2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group C was one of the twelve UEFA groups in the World Cup qualification tournament that decided which teams would qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Group C consisted of four teams: Belarus, Denmark, Greece and Scotland. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format from September to November 2025. The group winners, Scotland, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, Denmark, advanced to the second round (play-offs).
Tables
· Standings
1
1
Pos
1
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Scotland
Pld
6
W
4
D
1
L
1
GF
13
GA
7
GD
+6
Pts
13
Qualification
Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup
Col 13
—
Col 14
4–2
Col 15
3–1
Col 16
2–1
2
2
Pos
2
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Denmark
Pld
6
W
3
D
2
L
1
GF
16
GA
7
GD
+9
Pts
11
Qualification
Advance to play-offs
Col 13
0–0
Col 14
—
Col 15
3–1
Col 16
2–2
3
3
Pos
3
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Greece
Pld
6
W
2
D
1
L
3
GF
10
GA
12
GD
−2
Pts
7
Col 13
3–2
Col 14
0–3
Col 15
—
Col 16
5–1
4
4
Pos
4
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Belarus
Pld
6
W
0
D
2
L
4
GF
4
GA
17
GD
−13
Pts
2
Col 12
0–2
Col 13
0–6
Col 14
0–0
Col 15
—
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| 1 | Scotland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 13 | Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup | — | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Denmark | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 11 | Advance to play-offs | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| 3 | Greece | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 7 | 3–2 | 0–3 | — | 5–1 | ||
| 4 | Belarus | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 2 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 0–0 | — |
· Discipline
Belarus
Belarus
Team
Belarus
Player
Nikita Korzun
Offence(s)
vs Greece (5 September 2025) vs Denmark (15 November 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Greece (18 November 2025)
Kiryl Pyachenin
Kiryl Pyachenin
Team
Kiryl Pyachenin
Player
vs Scotland (12 October 2025) vs Denmark (15 November 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Greece (18 November 2025)
Denmark
Denmark
Team
Denmark
Player
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
Offence(s)
vs Scotland (5 September 2025) vs Belarus (9 October 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Greece (12 October 2025)
Greece
Greece
Team
Greece
Player
Fotis Ioannidis
Offence(s)
vs Scotland (9 October 2025) vs Denmark (12 October 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Scotland (15 November 2025)
Christos Zafeiris
Christos Zafeiris
Team
Christos Zafeiris
Player
vs Scotland (9 October 2025) vs Denmark (12 October 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Scotland (15 November 2025)
Anastasios Bakasetas
Anastasios Bakasetas
Team
Anastasios Bakasetas
Player
vs Scotland (15 November 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Belarus (18 November 2025)
Scotland
Scotland
Team
Scotland
Player
Ryan Christie
Offence(s)
vs Denmark (5 September 2025) vs Greece (9 October 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Belarus (12 October 2025)
Lewis Ferguson
Lewis Ferguson
Team
Lewis Ferguson
Player
vs Denmark (5 September 2025) vs Greece (9 October 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Belarus (12 October 2025)
| Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
| Belarus | Nikita Korzun | vs Greece (5 September 2025) vs Denmark (15 November 2025) | vs Greece (18 November 2025) |
| Kiryl Pyachenin | vs Scotland (12 October 2025) vs Denmark (15 November 2025) | vs Greece (18 November 2025) | |
| Denmark | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg | vs Scotland (5 September 2025) vs Belarus (9 October 2025) | vs Greece (12 October 2025) |
| Greece | Fotis Ioannidis | vs Scotland (9 October 2025) vs Denmark (12 October 2025) | vs Scotland (15 November 2025) |
| Christos Zafeiris | vs Scotland (9 October 2025) vs Denmark (12 October 2025) | vs Scotland (15 November 2025) | |
| Anastasios Bakasetas | vs Scotland (15 November 2025) | vs Belarus (18 November 2025) | |
| Scotland | Ryan Christie | vs Denmark (5 September 2025) vs Greece (9 October 2025) | vs Belarus (12 October 2025) |
| Lewis Ferguson | vs Denmark (5 September 2025) vs Greece (9 October 2025) | vs Belarus (12 October 2025) |
References
- CEST (UTC+2) for matches until 26 October 2025 (matchdays 1–4), and CET (UTC+1) for matches thereafter (matchdays 5–6).
- Due to Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus were required to play their home matches at ne
- "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 – Greece v Belarus"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044220_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Denmark v Scotland"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044217_FR.pdf
- UEFAhttps://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0273-1493944bb9c8-f5773a44dabd-1000/
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Belarus v Scotland"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044241_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Greece v Denmark"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044246_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Belarus v Denmark"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044260_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Scotland v Greece"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044258_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Scotland v Belarus"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044283_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Denmark v Greece"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044282_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Greece v Scotland"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044323_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Denmark v Belarus"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044320_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Belarus v Greece"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044350_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Scotland v Denmark"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044348_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