2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group K
Updated: 12/11/2025, 6:00:07 PM Wikipedia source
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group K 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 K consisted of five teams: Albania, Andorra, England, Latvia and Serbia. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format from March to November 2025. However, as Serbia were involved in the Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs in March, they began their qualifying campaign in June 2025. The group winners, England, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, Albania, advanced to the second round (play-offs).
Tables
· Standings
1
1
Pos
1
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England
Pld
8
W
8
D
0
L
0
GF
22
GA
0
GD
+22
Pts
24
Qualification
Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup
Col 13
—
Col 14
2–0
Col 15
2–0
Col 16
3–0
Col 17
2–0
2
2
Pos
2
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Albania
Pld
8
W
4
D
2
L
2
GF
7
GA
5
GD
+2
Pts
14
Qualification
Advance to play-offs
Col 13
0–2
Col 14
—
Col 15
0–0
Col 16
1–0
Col 17
3–0
3
3
Pos
3
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Serbia
Pld
8
W
4
D
1
L
3
GF
9
GA
10
GD
−1
Pts
13
Col 13
0–5
Col 14
0–1
Col 15
—
Col 16
2–1
Col 17
3–0
4
4
Pos
4
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Latvia
Pld
8
W
1
D
2
L
5
GF
5
GA
15
GD
−10
Pts
5
Col 12
0–5
Col 13
1–1
Col 14
0–1
Col 15
—
Col 16
2–2
5
5
Pos
5
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Andorra
Pld
8
W
0
D
1
L
7
GF
3
GA
16
GD
−13
Pts
1
Col 12
0–1
Col 13
0–1
Col 14
1–3
Col 15
0–1
Col 16
—
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| 1 | England | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 | 24 | Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Albania | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 14 | Advance to play-offs | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Serbia | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 13 | 0–5 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Latvia | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 5 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 5 | Andorra | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — |
· Discipline
Albania
Albania
Team
Albania
Player
Berat Djimsiti
Offence(s)
vs England (21 March 2025) vs Serbia (7 June 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Latvia (10 June 2025)
Andorra
Andorra
Team
Andorra
Player
Pau Babot
Offence(s)
vs Albania (24 March 2025) vs England (6 September 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Latvia (11 October 2025)
Joel Guillén
Joel Guillén
Team
Joel Guillén
Player
vs Latvia (11 October 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Serbia (14 October 2025)
Christian García
Christian García
Team
Christian García
Player
vs Latvia (11 October 2025) vs Serbia (14 October 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Albania (13 November 2025)
Éric Vales
Éric Vales
Team
Éric Vales
Player
vs Serbia (10 June 2025) vs Serbia (14 October 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Albania (13 November 2025)
Igor Labaien (assistant manager)
Igor Labaien (assistant manager)
Team
Igor Labaien (assistant manager)
Player
vs Serbia (14 October 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Albania (13 November 2025)
Latvia
Latvia
Team
Latvia
Player
Dario Šits
Offence(s)
vs Andorra (21 March 2025) vs England (24 March 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Albania (10 June 2025)
Antonijs Černomordijs
Antonijs Černomordijs
Team
Antonijs Černomordijs
Player
vs Andorra (21 March 2025) vs Albania (10 June 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Serbia (6 September 2025)
vs Albania (9 September 2025) vs England (14 October 2025)
vs Albania (9 September 2025) vs England (14 October 2025)
Team
vs Albania (9 September 2025) vs England (14 October 2025)
Player
vs Serbia (16 November 2025)
Andrejs Cigaņiks
Andrejs Cigaņiks
Team
Andrejs Cigaņiks
Player
vs Albania (10 June 2025) vs England (14 October 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Serbia (16 November 2025)
Serbia
Serbia
Team
Serbia
Player
Nikola Milenković
Offence(s)
vs England (9 September 2025)
Suspended for match(es)
vs Albania (11 October 2025)
Saša Lukić
Saša Lukić
Team
Saša Lukić
Player
vs Latvia (6 September 2025) vs England (9 September 2025)
Offence(s)
vs Albania (11 October 2025)
| Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
| Albania | Berat Djimsiti | vs England (21 March 2025) vs Serbia (7 June 2025) | vs Latvia (10 June 2025) |
| Andorra | Pau Babot | vs Albania (24 March 2025) vs England (6 September 2025) | vs Latvia (11 October 2025) |
| Joel Guillén | vs Latvia (11 October 2025) | vs Serbia (14 October 2025) | |
| Christian García | vs Latvia (11 October 2025) vs Serbia (14 October 2025) | vs Albania (13 November 2025) | |
| Éric Vales | vs Serbia (10 June 2025) vs Serbia (14 October 2025) | vs Albania (13 November 2025) | |
| Igor Labaien (assistant manager) | vs Serbia (14 October 2025) | vs Albania (13 November 2025) | |
| Latvia | Dario Šits | vs Andorra (21 March 2025) vs England (24 March 2025) | vs Albania (10 June 2025) |
| Antonijs Černomordijs | vs Andorra (21 March 2025) vs Albania (10 June 2025) | vs Serbia (6 September 2025) | |
| vs Albania (9 September 2025) vs England (14 October 2025) | vs Serbia (16 November 2025) | ||
| Andrejs Cigaņiks | vs Albania (10 June 2025) vs England (14 October 2025) | vs Serbia (16 November 2025) | |
| Serbia | Nikola Milenković | vs England (9 September 2025) | vs Albania (11 October 2025) |
| Saša Lukić | vs Latvia (6 September 2025) vs England (9 September 2025) | vs Albania (11 October 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
- The Andorra v England match was played at a neutral venue because there were no stadiums in Andorra that met the UEFA re
- "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 – Andorra v Latvia"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044166_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – England v Albania"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044161_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Albania v Andorra"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044175_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – England v Latvia"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044173_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Andorra v England"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044194_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Albania v Serbia"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044191_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Latvia v Albania"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044206_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Serbia v Andorra"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044203_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Latvia v Serbia"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044231_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – England v Andorra"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044229_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Albania v Latvia"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044255_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Serbia v England"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044254_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Latvia v Andorra"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044277_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Serbia v Albania"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044280_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Andorra v Serbia"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044298_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Latvia v England"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044297_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Andorra v Albania"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044308_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – England v Serbia"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044311_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Albania v England"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044332_FR.pdf
- "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Serbia v Latvia"https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044331_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