The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group A 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 A consists of four teams: Germany, Luxembourg, Northern Ireland and Slovakia. The teams will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format 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[]
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Germany
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 15 | Qualification to 2026 FIFA World Cup |
 Slovakia
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 12 | Advance to play-offs |
 Northern Ireland
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | Advance to play-offs via Nations League |
 Luxembourg (E)
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |
Matches[]
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 13 December 2024 following the draw. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
| 4 September 2025 20:45 |
Luxembourg
|
1–3 | Northern Ireland
|
Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City Attendance: 9,214 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dardari  30'
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Reid 7' S. Charles 46'Devenny 70'
|
| 4 September 2025 20:45 |
Slovakia
|
2–0 | Germany
|
Tehelné pole, Bratislava Attendance: 20,013 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancko 42' Strelec 55'
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| 7 September 2025 20:45 |
Luxembourg
|
0–1 | Slovakia
|
Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City Attendance: 8,487 Referee: Nicholas Walsh (Scotland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Rigo 90'
|
| 7 September 2025 20:45 |
Germany
|
3–1 | Northern Ireland
|
RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne Attendance: 43,169 Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gnabry 7' Amiri 69'Wirtz 72'
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Price 34'
|
| 10 October 2025 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) |
Northern Ireland
|
2–0 | Slovakia
|
Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 18,109 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hrošovský 18' (o.g.) Hume 81'
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| 10 October 2025 20:45 |
Germany
|
4–0 | Luxembourg
|
Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim Attendance: 25,249 Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raum 12' Kimmich 21' (pen.), 50'Gnabry 48'
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| 13 October 2025 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) |
Northern Ireland
|
0–1 | Germany
|
Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 17,926 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Woltemade 31'
|
| 13 October 2025 20:45 |
Slovakia
|
2–0 | Luxembourg
|
Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava Attendance: 13,010 Referee: Rade Obrenović (Slovenia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obert 55' Schranz 72'
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| 14 November 2025 20:45 |
Luxembourg
|
0–2 | Germany
|
Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City Attendance: 9,214 Referee: John Brooks (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Woltemade 49', 69'
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| 14 November 2025 20:45 |
Slovakia
|
1–0 | Northern Ireland
|
Košická futbalová aréna, Košice Attendance: 12,093 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobček 90+1'
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| 17 November 2025 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) |
Northern Ireland
|
1–0 | Luxembourg
|
Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 18,037 Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donley 44' (pen.)
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| 17 November 2025 20:45 |
Germany
|
6–0 | Slovakia
|
Red Bull Arena, Leipzig Attendance: 40,120 Referee: François Letexier (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woltemade 18' Gnabry 29'Sané 36', 41'Baku 67'Ouédraogo 79'
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Goalscorers[]
There have been 23 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.3 goals per match (as of 14 November 2025).
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Nadiem Amiri- David Raum
- Florian Wirtz
- Aiman Dardari
- Shea Charles
- Justin Devenny
- Trai Hume
- Isaac Price
- Jamie Reid
- Tomáš Bobček
- Dávid Hancko
- Adam Obert
- Tomáš Rigo
- Ivan Schranz
- David Strelec
1 own goal
- Patrik Hrošovský (against Northern Ireland)
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)
| Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg |
Seid Korać |   vs Northern Ireland (4 September 2025) |
vs Slovakia (7 September 2025) |
| Danel Sinani | vs Northern Ireland (4 September 2025) vs Slovakia (7 September 2025) |
vs Germany (10 October 2025) | |
| Dirk Carlson | vs Germany (10 October 2025) |
vs Slovakia (13 October 2025) | |
| Germany |
Antonio Rüdiger | vs Slovakia (4 September 2025) vs Northern Ireland (7 September 2025) |
vs Luxembourg (10 October 2025) |
| Northern Ireland |
Conor Bradley | vs Germany (7 September 2025) vs Slovakia (10 October 2025) |
vs Germany (13 October 2025) |
External links[]
- Official website
- Qualifiers – UEFA, FIFA.com
- European Qualifiers, UEFA.com
| 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| AFC |
| First round · Second round · Third round · Fourth round · Fifth round (play-off) |
| CAF |
|
First round: (Group A · Group B · Group C · Group D · Group E · Group F · Group G · Group H · Group I) · Second round (play-offs) |
| CONCACAF |
| First round · Second round · Third round |
| CONMEBOL |
| Round Robin |
| OFC |
| First round · Second round · Third round |
| UEFA |
|
First round: (Group A · Group B · Group C · Group D · Group E · Group F · Group G · Group H · Group I · Group J · Group K · Group L) · Second round (play-offs) |
| Play-offs |
| Inter-confederation play-offs |