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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group E 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 E consists of four teams: Bulgaria, Georgia, Spain and Turkey. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 12 | Qualification to 2026 FIFA World Cup |
 Turkey
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 9 | Advance to play-offs |
 Georgia
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | |
 Bulgaria (E)
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 |
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).
| 4 September 2025 18:00 (20:00 UTC+4) |
Georgia
|
2–3 | Turkey
|
Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Davitashvili  63'Kvaratskhelia 90+8'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Müldür 3' Aktürkoğlu 41', 52'
|
| 4 September 2025 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |
Bulgaria
|
0–3 | Spain
|
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 40,582 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Oyarzabal 5' Cucurella 30'Merino 38'
|
| 7 September 2025 15:00 (17:00 UTC+4) |
Georgia
|
3–0 | Bulgaria
|
Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi Attendance: 44,077 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kvaratskhelia 30' N. Gagnidze 44'Mikautadze 65'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| 7 September 2025 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |
Turkey
|
0–6 | Spain
|
Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium, Konya Attendance: 32,059 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Pedri 6', 62' Merino 22', 45+1', 57'Torres 53'
|
| 11 October 2025 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |
Bulgaria
|
1–6 | Turkey
|
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 10,059 Referee: Luis Godinho (Portugal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirilov 13'
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Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Güler 11' Popov 49' (o.g.)Yıldız 51', 56'Çelik 65'Kahveci 90+3'
|
| 11 October 2025 20:45 |
Spain
|
2–0 | Georgia
|
Estadio Martínez Valero, Elche Attendance: 28,661 Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pino 24' Oyarzabal 64'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| 14 October 2025 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |
Turkey
|
4–1 | Georgia
|
Kocaeli Stadium, İzmit Attendance: 26,633 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yıldız 14' Demiral 22', 52'Akgün 35'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Kochorashvili 64'
|
| 14 October 2025 20:45 |
Spain
|
4–0 | Bulgaria
|
José Zorrilla Stadium, Valladolid Attendance: 24,526 Referee: Willy Delajod (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merino 35', 57' Chernev 79' (o.g.)Oyarzabal 90+2' (pen.)
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| 15 November 2025 18:00 (21:00 UTC+4) |
Georgia
|
v | Spain
|
Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| 15 November 2025 18:00 (20:00 UTC+3) |
Turkey
|
v | Bulgaria
|
Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Stadium, Bursa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| 18 November 2025 20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) |
Bulgaria
|
v | Georgia
|
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| 18 November 2025 20:45 |
Spain
|
v | Turkey
|
Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
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)
| Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey |
Barış Alper Yılmaz |   vs Georgia (4 September 2025) |
vs Spain (7 September 2025) vs Bulgaria (11 October 2025) |
| Georgia |
Luka Lochoshvili | vs Turkey (4 September 2025) vs Bulgaria (7 September 2025) |
vs Spain (11 October 2025) |
| Georgia |
Giorgi Kochorashvili | vs Turkey (4 September 2025) vs Turkey (14 October 2025) |
vs Spain (15 November 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 |
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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 |