2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group E 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 E consisted of four teams: Bulgaria, Georgia, Spain and Turkey. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format from September to November 2025. The group winners, Spain, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, Turkey, advanced to the second round (play-offs).
Tables
· Standings
1
1
Pos
1
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Spain
Pld
6
W
5
D
1
L
0
GF
21
GA
2
GD
+19
Pts
16
Qualification
Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup
Col 13
—
Col 14
2–2
Col 15
2–0
Col 16
4–0
2
2
Pos
2
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Turkey
Pld
6
W
4
D
1
L
1
GF
17
GA
12
GD
+5
Pts
13
Qualification
Advance to play-offs
Col 13
0–6
Col 14
—
Col 15
4–1
Col 16
2–0
3
3
Pos
3
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Georgia
Pld
6
W
1
D
0
L
5
GF
7
GA
15
GD
−8
Pts
3
Col 13
0–4
Col 14
2–3
Col 15
—
Col 16
3–0
4
4
Pos
4
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Bulgaria
Pld
6
W
1
D
0
L
5
GF
3
GA
19
GD
−16
Pts
3
Col 12
0–3
Col 13
1–6
Col 14
2–1
Col 15
—
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| 1 | Spain | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 16 | Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Turkey | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 13 | Advance to play-offs | 0–6 | — | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Georgia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 | 0–4 | 2–3 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Bulgaria | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 3 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 2–1 | — |
· Discipline
Turkey
Turkey
Team
Turkey
Player
Barış Alper Yılmaz
Offence(s)
vs Georgia (4 September 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Spain (7 September 2025)vs Bulgaria (11 October 2025)
İsmail Yüksek
İsmail Yüksek
Team
İsmail Yüksek
Player
vs Georgia (4 September 2025) vs Bulgaria (15 November 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Spain (18 November 2025)
Georgia
Georgia
Team
Georgia
Player
Willy Sagnol (manager)
Offence(s)
vs Turkey (4 September 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Bulgaria (7 September 2025)
Luka Lochoshvili
Luka Lochoshvili
Team
Luka Lochoshvili
Player
vs Turkey (4 September 2025) vs Bulgaria (7 September 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Spain (11 October 2025)
Giorgi Kochorashvili
Giorgi Kochorashvili
Team
Giorgi Kochorashvili
Player
vs Turkey (4 September 2025) vs Turkey (14 October 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Spain (15 November 2025)
| 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) |
| İsmail Yüksek | vs Georgia (4 September 2025) vs Bulgaria (15 November 2025) | vs Spain (18 November 2025) | |
| Georgia | Willy Sagnol (manager) | vs Turkey (4 September 2025) | vs Bulgaria (7 September 2025) |
| Luka Lochoshvili | vs Turkey (4 September 2025) vs Bulgaria (7 September 2025) | vs Spain (11 October 2025) | |
| Giorgi Kochorashvili | vs Turkey (4 September 2025) vs Turkey (14 October 2025) | vs Spain (15 November 2025) |
References
- CEST (UTC+2) for matches until 26 October 2025 (matchdays 1–4), and CET (UTC+1) for matches thereafter (matchdays 5–6).
- "Draw Procedures for the UEFA Preliminary Draw for the FIFA World Cup 26"https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/445599b755be1b8a/original/Draw-Procedures-for-the-UEFA-Preliminary-Draw-for-the-FIFA-World-Cup-26.pdf
- "European Qualifiers for 2026 World Cup: All the fixtures and results"https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/0294-1c916a81655d-47c1bac26fb9-1000/
- "European Qualifiers 2024–26 (FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition) – Group stage fixtures by matchday"https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0294-1c90009aeefa-d2cddfaae581-1000/eq_24-26_group_stage_fixtures_by_match_day.pdf
- "European Qualifiers 2024–26 (FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition) – Group stage fixtures by group"https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0294-1c90033b12f4-a0311a9ebc79-1000/eq_24-26_group_stage_fixtures_by_group.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Georgia v Türkiye"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044211_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Bulgaria v Spain"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044212_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Georgia v Bulgaria"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044237_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Türkiye v Spain"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044234_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Bulgaria v Türkiye"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044276_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Spain v Georgia"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044275_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Türkiye v Georgia"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044302_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Spain v Bulgaria"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044299_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Georgia v Spain"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044325_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Türkiye v Bulgaria"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044322_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Bulgaria v Georgia"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044349_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Spain v Türkiye"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044351_FR.pdf
- "Regulations: FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Competition"https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/18d857c3ec3e64f8/original/FIFA-World-Cup-2026-Preliminary-Competition_EN.pdf
- "FIFA World Cup 2026: Booking List before European Qualifiers Matchday 10"https://web.archive.org/web/20251117214257/https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/029f-1f3902e8f84c-b7ba8ad57af9-1000/bookinglist_-_fifa_eq_before_md10.pdf