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World Cup 2026 qualification fixtures

The World Cup 2026 qualifying schedule: fixtures and results of the qualifying round. Who will England play against during the World Cup 2026 qualification?

The 192 matches of the qualification schedule will be played between March and November 2025. They are both home and away games.

World Cup 2026 qualification schedule with results by date and time



Qualification fixtures World Cup 2026
#1) Fri 21 Mar 19:45 group G  
Malta Malta 19:45 Finland Finland
 
#2) Fri 21 Mar 19:45 group G  
Poland Poland 19:45 Lithuania Lithuania
 
#3) Fri 21 Mar 19:45 group H  
Cyprus Cyprus 19:45 San Marino San Marino
 
#4) Fri 21 Mar 19:45 group H  
Romania Romania 19:45 Bosnia Herz. Bosnia Herz.
 
#5) Fri 21 Mar 19:45 group K  
Andorra Andorra 19:45 Latvia Latvia
 
#6) Fri 21 Mar 19:45 group K  
England England 19:45 Albania Albania
 
#7) Sat 22 Mar 14:00 group J  
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 14:00 Macedonia Macedonia
 
#8) Sat 22 Mar 17:00 group I  
Moldova Moldova 17:00 Norway Norway
 
#9) Sat 22 Mar 17:00 group L  
Montenegro Montenegro 17:00 Gibraltar Gibraltar
 
#10) Sat 22 Mar 19:45 group I  
Israel Israel 19:45 Estonia Estonia
 
#11) Sat 22 Mar 19:45 group J  
Wales Wales 19:45 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
 
#12) Sat 22 Mar 19:45 group L  
Czech Republic Czech Republic 19:45 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
 
#13) Mon 24 Mar 19:45 group G  
Lithuania Lithuania 19:45 Finland Finland
 
#14) Mon 24 Mar 19:45 group G  
Poland Poland 19:45 Malta Malta
 
#15) Mon 24 Mar 19:45 group H  
Bosnia Herz. Bosnia Herz. 19:45 Cyprus Cyprus
 
#16) Mon 24 Mar 19:45 group H  
San Marino San Marino 19:45 Romania Romania
 
#17) Mon 24 Mar 19:45 group K  
Albania Albania 19:45 Andorra Andorra
 
#18) Mon 24 Mar 19:45 group K  
England England 19:45 Latvia Latvia
 
#19) Tue 25 Mar 19:45 group I  
Israel Israel 19:45 Norway Norway
 
#20) Tue 25 Mar 19:45 group I  
Moldova Moldova 19:45 Estonia Estonia
 
#21) Tue 25 Mar 19:45 group J  
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 19:45 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
 
#22) Tue 25 Mar 19:45 group J  
Macedonia Macedonia 19:45 Wales Wales
 
#23) Tue 25 Mar 19:45 group L  
Gibraltar Gibraltar 19:45 Czech Republic Czech Republic
 
#24) Tue 25 Mar 19:45 group L  
Montenegro Montenegro 19:45 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
 
#25) Fri 06 Jun 19:45 group I  
Estonia Estonia 19:45 Israel Israel
 
#26) Fri 06 Jun 19:45 group I  
Norway Norway 19:45 Loser Germany-Italy Loser Germany-Italy
 
#27) Fri 06 Jun 19:45 group J  
Macedonia Macedonia 19:45 Belgium Belgium
 
#28) Fri 06 Jun 19:45 group J  
Wales Wales 19:45 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
 
#29) Fri 06 Jun 19:45 group L  
Czech Republic Czech Republic 19:45 Montenegro Montenegro
 
#30) Fri 06 Jun 19:45 group L  
Gibraltar Gibraltar 19:45 Loser France-Croatia Loser France-Croatia
 
#31) Sat 07 Jun 14:00 group H  
Bosnia Herz. Bosnia Herz. 14:00 San Marino San Marino
 
#32) Sat 07 Jun 17:00 group G  
Malta Malta 17:00 Lithuania Lithuania
 
#33) Sat 07 Jun 17:00 group K  
Andorra Andorra 17:00 England England
 
#34) Sat 07 Jun 19:45 group G  
Finland Finland 19:45 Loser Spain-Netherlands Loser Spain-Netherlands
 
#35) Sat 07 Jun 19:45 group H  
Austria Austria 19:45 Romania Romania
 
#36) Sat 07 Jun 19:45 group K  
Albania Albania 19:45 Serbia Serbia
 
#37) Mon 09 Jun 15:00 group J  
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 15:00 Macedonia Macedonia
 
#38) Mon 09 Jun 19:45 group I  
Estonia Estonia 19:45 Norway Norway
 
#39) Mon 09 Jun 19:45 group I  
Loser Germany-Italy Loser Germany-Italy 19:45 Moldova Moldova
 
#40) Mon 09 Jun 19:45 group J  
Belgium Belgium 19:45 Wales Wales
 
#41) Mon 09 Jun 19:45 group L  
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 19:45 Gibraltar Gibraltar
 
#42) Mon 09 Jun 19:45 group L  
Loser France-Croatia Loser France-Croatia 19:45 Czech Republic Czech Republic
 
#43) Tue 10 Jun 19:45 group G  
Finland Finland 19:45 Poland Poland
 
#44) Tue 10 Jun 19:45 group G  
Loser Spain-Netherlands Loser Spain-Netherlands 19:45 Malta Malta
 
#45) Tue 10 Jun 19:45 group H  
Romania Romania 19:45 Cyprus Cyprus
 
#46) Tue 10 Jun 19:45 group H  
San Marino San Marino 19:45 Austria Austria
 
#47) Tue 10 Jun 19:45 group K  
Latvia Latvia 19:45 Albania Albania
 
#48) Tue 10 Jun 19:45 group K  
Serbia Serbia 19:45 Andorra Andorra
 
#49) Thu 04 Sep 15:00 group J  
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 15:00 Wales Wales
 
#50) Thu 04 Sep 17:00 group E  
Georgia Georgia 17:00 Turkey Turkey
 
#51) Thu 04 Sep 19:45 group A  
Luxembourg Luxembourg 19:45 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
 
#52) Thu 04 Sep 19:45 group A  
Slovakia Slovakia 19:45 Winner Germany-Italy Winner Germany-Italy
 
#53) Thu 04 Sep 19:45 group E  
Bulgaria Bulgaria 19:45 Winner Spain-Netherlands Winner Spain-Netherlands
 
#54) Thu 04 Sep 19:45 group G  
Lithuania Lithuania 19:45 Malta Malta
 
#55) Thu 04 Sep 19:45 group G  
Loser Spain-Netherlands Loser Spain-Netherlands 19:45 Poland Poland
 
#56) Thu 04 Sep 19:45 group J  
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 19:45 Belgium Belgium
 
#57) Fri 05 Sep 19:45 group B  
Slovenia Slovenia 19:45 Sweden Sweden
 
#58) Fri 05 Sep 19:45 group B  
Switzerland Switzerland 19:45 Kosovo Kosovo
 
#59) Fri 05 Sep 19:45 group C  
Greece Greece 19:45 Belarus Belarus
 
#60) Fri 05 Sep 19:45 group C  
Loser Portugal-Denmark Loser Portugal-Denmark 19:45 Scotland Scotland
 
#61) Fri 05 Sep 19:45 group D  
Iceland Iceland 19:45 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
 
#62) Fri 05 Sep 19:45 group D  
Ukraine Ukraine 19:45 Winner France-Croatia Winner France-Croatia
 
#63) Fri 05 Sep 19:45 group I  
Moldova Moldova 19:45 Israel Israel
 
#64) Fri 05 Sep 19:45 group I  
Loser Germany-Italy Loser Germany-Italy 19:45 Estonia Estonia
 
#65) Fri 05 Sep 19:45 group L  
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 19:45 Loser France-Croatia Loser France-Croatia
 
#66) Fri 05 Sep 19:45 group L  
Montenegro Montenegro 19:45 Czech Republic Czech Republic
 
#67) Sat 06 Sep 14:00 group K  
Latvia Latvia 14:00 Serbia Serbia
 
#68) Sat 06 Sep 17:00 group F  
Armenia Armenia 17:00 Winner Portugal-Denmark Winner Portugal-Denmark
 
#69) Sat 06 Sep 17:00 group K  
England England 17:00 Andorra Andorra
 
#70) Sat 06 Sep 19:45 group F  
Ireland Ireland 19:45 Hungary Hungary
 
#71) Sat 06 Sep 19:45 group H  
Austria Austria 19:45 Cyprus Cyprus
 
#72) Sat 06 Sep 19:45 group H  
San Marino San Marino 19:45 Bosnia Herz. Bosnia Herz.
 
#73) Sun 07 Sep 14:00 group E  
Georgia Georgia 14:00 Bulgaria Bulgaria
 
#74) Sun 07 Sep 17:00 group J  
Macedonia Macedonia 17:00 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
 
#75) Sun 07 Sep 19:45 group A  
Luxembourg Luxembourg 19:45 Slovakia Slovakia
 
#76) Sun 07 Sep 19:45 group A  
Winner Germany-Italy Winner Germany-Italy 19:45 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
 
#77) Sun 07 Sep 19:45 group E  
Turkey Turkey 19:45 Winner Spain-Netherlands Winner Spain-Netherlands
 
#78) Sun 07 Sep 19:45 group G  
Poland Poland 19:45 Finland Finland
 
#79) Sun 07 Sep 19:45 group J  
Belgium Belgium 19:45 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
 
#80) Mon 08 Sep 19:45 group B  
Kosovo Kosovo 19:45 Sweden Sweden
 
#81) Mon 08 Sep 19:45 group B  
Switzerland Switzerland 19:45 Slovenia Slovenia
 
#82) Mon 08 Sep 19:45 group C  
Belarus Belarus 19:45 Scotland Scotland
 
#83) Mon 08 Sep 19:45 group C  
Greece Greece 19:45 Loser Portugal-Denmark Loser Portugal-Denmark
 
#84) Mon 08 Sep 19:45 group I  
Israel Israel 19:45 Loser Germany-Italy Loser Germany-Italy
 
#85) Mon 08 Sep 19:45 group I  
Norway Norway 19:45 Moldova Moldova
 
#86) Mon 08 Sep 19:45 group L  
Gibraltar Gibraltar 19:45 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
 
#87) Mon 08 Sep 19:45 group L  
Loser France-Croatia Loser France-Croatia 19:45 Montenegro Montenegro
 
#88) Tue 09 Sep 17:00 group D  
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 17:00 Ukraine Ukraine
 
#89) Tue 09 Sep 17:00 group F  
Armenia Armenia 17:00 Ireland Ireland
 
#90) Tue 09 Sep 19:45 group D  
Winner France-Croatia Winner France-Croatia 19:45 Iceland Iceland
 
#91) Tue 09 Sep 19:45 group F  
Hungary Hungary 19:45 Winner Portugal-Denmark Winner Portugal-Denmark
 
#92) Tue 09 Sep 19:45 group H  
Bosnia Herz. Bosnia Herz. 19:45 Austria Austria
 
#93) Tue 09 Sep 19:45 group H  
Cyprus Cyprus 19:45 Romania Romania
 
#94) Tue 09 Sep 19:45 group K  
Albania Albania 19:45 Latvia Latvia
 
#95) Tue 09 Sep 19:45 group K  
Serbia Serbia 19:45 England England
 
#96) Thu 09 Oct 19:45 group C  
Belarus Belarus 19:45 Loser Portugal-Denmark Loser Portugal-Denmark
 
#97) Thu 09 Oct 19:45 group C  
Scotland Scotland 19:45 Greece Greece
 
#98) Thu 09 Oct 19:45 group G  
Finland Finland 19:45 Lithuania Lithuania
 
#99) Thu 09 Oct 19:45 group G  
Malta Malta 19:45 Loser Spain-Netherlands Loser Spain-Netherlands
 
#100) Thu 09 Oct 19:45 group H  
Austria Austria 19:45 San Marino San Marino
 
#101) Thu 09 Oct 19:45 group H  
Cyprus Cyprus 19:45 Bosnia Herz. Bosnia Herz.
 
#102) Thu 09 Oct 19:45 group L  
Czech Republic Czech Republic 19:45 Loser France-Croatia Loser France-Croatia
 
#103) Thu 09 Oct 19:45 group L  
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 19:45 Montenegro Montenegro
 
#104) Fri 10 Oct 15:00 group J  
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 15:00 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
 
#105) Fri 10 Oct 19:45 group A  
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 19:45 Slovakia Slovakia
 
#106) Fri 10 Oct 19:45 group A  
Winner Germany-Italy Winner Germany-Italy 19:45 Luxembourg Luxembourg
 
#107) Fri 10 Oct 19:45 group B  
Kosovo Kosovo 19:45 Slovenia Slovenia
 
#108) Fri 10 Oct 19:45 group B  
Sweden Sweden 19:45 Switzerland Switzerland
 
#109) Fri 10 Oct 19:45 group D  
Iceland Iceland 19:45 Ukraine Ukraine
 
#110) Fri 10 Oct 19:45 group D  
Winner France-Croatia Winner France-Croatia 19:45 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
 
#111) Fri 10 Oct 19:45 group J  
Belgium Belgium 19:45 Macedonia Macedonia
 
#112) Sat 11 Oct 14:00 group K  
Latvia Latvia 14:00 Andorra Andorra
 
#113) Sat 11 Oct 17:00 group F  
Hungary Hungary 17:00 Armenia Armenia
 
#114) Sat 11 Oct 17:00 group I  
Norway Norway 17:00 Israel Israel
 
#115) Sat 11 Oct 19:45 group E  
Bulgaria Bulgaria 19:45 Turkey Turkey
 
#116) Sat 11 Oct 19:45 group E  
Winner Spain-Netherlands Winner Spain-Netherlands 19:45 Georgia Georgia
 
#117) Sat 11 Oct 19:45 group F  
Winner Portugal-Denmark Winner Portugal-Denmark 19:45 Ireland Ireland
 
#118) Sat 11 Oct 19:45 group I  
Estonia Estonia 19:45 Loser Germany-Italy Loser Germany-Italy
 
#119) Sat 11 Oct 19:45 group K  
Serbia Serbia 19:45 Albania Albania
 
#120) Sun 12 Oct 14:00 group H  
San Marino San Marino 14:00 Cyprus Cyprus
 
#121) Sun 12 Oct 17:00 group C  
Scotland Scotland 17:00 Belarus Belarus
 
#122) Sun 12 Oct 17:00 group L  
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 17:00 Czech Republic Czech Republic
 
#123) Sun 12 Oct 19:45 group C  
Loser Portugal-Denmark Loser Portugal-Denmark 19:45 Greece Greece
 
#124) Sun 12 Oct 19:45 group G  
Lithuania Lithuania 19:45 Poland Poland
 
#125) Sun 12 Oct 19:45 group H  
Romania Romania 19:45 Austria Austria
 
#126) Sun 12 Oct 19:45 group L  
Loser France-Croatia Loser France-Croatia 19:45 Gibraltar Gibraltar
 
#127) Mon 13 Oct 19:45 group A  
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 19:45 Winner Germany-Italy Winner Germany-Italy
 
#128) Mon 13 Oct 19:45 group A  
Slovakia Slovakia 19:45 Luxembourg Luxembourg
 
#129) Mon 13 Oct 19:45 group B  
Slovenia Slovenia 19:45 Switzerland Switzerland
 
#130) Mon 13 Oct 19:45 group B  
Sweden Sweden 19:45 Kosovo Kosovo
 
#131) Mon 13 Oct 19:45 group D  
Iceland Iceland 19:45 Winner France-Croatia Winner France-Croatia
 
#132) Mon 13 Oct 19:45 group D  
Ukraine Ukraine 19:45 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
 
#133) Mon 13 Oct 19:45 group J  
Macedonia Macedonia 19:45 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
 
#134) Mon 13 Oct 19:45 group J  
Wales Wales 19:45 Belgium Belgium
 
#135) Tue 14 Oct 19:45 group E  
Turkey Turkey 19:45 Georgia Georgia
 
#136) Tue 14 Oct 19:45 group E  
Winner Spain-Netherlands Winner Spain-Netherlands 19:45 Bulgaria Bulgaria
 
#137) Tue 14 Oct 19:45 group F  
Ireland Ireland 19:45 Armenia Armenia
 
#138) Tue 14 Oct 19:45 group F  
Winner Portugal-Denmark Winner Portugal-Denmark 19:45 Hungary Hungary
 
#139) Tue 14 Oct 19:45 group I  
Estonia Estonia 19:45 Moldova Moldova
 
#140) Tue 14 Oct 19:45 group I  
Loser Germany-Italy Loser Germany-Italy 19:45 Israel Israel
 
#141) Tue 14 Oct 19:45 group K  
Andorra Andorra 19:45 Serbia Serbia
 
#142) Tue 14 Oct 19:45 group K  
Latvia Latvia 19:45 England England
 
#143) Thu 13 Nov 17:00 group D  
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 17:00 Iceland Iceland
 
#144) Thu 13 Nov 17:00 group F  
Armenia Armenia 17:00 Hungary Hungary
 
#145) Thu 13 Nov 17:00 group I  
Norway Norway 17:00 Estonia Estonia
 
#146) Thu 13 Nov 19:45 group D  
Winner France-Croatia Winner France-Croatia 19:45 Ukraine Ukraine
 
#147) Thu 13 Nov 19:45 group F  
Ireland Ireland 19:45 Winner Portugal-Denmark Winner Portugal-Denmark
 
#148) Thu 13 Nov 19:45 group I  
Moldova Moldova 19:45 Loser Germany-Italy Loser Germany-Italy
 
#149) Thu 13 Nov 19:45 group K  
Andorra Andorra 19:45 Albania Albania
 
#150) Thu 13 Nov 19:45 group K  
England England 19:45 Serbia Serbia
 
#151) Fri 14 Nov 17:00 group G  
Finland Finland 17:00 Malta Malta
 
#152) Fri 14 Nov 19:45 group A  
Luxembourg Luxembourg 19:45 Winner Germany-Italy Winner Germany-Italy
 
#153) Fri 14 Nov 19:45 group A  
Slovakia Slovakia 19:45 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
 
#154) Fri 14 Nov 19:45 group G  
Poland Poland 19:45 Loser Spain-Netherlands Loser Spain-Netherlands
 
#155) Fri 14 Nov 19:45 group L  
Gibraltar Gibraltar 19:45 Montenegro Montenegro
 
#156) Fri 14 Nov 19:45 group L  
Loser France-Croatia Loser France-Croatia 19:45 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
 
#157) Sat 15 Nov 14:00 group J  
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 14:00 Belgium Belgium
 
#158) Sat 15 Nov 17:00 group E  
Georgia Georgia 17:00 Winner Spain-Netherlands Winner Spain-Netherlands
 
#159) Sat 15 Nov 17:00 group E  
Turkey Turkey 17:00 Bulgaria Bulgaria
 
#160) Sat 15 Nov 17:00 group H  
Cyprus Cyprus 17:00 Austria Austria
 
#161) Sat 15 Nov 17:00 group J  
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 17:00 Wales Wales
 
#162) Sat 15 Nov 19:45 group B  
Slovenia Slovenia 19:45 Kosovo Kosovo
 
#163) Sat 15 Nov 19:45 group B  
Switzerland Switzerland 19:45 Sweden Sweden
 
#164) Sat 15 Nov 19:45 group C  
Greece Greece 19:45 Scotland Scotland
 
#165) Sat 15 Nov 19:45 group C  
Loser Portugal-Denmark Loser Portugal-Denmark 19:45 Belarus Belarus
 
#166) Sat 15 Nov 19:45 group H  
Bosnia Herz. Bosnia Herz. 19:45 Romania Romania
 
#167) Sun 16 Nov 14:00 group F  
Hungary Hungary 14:00 Ireland Ireland
 
#168) Sun 16 Nov 14:00 group F  
Winner Portugal-Denmark Winner Portugal-Denmark 14:00 Armenia Armenia
 
#169) Sun 16 Nov 17:00 group D  
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 17:00 Winner France-Croatia Winner France-Croatia
 
#170) Sun 16 Nov 17:00 group D  
Ukraine Ukraine 17:00 Iceland Iceland
 
#171) Sun 16 Nov 17:00 group K  
Albania Albania 17:00 England England
 
#172) Sun 16 Nov 17:00 group K  
Serbia Serbia 17:00 Latvia Latvia
 
#173) Sun 16 Nov 19:45 group I  
Israel Israel 19:45 Moldova Moldova
 
#174) Sun 16 Nov 19:45 group I  
Loser Germany-Italy Loser Germany-Italy 19:45 Norway Norway
 
#175) Mon 17 Nov 19:45 group A  
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 19:45 Luxembourg Luxembourg
 
#176) Mon 17 Nov 19:45 group A  
Winner Germany-Italy Winner Germany-Italy 19:45 Slovakia Slovakia
 
#177) Mon 17 Nov 19:45 group G  
Malta Malta 19:45 Poland Poland
 
#178) Mon 17 Nov 19:45 group G  
Loser Spain-Netherlands Loser Spain-Netherlands 19:45 Lithuania Lithuania
 
#179) Mon 17 Nov 19:45 group L  
Czech Republic Czech Republic 19:45 Gibraltar Gibraltar
 
#180) Mon 17 Nov 19:45 group L  
Montenegro Montenegro 19:45 Loser France-Croatia Loser France-Croatia
 
#181) Tue 18 Nov 19:45 group B  
Kosovo Kosovo 19:45 Switzerland Switzerland
 
#182) Tue 18 Nov 19:45 group B  
Sweden Sweden 19:45 Slovenia Slovenia
 
#183) Tue 18 Nov 19:45 group C  
Belarus Belarus 19:45 Greece Greece
 
#184) Tue 18 Nov 19:45 group C  
Scotland Scotland 19:45 Loser Portugal-Denmark Loser Portugal-Denmark
 
#185) Tue 18 Nov 19:45 group E  
Bulgaria Bulgaria 19:45 Georgia Georgia
 
#186) Tue 18 Nov 19:45 group E  
Winner Spain-Netherlands Winner Spain-Netherlands 19:45 Turkey Turkey
 
#187) Tue 18 Nov 19:45 group H  
Austria Austria 19:45 Bosnia Herz. Bosnia Herz.
 
#188) Tue 18 Nov 19:45 group H  
Romania Romania 19:45 San Marino San Marino
 
#189) Tue 18 Nov 19:45 group J  
Belgium Belgium 19:45 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
 
#190) Tue 18 Nov 19:45 group J  
Wales Wales 19:45 Macedonia Macedonia
 

Schedule of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers

Below is the schedule for the 2026 World Cup qualification. This schedule fits within the five international match periods and consists of ten match days. In this 'week of football' the matches are spread from Thursday to Tuesday. In principle, each team plays two matches in the same week.

  • Matchday 1: March 21 and 22, 2025
  • Matchday 2: March 24 and 25, 2025
  • Matchday 3: June 6 and 7, 2025
  • Matchday 4: June 9 and 10, 2025
  • Matchday 5: September 4 to 6, 2025
  • Matchday 6: September 7 to 9, 2025
  • Matchday 7: October 9 to 11, 2025
  • Matchday 8: October 12 to 14, 2025
  • Matchday 9: November 13 to 15, 2025
  • Matchday 10: November 16 to 18, 2025
  • Play-off semifinals: March 26, 2026
  • Play-off finals: March 31, 2026

The groups with five teams play their first matches in March 2025. Since each team plays a total of eight matches until November, each team will have two matchdays free. Teams still participating in the Nations League will use the free dates in March to play their UNL matches. All other teams must use their free dates to schedule friendly matches on the above-indicated matchdays.

To ensure that all groups play their final group stage matches in November 2025, the groups with four teams start their qualification campaign in September. They will use all matchdays in September, October, and November for qualification matches. Teams drawn in groups of four may be involved in UNL matches in March and June 2025. Teams not involved in UNL matches in March and June must use their free dates to schedule friendly matches on the above-indicated matchdays.

Conditions of the competition schedule

UEFA will strive to respect the following principles when compiling the fixture list:

  • at least two rest days between the two matches of an international window are guaranteed
  • teams in the same group shall play on the same day
  • on the last match day in November, fixtures of the same group are played simultaneously
  • a fair distribution of weekend days (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) and weekdays (Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, Tuesday) is envisaged for each team
  • each team’s group stage campaign shall start or end with a home-away or away-home sequence
  • teams shall not play more than twice home or twice away in a row
  • the 1st-leg matches shall be completed before the start of the 2nd-leg matches
  • no home and away matches shall be scheduled between the same two teams in the same window
Date published: 14-08-2017 | Date modified: 05-01-2025 | Author:

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