 2–0 home loss. Samorodov scored his first international goal in an UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Slovenia, which ended as a 2–1 home loss. Career statistics Club International International goals Honours Individual * Russian Premier League The Russian Premier League (RPL; , ''Rossiyskaya premyer-liga''; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is a professional association football league in Russia and the highest level o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian Football Federation
The Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF; ) is the governing body of football in Lithuania. The Federation is responsible for football development in the country and for the national teams, including the Lithuania national football team. It is based in Vilnius. LFF became a member of FIFA in 1923, but following Lithuania's annexation by the Soviet Union it was disbanded. It became a member again in 1992 after Lithuania regained its independence. The top division is A Lyga. When one French journalist saw a full basketball arena (where "Lietuvos rytas" fought in ULEB cup semifinals) close to an empty stadium (where a Baltic Football League match took place) he published an article that Lithuania is a land where the beautiful game has to live in basketball's shadow. In reality, the popularity of football is on the rise and the very few games that are on par in terms of quality with the ULEB cup semifinals also attract full stadiums as well as a TV following. This craze is mostly imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donatas Rumšas
Donatas is a Lithuanian masculine given name and may refer to the following individuals: *Donatas Banionis (born 1924), Lithuanian actor * Donatas Kazlauskas (born 1994), Lithuanian footballer * Donatas Malinauskas (1877-1942), Lithuanian politician and diplomat * Donatas Morkūnas (born 1957), Lithuanian politician, banker and lecturer *Donatas Motiejūnas (born 1990), Lithuanian basketball center and power forward * Donatas Montvydas (born 1987), Lithuanian singer-songwriter *Donatas Nakrošius (born 1991), Lithuanian footballer *Donatas Navikas (born 1983), Lithuanian football midfielder *Donatas Plungė (born 1960), Lithuanian hammer thrower *Donatas Sabeckis (born 1992), Lithuanian basketball player *Donatas Škarnulis (born 1977), Lithuanian race walker and Olympic competitor *Donatas Slanina (born 1977), Lithuanian basketball guard *Donatas Tarolis (born 1994), Lithuanian basketball player *Donatas Vėželis (born 1981), Lithuanian ballroom dancer *Donatas Vencevičius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardiff
Cardiff (; ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of in and forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area officially known as the City and County of Cardiff (). The city is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, eleventh largest in the United Kingdom. Located in the South East Wales, southeast of Wales and in the Cardiff Capital Region, Cardiff is the county town of the Historic counties of Wales, historic county of Glamorgan and in 1974–1996 of South Glamorgan. It belongs to the Eurocities network of the largest European cities. A small town until the early 19th century, its prominence as a port for coal when mining began in the region helped its expansion. In 1905, it was ranked as a city and in 1955 proclaimed capital of Wales. The Cardiff urban area covers a larger area outside the county boundary, including the towns of Dinas Powys and Penarth. Cardiff is the main commercial ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardiff City Stadium
The Cardiff City Stadium () is a stadium in the Leckwith, Cardiff, Leckwith area of Cardiff, Wales. It is the home of Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City and the Wales national football team, Wales national team. Following expansion of the Ninian Stand in July 2014, the stadium officially holds 33,280 supporters. The stadium replaced Ninian Park as Cardiff City's home ground in 2009, and is managed by Cardiff City Stadium Ltd., which is owned by Cardiff City Football Club Holdings Ltd. It also hosted the home matches of the Cardiff Blues rugby union team until the 2011–12 season, although originally the Blues had a lease until 2029. After the Millennium Stadium, it is the second largest stadium in Cardiff and in Wales. The stadium is part of the Leckwith development, which also includes the Cardiff International Sports Stadium. A branded sponsor name will be assigned as and when the naming rights are sold. The stadium was officially opened on 22 July 2009, with Cardiff City playin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Askhat Tagybergen
Askhat Tagybergenuly Tagybergen (; born 9 August 1990) is a Kazakh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kazakhstan Premier League club Tobol and the Kazakhstan national team. Club career Tagybergen signed for FC Astana in February 2016. On 15 June 2017, Tagybergen returned to FC Astana after a loan with FC Tobol, where he made desultory appearances. On 9 January 2018, FC Kaisar announced the signing of Tagybergen. International career Askhat Tagybergen was included in the Kazakhstan team. Tagybergen's long-range equaliser against Denmark on 26 March 2023 was voted Goal of the Round for Matchday 2 of UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying and was nominated for the 2023 FIFA Puskás Award The FIFA Puskás Award is an award established on 20 October 2009 by the ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' (FIFA), at the behest of then-president Sepp Blatter, to be awarded to the player judged to have scored the most ae .... Career statistics Club Intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabbi Matondo
Rabbi Matondo (born 9 September 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Rangers and the Wales national team. Matondo played youth football for Cardiff City and Manchester City. He joined German club Schalke 04 in January 2019, where he made 32 first-team appearances and was sent on loan to Stoke City and Cercle Brugge. He signed for Rangers in July 2022. Born in England to parents from the DR Congo, Matondo was eligible to play for either country, as well as Wales, where he grew up. Having played for the England under-15 team, he later opted to represent Wales and played at under-17 and under-21 levels before making his debut for the senior national team in November 2018. Early life Matondo was born in Liverpool, England but moved to south Wales as a child. He grew up in the Tremorfa area of Cardiff where he first played football in local parks with his father and brothers. His father Dada played football in his native DR Cong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
