2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group F 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 F consisted of four teams: Armenia, Hungary, Portugal and the Republic of Ireland. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format from September to November 2025. The group winners, Portugal, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, the Republic of Ireland, advanced to the second round (play-offs).
Tables
· Standings
1
1
Pos
1
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Portugal
Pld
6
W
4
D
1
L
1
GF
20
GA
7
GD
+13
Pts
13
Qualification
Qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Col 13
—
Col 14
1–0
Col 15
2–2
Col 16
9–1
2
2
Pos
2
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Republic of Ireland
Pld
6
W
3
D
1
L
2
GF
9
GA
7
GD
+2
Pts
10
Qualification
Advanced to play-offs
Col 13
2–0
Col 14
—
Col 15
2–2
Col 16
1–0
3
3
Pos
3
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Hungary
Pld
6
W
2
D
2
L
2
GF
11
GA
10
GD
+1
Pts
8
Col 13
2–3
Col 14
2–3
Col 15
—
Col 16
2–0
4
4
Pos
4
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Armenia
Pld
6
W
1
D
0
L
5
GF
3
GA
19
GD
−16
Pts
3
Col 12
0–5
Col 13
2–1
Col 14
0–1
Col 15
—
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| 1 | Portugal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 13 | Qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 9–1 | |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | Advanced to play-offs | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| 3 | Hungary | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 8 | 2–3 | 2–3 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Armenia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 3 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — |
· Discipline
Hungary
Hungary
Team
Hungary
Player
Roland Sallai
Offence(s)
vs Republic of Ireland (6 September 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Portugal (9 September 2025)vs Armenia (11 October 2025)
Barnabás Varga
Barnabás Varga
Team
Barnabás Varga
Player
vs Republic of Ireland (6 September 2025) vs Portugal (9 September 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Armenia (11 October 2025)
Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Team
Republic of Ireland
Player
Josh Cullen
Offence(s)
vs Hungary (6 September 2025) vs Portugal (11 October 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Armenia (14 October 2025)
Ryan Manning
Ryan Manning
Team
Ryan Manning
Player
vs Portugal (11 October 2025) vs Armenia (14 October 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Portugal (13 November 2025)
Jayson Molumby
Jayson Molumby
Team
Jayson Molumby
Player
vs Portugal (11 October 2025) vs Armenia (14 October 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Portugal (13 November 2025)
Armenia
Armenia
Team
Armenia
Player
Tigran Barseghyan
Offence(s)
vs Republic of Ireland (14 October 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Hungary (13 November 2025)vs Portugal (16 November 2025)Last match of suspension to be served outside tournament
Portugal
Portugal
Team
Portugal
Player
Bruno Fernandes
Offence(s)
vs Republic of Ireland (11 October 2025) vs Hungary (14 October 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Republic of Ireland (13 November 2025)
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo
Team
Cristiano Ronaldo
Player
vs Republic of Ireland (13 November 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Armenia (16 November 2025)
| Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
| Hungary | Roland Sallai | vs Republic of Ireland (6 September 2025) | vs Portugal (9 September 2025)vs Armenia (11 October 2025) |
| Barnabás Varga | vs Republic of Ireland (6 September 2025) vs Portugal (9 September 2025) | vs Armenia (11 October 2025) | |
| Republic of Ireland | Josh Cullen | vs Hungary (6 September 2025) vs Portugal (11 October 2025) | vs Armenia (14 October 2025) |
| Ryan Manning | vs Portugal (11 October 2025) vs Armenia (14 October 2025) | vs Portugal (13 November 2025) | |
| Jayson Molumby | vs Portugal (11 October 2025) vs Armenia (14 October 2025) | vs Portugal (13 November 2025) | |
| Armenia | Tigran Barseghyan | vs Republic of Ireland (14 October 2025) | vs Hungary (13 November 2025)vs Portugal (16 November 2025)Last match of suspension to be served outside tournament |
| Portugal | Bruno Fernandes | vs Republic of Ireland (11 October 2025) vs Hungary (14 October 2025) | vs Republic of Ireland (13 November 2025) |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Republic of Ireland (13 November 2025) | vs Armenia (16 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 – Armenia v Portugal"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044232_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Republic of Ireland v Hungary"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044227_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Armenia v Republic of Ireland"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044249_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Hungary v Portugal"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044253_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Hungary v Armenia"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044278_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Portugal v Republic of Ireland"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044273_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Republic of Ireland v Armenia"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044303_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Portugal v Hungary"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044300_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Armenia v Hungary"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044305_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Republic of Ireland v Portugal"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044312_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Hungary v Republic of Ireland"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044335_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Portugal v Armenia"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044336_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
- "Disciplinary overview: FIFA World Cup 26 Qualifiers"https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/106ef9c589ecc94e/original/FIFA-World-Cup-26-Qualifiers-disciplinary-overview-05-November-2025.pdf