The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group D is one of the twelve
UEFA groups in the
World Cup qualification tournament to decide which teams will qualify for the
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final tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Group D consists of four teams:
Azerbaijan
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,
France
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,
Iceland
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and
Ukraine
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. The teams will play against each other home-and-away in a
round-robin format
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from September to November 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
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CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
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Discipline
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:
* Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
* Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions are carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches)
The following suspensions were (or will be) served during the qualifying matches:
Notes
References
External links
*
Qualifiers – UEFA FIFA.com
European Qualifiers UEFA.com
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Group D Group D may refer to:
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** Formula Three
** Formula 3000
* One of six or eight groups of four teams competing at the FIFA World Cup
** 2022 FIFA World Cup Group D
** 2018 FIFA Worl ...
2025 in Icelandic football