2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group G 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 G consisted of five teams: Finland, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands and Poland. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format from March to November 2025. However, as the Netherlands were involved in the Nations League A quarter-finals in March, they began their qualifying campaign in June 2025. The group winners, the Netherlands, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, Poland, advanced to the second round (play-offs).
Tables
· Standings
1
1
Pos
1
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Netherlands
Pld
8
W
6
D
2
L
0
GF
27
GA
4
GD
+23
Pts
20
Qualification
Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup
Col 13
—
Col 14
1–1
Col 15
4–0
Col 16
8–0
Col 17
4–0
2
2
Pos
2
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Poland
Pld
8
W
5
D
2
L
1
GF
14
GA
7
GD
+7
Pts
17
Qualification
Advance to play-offs
Col 13
1–1
Col 14
—
Col 15
3–1
Col 16
2–0
Col 17
1–0
3
3
Pos
3
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Finland
Pld
8
W
3
D
1
L
4
GF
8
GA
14
GD
−6
Pts
10
Col 13
0–2
Col 14
2–1
Col 15
—
Col 16
0–1
Col 17
2–1
4
4
Pos
4
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Malta
Pld
8
W
1
D
2
L
5
GF
4
GA
19
GD
−15
Pts
5
Col 12
0–4
Col 13
2–3
Col 14
0–1
Col 15
—
Col 16
0–0
5
5
Pos
5
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Lithuania
Pld
8
W
0
D
3
L
5
GF
6
GA
15
GD
−9
Pts
3
Col 12
2–3
Col 13
0–2
Col 14
2–2
Col 15
1–1
Col 16
—
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| 1 | Netherlands | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 20 | Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 8–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Poland | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 17 | Advance to play-offs | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| 3 | Finland | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 10 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Malta | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 5 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 5 | Lithuania | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — |
· Discipline
Finland
Finland
Team
Finland
Player
Robert Ivanov
Offence(s)
vs Lithuania (24 March 2025) vs Lithuania (9 October 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Netherlands (12 October 2025)
Matti Peltola
Matti Peltola
Team
Matti Peltola
Player
vs Malta (21 March 2025) vs Netherlands (12 October 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Malta (14 November 2025)
Lithuania
Lithuania
Team
Lithuania
Player
Artemijus Tutyškinas
Offence(s)
vs Malta (7 June 2025) vs Malta (4 September 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Netherlands (7 September 2025)
Edgaras Utkus
Edgaras Utkus
Team
Edgaras Utkus
Player
vs Malta (4 September 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Netherlands (7 September 2025)vs Finland (9 October 2025)
Artūr Dolžnikov
Artūr Dolžnikov
Team
Artūr Dolžnikov
Player
vs Malta (4 September 2025) vs Finland (9 October 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Poland (12 October 2025)
Edvinas Girdvainis
Edvinas Girdvainis
Team
Edvinas Girdvainis
Player
vs Finland (24 March 2025) vs Poland (12 October 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Netherlands (17 November 2025)
Malta
Malta
Team
Malta
Player
Gabriel Mentz
Offence(s)
vs Andorra in 2024–25 UEFA Nations League (19 November 2024)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Finland (21 March 2025)vs Poland (24 March 2025)vs Lithuania (7 June 2025)
Kurt Shaw
Kurt Shaw
Team
Kurt Shaw
Player
vs Finland (21 March 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Poland (24 March 2025)vs Lithuania (7 June 2025)
Ilyas Chouaref
Ilyas Chouaref
Team
Ilyas Chouaref
Player
vs Poland (24 March 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Lithuania (7 June 2025)vs Netherlands (10 June 2025)
Matthew Guillaumier
Matthew Guillaumier
Team
Matthew Guillaumier
Player
vs Lithuania (7 June 2025) vs Netherlands (10 June 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Lithuania (4 September 2025)
Zach Muscat
Zach Muscat
Team
Zach Muscat
Player
vs Poland (24 March 2025) vs Lithuania (4 September 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Netherlands (9 October 2025)
Paul Mbong
Paul Mbong
Team
Paul Mbong
Player
vs Lithuania (7 June 2025) vs Lithuania (4 September 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Netherlands (9 October 2025)
Jake Azzopardi
Jake Azzopardi
Team
Jake Azzopardi
Player
vs Lithuania (4 September 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Netherlands (9 October 2025)vs Finland (14 November 2025)
Ryan Camenzuli
Ryan Camenzuli
Team
Ryan Camenzuli
Player
vs Lithuania (7 June 2025) vs Netherlands (9 October 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Finland (14 November 2025)
Teddy Teuma
Teddy Teuma
Team
Teddy Teuma
Player
vs Netherlands (10 June 2025) vs Netherlands (9 October 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Finland (14 November 2025)
Netherlands
Netherlands
Team
Netherlands
Player
Jan Paul van Hecke
Offence(s)
vs Finland (7 June 2025) vs Poland (14 November 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Lithuania (17 November 2025)
Poland
Poland
Team
Poland
Player
Bartosz Slisz
Offence(s)
vs Malta (24 March 2025) vs Lithuania (12 October 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Netherlands (14 November 2025)
Przemysław Wiśniewski
Przemysław Wiśniewski
Team
Przemysław Wiśniewski
Player
vs Finland (7 September 2025) vs Lithuania (12 October 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Netherlands (14 November 2025)
| Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
| Finland | Robert Ivanov | vs Lithuania (24 March 2025) vs Lithuania (9 October 2025) | vs Netherlands (12 October 2025) |
| Matti Peltola | vs Malta (21 March 2025) vs Netherlands (12 October 2025) | vs Malta (14 November 2025) | |
| Lithuania | Artemijus Tutyškinas | vs Malta (7 June 2025) vs Malta (4 September 2025) | vs Netherlands (7 September 2025) |
| Edgaras Utkus | vs Malta (4 September 2025) | vs Netherlands (7 September 2025)vs Finland (9 October 2025) | |
| Artūr Dolžnikov | vs Malta (4 September 2025) vs Finland (9 October 2025) | vs Poland (12 October 2025) | |
| Edvinas Girdvainis | vs Finland (24 March 2025) vs Poland (12 October 2025) | vs Netherlands (17 November 2025) | |
| Malta | Gabriel Mentz | vs Andorra in 2024–25 UEFA Nations League (19 November 2024) | vs Finland (21 March 2025)vs Poland (24 March 2025)vs Lithuania (7 June 2025) |
| Kurt Shaw | vs Finland (21 March 2025) | vs Poland (24 March 2025)vs Lithuania (7 June 2025) | |
| Ilyas Chouaref | vs Poland (24 March 2025) | vs Lithuania (7 June 2025)vs Netherlands (10 June 2025) | |
| Matthew Guillaumier | vs Lithuania (7 June 2025) vs Netherlands (10 June 2025) | vs Lithuania (4 September 2025) | |
| Zach Muscat | vs Poland (24 March 2025) vs Lithuania (4 September 2025) | vs Netherlands (9 October 2025) | |
| Paul Mbong | vs Lithuania (7 June 2025) vs Lithuania (4 September 2025) | vs Netherlands (9 October 2025) | |
| Jake Azzopardi | vs Lithuania (4 September 2025) | vs Netherlands (9 October 2025)vs Finland (14 November 2025) | |
| Ryan Camenzuli | vs Lithuania (7 June 2025) vs Netherlands (9 October 2025) | vs Finland (14 November 2025) | |
| Teddy Teuma | vs Netherlands (10 June 2025) vs Netherlands (9 October 2025) | vs Finland (14 November 2025) | |
| Netherlands | Jan Paul van Hecke | vs Finland (7 June 2025) vs Poland (14 November 2025) | vs Lithuania (17 November 2025) |
| Poland | Bartosz Slisz | vs Malta (24 March 2025) vs Lithuania (12 October 2025) | vs Netherlands (14 November 2025) |
| Przemysław Wiśniewski | vs Finland (7 September 2025) vs Lithuania (12 October 2025) | vs Netherlands (14 November 2025) |
References
- CET (UTC+1) for matches until 29 March and from 26 October (matchday 1–2 and 9–10), and CEST (UTC+2) for matches from 30
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- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Finland v Netherlands"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044192_FR.pdf
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- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Netherlands v Malta"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044208_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Lithuania v Malta"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044214_FR.pdf
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- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Poland v Finland"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044235_FR.pdf
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- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Lithuania v Poland"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044284_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Finland v Malta"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044318_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Poland v Netherlands"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044316_FR.pdf
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- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Netherlands v Lithuania"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044342_FR.pdf
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