2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C

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.[1] 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).

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Scotland Denmark Greece Belarus
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 —
Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 13 December 2024 following the draw.[2][3][4] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Greece 5–1 Belarus
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Report (UEFA)
Attendance: 14,936[5]
Denmark 0–0 Scotland
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Attendance: 35,369[6]
Belarus 0–2 Scotland
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Attendance: 0[8][note 2]
Greece 0–3 Denmark
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Attendance: 31,172[9]
Belarus 0–6 Denmark
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Attendance: 0[10][note 2]
Scotland 3–1 Greece
Christie 64'
Ferguson 80'
Dykes 90+3'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Tsimikas 62'
Attendance: 46,006[11]
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
Scotland 2–1 Belarus
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Attendance: 49,346[12]
Denmark 3–1 Greece
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Attendance: 35,623[13]
Greece 3–2 Scotland
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Attendance: 18,405[14]
Denmark 2–2 Belarus
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Attendance: 35,493[15]
Belarus 0–0 Greece
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Attendance: 0[16][note 2]
Scotland 4–2 Denmark
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Attendance: 49,587[17]

Goalscorers

There were 43 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.58 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

A player or team official was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[18]

  • Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences)
  • Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions were carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches)

The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:[19]

Team Player Offence(s) Suspended for match(es)
 Belarus Nikita Korzun Yellow card vs Greece (5 September 2025)
Yellow card vs Denmark (15 November 2025)		 vs Greece (18 November 2025)
Kiryl Pyachenin Yellow card vs Scotland (12 October 2025)
Yellow card vs Denmark (15 November 2025)		 vs Greece (18 November 2025)
 Denmark Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Yellow card vs Scotland (5 September 2025)
Yellow card vs Belarus (9 October 2025)		 vs Greece (12 October 2025)
 Greece Fotis Ioannidis Yellow card vs Scotland (9 October 2025)
Yellow card vs Denmark (12 October 2025)		 vs Scotland (15 November 2025)
Christos Zafeiris Yellow card vs Scotland (9 October 2025)
Yellow card vs Denmark (12 October 2025)		 vs Scotland (15 November 2025)
Anastasios Bakasetas Yellow card Yellow-red card vs Scotland (15 November 2025) vs Belarus (18 November 2025)
 Scotland Ryan Christie Yellow card vs Denmark (5 September 2025)
Yellow card vs Greece (9 October 2025)		 vs Belarus (12 October 2025)
Lewis Ferguson Yellow card vs Denmark (5 September 2025)
Yellow card vs Greece (9 October 2025)		 vs Belarus (12 October 2025)

Notes

  1. ^ CEST (UTC+2) for matches until 26 October 2025 (matchdays 1–4), and CET (UTC+1) for matches thereafter (matchdays 5–6).
  2. ^ a b c d e f Due to Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus were required to play their home matches at neutral venues, and behind closed doors, until further notice.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Draw Procedures for the UEFA Preliminary Draw for the FIFA World Cup 26" (PDF). FIFA. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  2. ^ "European Qualifiers for 2026 World Cup: All the fixtures and results". UEFA. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  3. ^ "European Qualifiers 2024–26 (FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition) – Group stage fixtures by matchday" (PDF). UEFA. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  4. ^ "European Qualifiers 2024–26 (FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition) – Group stage fixtures by group" (PDF). UEFA. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Greece v Belarus" (PDF). UEFA. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Denmark v Scotland" (PDF). UEFA. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Belarus v Scotland" (PDF). UEFA. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Greece v Denmark" (PDF). UEFA. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Belarus v Denmark" (PDF). UEFA. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  11. ^ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Scotland v Greece" (PDF). UEFA. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  12. ^ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Scotland v Belarus" (PDF). UEFA. 12 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  13. ^ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Denmark v Greece" (PDF). UEFA. 12 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  14. ^ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Greece v Scotland" (PDF). UEFA. 15 November 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  15. ^ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Denmark v Belarus" (PDF). UEFA. 15 November 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  16. ^ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Belarus v Greece" (PDF). UEFA. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  17. ^ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Scotland v Denmark" (PDF). UEFA. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  18. ^ "Regulations: FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA. June 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  19. ^ "FIFA World Cup 2026: Booking List before European Qualifiers Matchday 10" (PDF). UEFA. 17 November 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
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