The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group H 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
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final tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Group H consists of five teams:
Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...
,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...
,
Cyprus
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,
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
and
San Marino
San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino, is a landlocked country in Southern Europe, completely surrounded by Italy. Located on the northeastern slopes of the Apennine Mountains, it is the larger of two European microstates, microsta ...
. The teams will play against each other home-and-away in a
round-robin format from March to November 2025. However, as Austria were involved in the
Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs in March, they began their qualifying campaign in 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
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CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
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Goalscorers
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 H
2024–25 in Austrian football
2025–26 in Austrian football
2024–25 in Bosnia and Herzegovina football
2024–25 in Cypriot football
2024–25 in Romanian football
2024–25 in San Marino football