The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group I was one of the twelve UEFA groups in the World Cup qualification tournament to decide which teams would qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Group I consisted of five teams: Estonia, Israel, Italy, Moldova and Norway. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format from March to November 2025. However, as Italy were involved in the Nations League A quarter-finals in March, they began their qualifying campaign in June 2025.
The group winners, Norway, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, Italy, advanced to the second round (play-offs).
Standings[]
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Norway
|
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 | +32 | 24 | Qualification to 2026 FIFA World Cup |
 Italy
|
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 18 | Advance to play-offs |
 Israel (E)
|
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 12 | |
 Estonia (E)
|
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 4 | |
 Moldova (E)
|
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 32 | −27 | 1 |
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).
| 22 March 2025 18:00 (19:00 UTC+2) |
Moldova
|
0–5 | Norway
|
Stadionul Zimbru, Chișinău Attendance: 9,342 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Ryerson  5'Haaland 23'Aasgaard 38'Sørloth 43'Dønnum 69'
|
| 22 March 2025 20:45 |
Israel
|
2–1 | Estonia
|
Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen (Hungary) Attendance: 270 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hein 23' (o.g.) Dasa 75'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Paskotši 10'
|
| 25 March 2025 18:00 (19:00 UTC+2) |
Moldova
|
2–3 | Estonia
|
Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău Attendance: 6,112 Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolaescu 67' Caimacov 90+1'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Peetson 19' Sappinen 30'Käit 70'
|
| 25 March 2025 20:45 |
Israel
|
2–4 | Norway
|
Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen (Hungary) Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Chris Kavanagh (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Fani 55' Turgeman 90+3'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Møller Wolfe 39' Sørloth 59'Ajer 65'Haaland 83'
|
| 6 June 2025 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |
Estonia
|
1–3 | Israel
|
Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn Attendance: 5,967 Referee: Willy Delajod (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Käit 31'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Biton 39', 49' Abu Fani 89' (pen.)
|
| 6 June 2025 20:45 |
Norway
|
3–0 | Italy
|
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Attendance: 25,796 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sørloth 14' Nusa 34'Haaland 42'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| 9 June 2025 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |
Estonia
|
0–1 | Norway
|
Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn Attendance: 11,577 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Haaland 62'
|
| 9 June 2025 20:45 |
Italy
|
2–0 | Moldova
|
Mapei Stadium, Reggio Emilia Attendance: 18,771 Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raspadori 40' Cambiaso 50'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| 5 September 2025 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |
Moldova
|
0–4 | Israel
|
Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău Attendance: 7,242 Referee: John Beaton (Scotland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Do. Peretz 15' Solomon 35'Baribo 59'Gloukh 77'
|
| 5 September 2025 20:45 |
Italy
|
5–0 | Estonia
|
Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo Attendance: 22,559 Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kean 58' Retegui 69', 89'Raspadori 71'Bastoni 90+2'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| 8 September 2025 20:45 |
Israel
|
4–5 | Italy
|
Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen (Hungary) Attendance: 2,540 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locatelli 16' (o.g.) Do. Peretz 52', 89'Bastoni 87' (o.g.)
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Kean 40', 54' Politano 59'Raspadori 81'Tonali 90+1'
|
| 9 September 2025 20:45 |
Norway
|
11–1 | Moldova
|
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Attendance: 24,605 Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myhre 6' Haaland 11', 36', 43', 52', 83'Ødegaard 45+1'Aasgaard 67', 76', 78' (pen), 90+1'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
|
| 11 October 2025 18:00 |
Norway
|
5–0 | Israel
|
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Attendance: 19,363 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khalaili 17' (o.g.) Haaland 27', 63', 72'Nachmias 28' (o.g.)
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| 11 October 2025 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |
Estonia
|
1–3 | Italy
|
Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn Attendance: 11,913 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sappinen 76'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Kean 4' Retegui 38'Esposito 74'
|
| 14 October 2025 18:00 (19:00 UTC+3) |
Estonia
|
1–1 | Moldova
|
Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn Attendance: 4,731 Referee: Igor Pajač (Croatia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Käit 12'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Bodișteanu 64'
|
| 14 October 2025 20:45 |
Italy
|
3–0 | Israel
|
Stadio Friuli, Udine Attendance: 9,965 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retegui 45+2' (pen.), 74' Mancini 90+3'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| 13 November 2025 18:00 |
Norway
|
4–1 | Estonia
|
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Attendance: 25,493 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sørloth 50', 52' Haaland 56', 62'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Saarma 64'
|
| 13 November 2025 20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) |
Moldova
|
0–2 | Italy
|
Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău Attendance: 9,526 Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Mancini 88' Esposito 90+2'
|
| 16 November 2025 20:45 |
Israel
|
4–1 | Moldova
|
Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău (Moldova) Attendance: 3,312 Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turgeman 21' (pen.) Revivo 65'E. Peretz 85'Baboglo 88' (o.g.)
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Nicolaescu 37'
|
| 16 November 2025 20:45 |
Italy
|
1–4 | Norway
|
San Siro, Milan Attendance: 69,020 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esposito 11'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Nusa 63'Haaland 77', 79' Larsen 90+3'
|
Goalscorers[]
There were 90 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.5 goals per match.
16 goals
5 goals
Mateo Retegui- Thelo Aasgaard
- Alexander Sørloth
4 goals
3 goals
- Mattias Käit
- Dor Peretz
- Francesco Pio Esposito
- Giacomo Raspadori
2 goals
- Rauno Sappinen
- Mohammad Abu Fani
- Dan Biton
- Dor Turgeman
- Gianluca Mancini
- Ion Nicolaescu
- Antonio Nusa
1 goal
- Maksim Paskotši
- Rasmus Peetson
- Robi Saarma
- Tai Baribo
- Eli Dasa
- Oscar Gloukh
- Eliel Peretz
- Roy Revivo
- Manor Solomon
- Alessandro Bastoni
- Andrea Cambiaso
- Matteo Politano
- Sandro Tonali
- Ștefan Bodișteanu
- Mihail Caimacov
- Kristoffer Ajer
- Aron Dønnum
- Jørgen Strand Larsen
- David Møller Wolfe
- Felix Horn Myhre
- Martin Ødegaard
- Julian Ryerson
1 own goal
- Karl Hein (against Israel)
- Anan Khalaily (against Norway)
- Idan Nachmias (against Norway)
- Alessandro Bastoni (against Israel)
- Manuel Locatelli (against Israel)
- Vladislav Baboglo (against Israel)
- Leo Østigård (against Moldova)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia |
Kevor Palumets |   vs Moldova (25 March 2025) |
vs Israel (6 June 2025) |
| Rasmus Peetson | vs Israel (22 March 2025) vs Moldova (25 March 2025) |
vs Israel (6 June 2025) | |
| Markus Soomets | vs Israel (22 March 2025) |
vs Moldova (25 March 2025) | |
| Henri Anier | vs Israel (22 March 2025) vs Italy (5 September 2025) |
vs Italy (11 October 2025) | |
| Moldova |
Maxim Cojocaru | vs Estonia (25 March 2025) |
vs Italy (9 June 2025) |
| Vadim Rață | vs Norway (22 March 2025) vs Estonia (25 March 2025) |
vs Italy (9 June 2025) | |
| Ion Nicolaescu | vs Estonia (25 March 2025) vs Italy (9 June 2025) |
vs Israel (5 September 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 |