World Cup 2026, schedule and results of European teams in the group stage and playoffs | European qualification

The 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States began on June 11 and will conclude with the final in East Rutherford on July 19.

Find out all the details of the European qualifying matches. All times are in French time.

See the results of the pre-final round

Qualified for the playoffs

Belgium

Monday, June 15 : N 1-1 – Egypt (Seattle)
Sunday, June 21 : N 0-0 – Iran (Los Angeles)
Saturday, June 27 : G 5-1 – New Zealand (Vancouver)
Wednesday 1^is July (16^e) : G 3:2 ap – Senegal (Seattle)
Mardi 7 July (8^e) : – USA (Seattle, 2 hours)

Belgium, its goals on the way to the 2026 World Cup

England

Wednesday, June 17 : G 4:2 – Croatia (Dallas)
Tuesday, June 23 : W 0-0 – Ghana (Boston)
Saturday, June 27 : G 2-0 – Panama (New York)
Wednesday 1^is July (16^e) : G 2:1 – DR Congo (Atlanta)
Monday, July 6 (8^e) : – Mexico (Mexico City, 2 hours)

Harry Kane brace against Albania

France

Tuesday, June 16 : G 3:1 – Senegal (New York)
Monday, June 22 : G 3-0 – Iraq (Philadelphia)
Friday, June 26: G 4-1 – Norway (Boston)
Tuesday, June 30 (16^e): G 3-0 – Sweden (New York)
Saturday, July 4 (8^e): – Paraguay (Philadelphia, 23:00)

Michael Olise widens the gap

Norway

Wednesday, June 17: G 4-1 – Iraq (Boston)
Tuesday, June 23: G 3:2 – Senegal (New York)
Friday, June 26: P 1-4 – France (Boston)
Tuesday, June 30 (16^e): G 2-1 – Ivory Coast (Dallas)
Sunday, July 5 (8^e): – Brazil (New York, 22:00)

Haaland’s one-minute double at San Siro

Portugal

Wednesday, June 17: N 1-1 – RD Congo (Houston)
Tuesday, June 23: G 5-0 – Uzbekistan (Houston)
Sunday, June 28: N 0-0 – Colombia (Miami)
Friday, July 3 (16^e): G 2-1 – Croatia (Toronto)
Monday, July 6 (8^e): – Spain (Dallas, 21:00)

Laser strike by João Neves on Armenia

Spain

Monday, June 15: N 0:0 – Cap Vert (Atlanta)
Sunday, June 21: G 4-0 – Saudi Arabia (Atlanta)
Saturday, June 27: G 1:0 – Uruguay (Guadalajara)
Thursday, July 2 (16^e): G 3:0 – Austria (Los Angeles)
Monday, July 6 (8^e): – Portugal (Dallas, 21:00)

Spain, its goals on the way to the 2026 World Cup

Switzerland

Saturday, June 13: N 1-1 – Qatar (San Francisco Bay Area)
Thursday, June 18: G 4-1 – Bosnia and Herzegovina (Los Angeles)
Wednesday, June 24: G 2:1 – Canada (Vancouver)
Friday, July 3 (16^e): G 2-0 – Algeria (Vancouver)
Tuesday, July 7 (8)^e): – Columbia (Vancouver, 22:00)

Switzerland, its goals in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup

History of European World Championships

Austria, third place (1954, best World Cup result)
Belgium, third place (2018)
Bosnia and Herzegovina, group stage (2014)
Croatia, finalist (2018)
Czech Republic, second place (1934, 1962, as Czechoslovakia)
England, winner (1966)
France, winner (1998, 2018)
Germany, winner (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)
Netherlands, finalist (1974, 1978, 2010)
Norway, 1/8 finals (1938, 1998)
Portugal, third place (1966)
Scotland group stage (1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998)
Spain, winner (2010)
Sweden, second place (1958)
Switzerland quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954)
Türkiye, third place (2002)

Eliminated

Austria

Wednesday, June 17: G 3:1 – Jordan (Bay Area)
Monday, June 22: W 0:2 – Argentina (Dallas)
Sunday, June 28: H 3-3 – Algeria (Kansas City)
Thursday, July 2 (16^e): L 3:0 – Spain (Los Angeles)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Friday, June 12: H 1-1 – Canada (Toronto)
Thursday, June 18: P 1–4 – Switzerland (Los Angeles)
Wednesday, June 24: G 3:1 – Qatar (Seattle)
Thursday, July 2 (16^e): P 0-2 – USA (San Francisco Bay Area)

Croatia

Wednesday, June 17: L 2–4 – England (Dallas)
Wednesday, June 24: G 1:0 – Panama (Toronto)
Saturday, June 27: G 2:1 – Ghana (Philadelphia)
Friday, July 3 (16^e): L 2:1 – Portugal (Toronto)

Czech Republic

Friday, June 12: L 1-2 – South Korea (Guadalajara)
Thursday, June 18: N 1-1 – South Africa (Atlanta)
Thursday, June 25: W 0:3 – Mexico (Mexico City)

Germany

Sunday, June 14: G 7-1 – Curacao (Houston)
Saturday, June 20: G 2-1 – Ivory Coast (Toronto)
Thursday, June 25: P 1-2 – Ecuador (New York)
Monday, June 29 (16^e): P 1–1, 2–4 auxiliary tab – Paraguay (Boston)

Netherlands

Sunday, June 14: N 2-2 – Japan (Dallas)
Saturday, June 20: G 5-1 – Sweden (Houston)
Friday, June 26: G 3:1 – Tunisia (Kansas City)
Tuesday, June 30 (16^e): L 1-1, 2-3 on tabs – Morocco (Monterrey)

Scotland

Sunday, June 14: G 1:0 – Haiti (Boston)
Saturday, June 20: W 0:1 – Mark (Boston)
Thursday, June 25: W 0:3 – Brazil (Miami)

Suede

Monday, June 15: G 5-1 – Tunisia (Monterrey)
Saturday, June 20: P 1–5 — Pays-Bas (Houston)
Friday, June 26: N 1-1 – Japan (Dallas)
Tuesday, June 30 (16^e): P 0-3 – France (New York)

Türkiye

Sunday, June 14: W 0:2 – Australia (Vancouver)
Saturday, June 20: P 0-1 – Paraguay (San Francisco Bay Area)
Friday, June 26: G 3-2 – USA (Los Angeles)

Winners of the European Football Championship

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1934Italy (host, Italy)
1938Italy (France)
1954West Germany (Switzerland)
1966England (England)
1974West Germany (West Germany)
1982Italy (Spain)
1990West Germany (Italy)
1998France (France)
2006Italy (Germany)
2010Spain (South Africa)
2014Germany (Brazil)
2018France (Russia)