2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B
Updated: 12/11/2025, 6:03:00 PM Wikipedia source
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group B 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 B consisted of four teams: Kosovo, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format from September to November 2025. The group winners, Switzerland, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, Kosovo, advanced to the second round (play-offs). In addition, Sweden advanced to the play-offs via their Nations League ranking.
Tables
· Standings
1
1
Pos
1
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Switzerland
Pld
6
W
4
D
2
L
0
GF
14
GA
2
GD
+12
Pts
14
Qualification
Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup
Col 13
—
Col 14
4–0
Col 15
3–0
Col 16
4–1
2
2
Pos
2
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Kosovo
Pld
6
W
3
D
2
L
1
GF
6
GA
5
GD
+1
Pts
11
Qualification
Advance to play-offs
Col 13
1–1
Col 14
—
Col 15
0–0
Col 16
2–0
3
3
Pos
3
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Slovenia
Pld
6
W
0
D
4
L
2
GF
3
GA
8
GD
−5
Pts
4
Col 13
0–0
Col 14
0–2
Col 15
—
Col 16
2–2
4
4
Pos
4
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Sweden
Pld
6
W
0
D
2
L
4
GF
4
GA
12
GD
−8
Pts
2
Qualification
Advance to play-offs via Nations League
Col 13
0–2
Col 14
0–1
Col 15
1–1
Col 16
—
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| 1 | Switzerland | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 14 | Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup | — | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Kosovo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 11 | Advance to play-offs | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Slovenia | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 4 | Sweden | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 2 | Advance to play-offs via Nations League | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
· Discipline
Kosovo
Kosovo
Team
Kosovo
Player
Lindon Emërllahu
Offence(s)
vs Sweden (8 September 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Slovenia (10 October 2025)
Fidan Aliti
Fidan Aliti
Team
Fidan Aliti
Player
vs Sweden (8 September 2025) vs Slovenia (10 October 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Sweden (13 October 2025)
Arijanet Muric
Arijanet Muric
Team
Arijanet Muric
Player
vs Sweden (8 September 2025) vs Sweden (13 October 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Slovenia (15 November 2025)
Slovenia
Slovenia
Team
Slovenia
Player
Adam Gnezda Čerin
Offence(s)
vs Sweden (5 September 2025) vs Switzerland (13 October 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Kosovo (15 November 2025)
Petar Stojanović
Petar Stojanović
Team
Petar Stojanović
Player
vs Kosovo (15 November 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Sweden (18 November 2025)
| Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
| Kosovo | Lindon Emërllahu | vs Sweden (8 September 2025) | vs Slovenia (10 October 2025) |
| Fidan Aliti | vs Sweden (8 September 2025) vs Slovenia (10 October 2025) | vs Sweden (13 October 2025) | |
| Arijanet Muric | vs Sweden (8 September 2025) vs Sweden (13 October 2025) | vs Slovenia (15 November 2025) | |
| Slovenia | Adam Gnezda Čerin | vs Sweden (5 September 2025) vs Switzerland (13 October 2025) | vs Kosovo (15 November 2025) |
| Petar Stojanović | vs Kosovo (15 November 2025) | vs Sweden (18 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 – Slovenia v Sweden"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044221_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Switzerland v Kosovo"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044218_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Kosovo v Sweden"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044242_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Switzerland v Slovenia"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044245_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Kosovo v Slovenia"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044272_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Sweden v Switzerland"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044269_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Slovenia v Switzerland"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044295_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Sweden v Kosovo"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044292_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Slovenia v Kosovo"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044324_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Switzerland v Sweden"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044321_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Kosovo v Switzerland"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044347_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Sweden v Slovenia"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044344_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