2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group J
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group J 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 J consisted of five teams: Belgium, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia and Wales. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format from March to November 2025. However, as Belgium were involved in the Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs in March, they began their qualifying campaign in June 2025. The group winners, Belgium, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, Wales, advanced to the second round (play-offs). In addition, North Macedonia advanced to the play-offs via their Nations League ranking.
Tables
· Standings
1
1
Pos
1
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Belgium
Pld
8
W
5
D
3
L
0
GF
29
GA
7
GD
+22
Pts
18
Qualification
Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup
Col 13
—
Col 14
4–3
Col 15
0–0
Col 16
6–0
Col 17
7–0
2
2
Pos
2
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Wales
Pld
8
W
5
D
1
L
2
GF
21
GA
11
GD
+10
Pts
16
Qualification
Advance to play-offs
Col 13
2–4
Col 14
—
Col 15
7–1
Col 16
3–1
Col 17
3–0
3
3
Pos
3
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North Macedonia
Pld
8
W
3
D
4
L
1
GF
13
GA
10
GD
+3
Pts
13
Qualification
Advance to play-offs via Nations League
Col 13
1–1
Col 14
1–1
Col 15
—
Col 16
1–1
Col 17
5–0
4
4
Pos
4
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Kazakhstan
Pld
8
W
2
D
2
L
4
GF
9
GA
13
GD
−4
Pts
8
Col 13
1–1
Col 14
0–1
Col 15
0–1
Col 16
—
Col 17
4–0
5
5
Pos
5
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Liechtenstein
Pld
8
W
0
D
0
L
8
GF
0
GA
31
GD
−31
Pts
0
Col 12
0–6
Col 13
0–1
Col 14
0–3
Col 15
0–2
Col 16
—
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| 1 | Belgium | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 18 | Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup | — | 4–3 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Wales | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 16 | Advance to play-offs | 2–4 | — | 7–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 13 | Advance to play-offs via Nations League | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 8 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 5 | Liechtenstein | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 31 | −31 | 0 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — |
· Discipline
Belgium
Belgium
Team
Belgium
Player
Thomas Meunier
Offence(s)
vs North Macedonia (6 June 2025) vs Wales (13 October 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Kazakhstan (15 November 2025)
Rudi Garcia (manager)
Rudi Garcia (manager)
Team
Rudi Garcia (manager)
Player
vs Wales (9 June 2025) vs Wales (13 October 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Kazakhstan (15 November 2025)
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Team
Kazakhstan
Player
Serhiy Malyi
Offence(s)
vs North Macedonia (9 June 2025) vs Wales (4 September 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Belgium (7 September 2025)
Maksim Samorodov
Maksim Samorodov
Team
Maksim Samorodov
Player
vs Wales (22 March 2025) vs Liechtenstein (10 October 2025)
Offence(s)
vs North Macedonia (13 October 2025)
Islambek Kuat
Islambek Kuat
Team
Islambek Kuat
Player
vs North Macedonia (9 June 2025) vs North Macedonia (13 October 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Belgium (15 November 2025)
Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov
Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov
Team
Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov
Player
vs Liechtenstein (10 October 2025) vs North Macedonia (13 October 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Belgium (15 November 2025)
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
Team
Liechtenstein
Player
Felix Oberwaditzer
Offence(s)
vs Kazakhstan (25 March 2025) vs North Macedonia (7 September 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Kazakhstan (10 October 2025)
Jens Hofer
Jens Hofer
Team
Jens Hofer
Player
vs North Macedonia (22 March 2025) vs Kazakhstan (10 October 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Wales (15 November 2025)
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
Team
North Macedonia
Player
Nikola Serafimov
Offence(s)
vs Liechtenstein (22 March 2025) vs Wales (25 March 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Belgium (6 June 2025)
Blagoja Milevski (manager)
Blagoja Milevski (manager)
Team
Blagoja Milevski (manager)
Player
vs Wales (25 March 2025) vs Belgium (6 June 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Kazakhstan (9 June 2025)
Visar Musliu
Visar Musliu
Team
Visar Musliu
Player
vs Belgium (6 June 2025) vs Kazakhstan (9 June 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Liechtenstein (7 September 2025)
Bojan Ilievski
Bojan Ilievski
Team
Bojan Ilievski
Player
vs Belgium (6 June 2025) vs Liechtenstein (7 September 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Belgium (10 October 2025)
Wales
Wales
Team
Wales
Player
Harry Wilson
Offence(s)
vs Liechtenstein (22 March 2025) vs Wales (25 March 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Belgium (6 June 2025)
Ethan Ampadu
Ethan Ampadu
Team
Ethan Ampadu
Player
vs Belgium (9 June 2025) vs Liechtenstein (15 November 2025)
Offence(s)
vs North Macedonia (18 November 2025)
Jordan James
Jordan James
Team
Jordan James
Player
vs North Macedonia (25 March 2025) vs Liechtenstein (15 November 2025)
Offence(s)
vs North Macedonia (18 November 2025)
| Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
| Belgium | Thomas Meunier | vs North Macedonia (6 June 2025) vs Wales (13 October 2025) | vs Kazakhstan (15 November 2025) |
| Rudi Garcia (manager) | vs Wales (9 June 2025) vs Wales (13 October 2025) | vs Kazakhstan (15 November 2025) | |
| Kazakhstan | Serhiy Malyi | vs North Macedonia (9 June 2025) vs Wales (4 September 2025) | vs Belgium (7 September 2025) |
| Maksim Samorodov | vs Wales (22 March 2025) vs Liechtenstein (10 October 2025) | vs North Macedonia (13 October 2025) | |
| Islambek Kuat | vs North Macedonia (9 June 2025) vs North Macedonia (13 October 2025) | vs Belgium (15 November 2025) | |
| Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov | vs Liechtenstein (10 October 2025) vs North Macedonia (13 October 2025) | vs Belgium (15 November 2025) | |
| Liechtenstein | Felix Oberwaditzer | vs Kazakhstan (25 March 2025) vs North Macedonia (7 September 2025) | vs Kazakhstan (10 October 2025) |
| Jens Hofer | vs North Macedonia (22 March 2025) vs Kazakhstan (10 October 2025) | vs Wales (15 November 2025) | |
| North Macedonia | Nikola Serafimov | vs Liechtenstein (22 March 2025) vs Wales (25 March 2025) | vs Belgium (6 June 2025) |
| Blagoja Milevski (manager) | vs Wales (25 March 2025) vs Belgium (6 June 2025) | vs Kazakhstan (9 June 2025) | |
| Visar Musliu | vs Belgium (6 June 2025) vs Kazakhstan (9 June 2025) | vs Liechtenstein (7 September 2025) | |
| Bojan Ilievski | vs Belgium (6 June 2025) vs Liechtenstein (7 September 2025) | vs Belgium (10 October 2025) | |
| Wales | Harry Wilson | vs Liechtenstein (22 March 2025) vs Wales (25 March 2025) | vs Belgium (6 June 2025) |
| Ethan Ampadu | vs Belgium (9 June 2025) vs Liechtenstein (15 November 2025) | vs North Macedonia (18 November 2025) | |
| Jordan James | vs North Macedonia (25 March 2025) vs Liechtenstein (15 November 2025) | vs North Macedonia (18 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
- "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 – Liechtenstein v North Macedonia"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044172_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Wales v Kazakhstan"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044167_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Liechtenstein v Kazakhstan"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044184_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – North Macedonia v Wales"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044179_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – North Macedonia v Belgium"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044188_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Wales v Liechtenstein"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044185_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Kazakhstan v North Macedonia"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044202_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Belgium v Wales"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044199_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Kazakhstan v Wales"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044216_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Liechtenstein v Belgium"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044215_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – North Macedonia v Liechtenstein"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044236_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Belgium v Kazakhstan"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044239_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Kazakhstan v Liechtenstein"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044265_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Belgium v North Macedonia"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044268_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – North Macedonia v Kazakhstan"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044296_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Wales v Belgium"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044293_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Kazakhstan v Belgium"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044319_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Liechtenstein v Wales"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044328_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Belgium v Liechtenstein"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044352_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Wales v North Macedonia"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044345_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