The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group J 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 J consists of five teams. The teams will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format from March to November 2025. However, as Belgium were involved in the Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs in March, they began their qualifying campaign in June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium
|
8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 18 | Qualification to 2026 FIFA World Cup |
 Wales
|
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 16 | Advance to play-offs |
 North Macedonia
|
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 13 | Advance to play-offs via Nations League |
 Kazakhstan (E)
|
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 8 | |
 Liechtenstein (E)
|
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | −23 | 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).
| 22 March 2025 15:00 |
Liechtenstein
|
0–3 | North Macedonia
|
Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz Attendance: 4,094 Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Trajkovski  7'Musliu 42'Miovski 84'
|
| 22 March 2025 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) |
Wales
|
3–1 | Kazakhstan
|
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 32,473 Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. James 9' B. Davies 47'Matondo 90'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Tagybergen 32' (pen.)
|
| 25 March 2025 20:45 |
Liechtenstein
|
0–2 | Kazakhstan
|
Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz Attendance: 1,123 Referee: John Beaton (Scotland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Samorodov 42' Marochkin 45'
|
| 25 March 2025 20:45 |
North Macedonia
|
1–1 | Wales
|
Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 23,114 Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miovski 90+1'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Brooks 90+6'
|
| 6 June 2025 20:45 |
North Macedonia
|
1–1 | Belgium
|
Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 23,070 Referee: Chris Kavanagh (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alioski 86'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
De Cuyper 28'
|
| 6 June 2025 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) |
Wales
|
3–0 | Liechtenstein
|
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 30,646 Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodon 40' Wilson 65'Moore 68'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| 9 June 2025 16:00 (19:00 UTC+5) |
Kazakhstan
|
0–1 | North Macedonia
|
Astana Arena, Astana Attendance: 27,694 Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Trajkovski 33'
|
| 9 June 2025 20:45 |
Belgium
|
4–3 | Wales
|
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 33,653 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lukaku 15' (pen.) Tielemans 19'Doku 28'De Bruyne 88'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Wilson 45+7' (pen.) Thomas 52'Johnson 70'
|
| 4 September 2025 16:00 (19:00 UTC+5) |
Kazakhstan
|
0–1 | Wales
|
Astana Arena, Astana Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Moore 24'
|
| 4 September 2025 20:45 |
Liechtenstein
|
0–6 | Belgium
|
Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz Attendance: 3,158 Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
De Cuyper 29' Tielemans 46', 70' (pen.)Theate 60'De Bruyne 62'Fofana 90+1'
|
| 7 September 2025 18:00 |
North Macedonia
|
5–0 | Liechtenstein
|
Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 8,693 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Büchel 15' (o.g.) Bardhi 52'Churlinov 56'Qamili 82'Stankovski 90'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| 7 September 2025 20:45 |
Belgium
|
6–0 | Kazakhstan
|
Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht Attendance: 15,119 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Bruyne 42', 84' Doku 44', 60'Raskin 51'Meunier 87'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| 10 October 2025 16:00 (19:00 UTC+5) |
Kazakhstan
|
4–0 | Liechtenstein
|
Astana Arena, Astana Attendance: 26,539 Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenzhebek 26', 59' Zainutdinov 28'Kasym 81'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| 10 October 2025 20:45 |
Belgium
|
0–0 | North Macedonia
|
Planet Group Arena, Ghent Attendance: 18,583 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| 13 October 2025 20:45 |
North Macedonia
|
1–1 | Kazakhstan
|
Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 19,929 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bardhi 74'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Karaman 54'
|
| 13 October 2025 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) |
Wales
|
2–4 | Belgium
|
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 32,803 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodon 8' Broadhead 89'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
De Bruyne 18' (pen.), 76' (pen.) Meunier 24'Trossard 90'
|
| 15 November 2025 15:00 (19:00 UTC+5) |
Kazakhstan
|
1–1 | Belgium
|
Astana Arena, Astana Attendance: 28,012 Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satpaev 9'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Vanaken 48'
|
| 15 November 2025 18:00 |
Liechtenstein
|
0–1 | Wales
|
Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz Attendance: 5,563 Referee: Juxhin Xhaja (Albania) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
James 61'
|
| 18 November 2025 20:45 |
Belgium
|
7–0 | Liechtenstein
|
Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège Attendance: 26,253 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanaken 3' Doku 34', 41'Mechele 52'Saelemaekers 55'De Ketelaere 57', 59'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| 18 November 2025 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) |
Wales
|
7–1 | North Macedonia
|
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 32,154 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson 18' (pen.), 75', 81' (pen.) Brooks 21'Johnson 37'James 57'Broadhead 88'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Miovski 23'
|
Goalscorers[]
There have been 57 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 3.17 goals per match (as of 15 November 2025).
6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
Maxim De Cuyper- Thomas Meunier
- Galymzhan Kenzhebek
- Enis Bardhi
- Bojan Miovski
- Aleksandar Trajkovski
- Kieffer Moore
- Joe Rodon
- Harry Wilson
1 goal
- Malick Fofana
- Romelu Lukaku
- Nicolas Raskin
- Arthur Theate
- Leandro Trossard
- Hans Vanaken
- Dinmukhamed Karaman
- Alibek Kasym
- Aleksandr Marochkin
- Maksim Samorodov
- Dastan Satpayev
- Askhat Tagybergen
- Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov
- Ezgjan Alioski
- Darko Churlinov
- Visar Musliu
- Lirim Qamili
- Luka Stankovski
- Nathan Broadhead
- David Brooks
- Ben Davies
- Daniel James
- Jordan James
- Brennan Johnson
- Rabbi Matondo
- Sorba Thomas
1 own goal
- Benjamin Büchel (against North Macedonia)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium |
Thomas Meunier |  vs North Macedonia (6 June 2025) vs Wales (13 October 2025) |
vs Kazakhstan (15 November 2025) |
| Rudi Garcia (manager) | vs Wales (9 June 2025) vs Wales (13 October 2025) |
vs Kazakhstan (15 November 2025) | |
| Kazakhstan |
Serhiy Malyi | vs North Macedonia (9 June 2025) vs Wales (4 September 2025) |
vs Belgium (7 September 2025) |
| Maksim Samorodov | vs Wales (22 March 2025) vs Liechtenstein (10 October 2025) |
vs North Macedonia (13 October 2025) | |
| Islambek Kuat | vs North Macedonia (9 June 2025) vs North Macedonia (13 October 2025) |
vs Belgium (15 November 2025) | |
| Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov | vs Liechtenstein (10 October 2025) vs North Macedonia (13 October 2025) |
vs Belgium (15 November 2025) | |
| Liechtenstein |
Felix Oberwaditzer | vs Kazakhstan (25 March 2025) vs North Macedonia (7 September 2025) |
vs Kazakhstan (10 October 2025) |
| Jens Hofer | vs North Macedonia (22 March 2025) vs Kazakhstan (10 October 2025) |
vs Wales (15 November 2025) | |
| North Macedonia |
Nikola Serafimov | vs Liechtenstein (22 March 2025) vs Wales (25 March 2025) |
vs Belgium (6 June 2025) |
| Blagoja Milevski (manager) | vs Wales (25 March 2025) vs Belgium (6 June 2025) |
vs Kazakhstan (9 June 2025) | |
| Visar Musliu | vs Belgium (6 June 2025) vs Kazakhstan (9 June 2025) |
vs Liechtenstein (7 September 2025) | |
| Bojan Ilievski | vs Belgium (6 June 2025) vs Liechtenstein (7 September 2025) |
vs Belgium (10 October 2025) | |
| Wales |
Harry Wilson | vs Liechtenstein (22 March 2025) vs Wales (25 March 2025) |
vs Belgium (6 June 2025) |
| Ethan Ampadu | vs Belgium (9 June 2025) vs Liechtenstein (15 November 2025) |
vs North Macedonia (18 November 2025) | |
| Jordan James | vs North Macedonia (25 March 2025) vs Liechtenstein (15 November 2025) |
vs North Macedonia (18 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 |
|
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 |