The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group C is one of the twelve UEFA groups in the World Cup qualification tournament that decided which teams will qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Group C consists of four teams: Belarus, Denmark, Greece and Scotland. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format from September to November 2025.
The group winner, Scotland, qualified directly for the World Cup, while the runner-up (Denmark) will advance to the second round (play-offs).
Standings[]
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denmark
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 13 | Qualification to 2026 FIFA World Cup |
 Scotland
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 11 | Advance to play-offs |
 Greece (E)
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 7 | |
 Belarus (E)
|
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 2 |
Matches[]
The fixture list will be confirmed by UEFA following the draw. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
| 5 September 2025 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |
Greece
|
5–1 | Belarus
|
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 14,936 Referee: Jarred Gillett (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Karetsas  3'Pavlidis 17'Bakasetas 21'Kourbelis 36'Tzolis 63'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Barkouski 72' (pen.)
|
| 5 September 2025 20:45 |
Denmark
|
0–0 | Scotland
|
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen Attendance: 35,369 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| 8 September 2025 20:45 |
Belarus
|
0–2 | Scotland
|
ZTE Arena, Zalaegerszeg (Hungary) Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Adams 43' Volkov 65' (o.g.)
|
| 8 September 2025 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |
Greece
|
0–3 | Denmark
|
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 31,172 Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Damsgaard 32' Christensen 62'Højlund 81'
|
| 9 October 2025 20:45 |
Belarus
|
0–6 | Denmark
|
ZTE Arena, Zalaegerszeg (Hungary) Attendance: 0 Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Froholdt 14' Højlund 19', 45'[Patrick Dorgu |
| 9 October 2025 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) |
Scotland
|
3–1 | Greece
|
Hampden Park, Glasgow Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie 64' Ferguson 80'Dykes 90+3'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Tsimikas 62'
|
| 12 October 2025 18:00 (17:00 UTC+1) |
Scotland
|
2–1 | Belarus
|
Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 49,346 Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams 15' McTominay 84'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Kuchko 90+6'
|
| 12 October 2025 20:45 |
Denmark
|
3–1 | Greece
|
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen Attendance: 35,623 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Højlund 21' Andersen 40'Damsgaard 41'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Tzolis 63'
|
| 15 November 2025 20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) |
Greece
|
3–2 | Scotland
|
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 18,405 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakasetas 7' Karetsas 57'Tzolis 63'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Gannon-Doak 65' Christie 70'
|
| 15 November 2025 20:45 |
Denmark
|
2–2 | Belarus
|
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen Attendance: 35,493 Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damsgaard 11' Isaksen 79'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Hramyka 62' Dziemchanka 65'
|
| 18 November 2025 20:45 |
Belarus
|
0–0 | Greece
|
ZTE Arena, Zalaegerszeg (Hungary) Attendance: 0 Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| 18 November 2025 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) |
Scotland
|
4–2 | Denmark
|
Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 49,587 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McTominay 3' Shankland 78'Tierney 90+3'McLean 90+8'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Højlund 57' (pen.) Dorgu 81'
|
Goalscorers[]
There have been 37 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.7 goals per match (as of 15 November 2025).
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
Anders Dreyer- Anastasios Bakasetas
- Konstantinos Karetsas
- Ché Adams
- Ryan Christie
1 goal
- German Barkovsky
- Nikita Demchenko
- Valery Gromyko
- Gleb Kuchko
- Joachim Andersen
- Andreas Christensen
- Patrick Dorgu
- Victor Froholdt
- Gustav Isaksen
- Dimitrios Kourbelis
- Vangelis Pavlidis
- Kostas Tsimikas
- Lyndon Dykes
- Lewis Ferguson
- Ben Gannon-Doak
- Scott McTominay
1 own goal
- Zakhar Volkov (against Scotland)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus |
Nikita Korzun |  vs Greece (5 September 2025) vs Denmark (15 November 2025) |
vs Greece (18 November 2025) |
| Kiryl Pyachenin | vs Scotland (12 October 2025) vs Denmark (15 November 2025) |
vs Greece (18 November 2025) | |
| Denmark |
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg | vs Scotland (5 September 2025) vs Belarus (9 October 2025) |
vs Greece (12 October 2025) |
| Greece |
Fotis Ioannidis | vs Scotland (9 October 2025) vs Denmark (12 October 2025) |
vs Scotland (15 November 2025) |
| Christos Zafeiris | vs Scotland (9 October 2025) vs Denmark (12 October 2025) |
vs Scotland (15 November 2025) | |
| Anastasios Bakasetas |  vs Scotland (15 November 2025) |
vs Belarus (18 November 2025) | |
| Scotland |
Ryan Christie | vs Denmark (5 September 2025) vs Greece (9 October 2025) |
vs Belarus (12 October 2025) |
| Lewis Ferguson | vs Denmark (5 September 2025) vs Greece (9 October 2025) |
vs Belarus (12 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 |