2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B

The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group B is one of the twelve UEFA groups in the World Cup qualification tournament to decide which teams will qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States.^[1] Group B consists of four teams: Kosovo, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland. The teams will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format from September to November 2025.

The group winner will qualify directly for the World Cup finals, while the runner-up will advance to the second round (play-offs).

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		—	15 Nov	8 Sep	5 Sep
2	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to play-offs		10 Oct	—	18 Nov	13 Oct
3	Slovenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			13 Oct	5 Sep	—	15 Nov
4	Kosovo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18 Nov	8 Sep	10 Oct	—

First match(es) will be played: 5 September 2025. 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).

5 September 2025 (2025-09-05)

20:45

Slovenia	v	Sweden
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana

5 September 2025 (2025-09-05)

20:45

Switzerland	v	Kosovo
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

St. Jakob-Park, Basel

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8 September 2025 (2025-09-08)

20:45

Kosovo	v	Sweden
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina

8 September 2025 (2025-09-08)

20:45

Switzerland	v	Slovenia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

St. Jakob-Park, Basel

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10 October 2025 (2025-10-10)

20:45

Kosovo	v	Slovenia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina

10 October 2025 (2025-10-10)

20:45

Sweden	v	Switzerland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Strawberry Arena, Stockholm^[5]

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13 October 2025 (2025-10-13)

20:45

Slovenia	v	Switzerland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana

13 October 2025 (2025-10-13)

20:45

Sweden	v	Kosovo
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Ullevi, Gothenburg^[5]

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15 November 2025 (2025-11-15)

20:45

Slovenia	v	Kosovo
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana

15 November 2025 (2025-11-15)

20:45

Switzerland	v	Sweden
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Stade de Genève, Geneva

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18 November 2025 (2025-11-18)

20:45

Kosovo	v	Switzerland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina

18 November 2025 (2025-11-18)

20:45

Sweden	v	Slovenia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Strawberry Arena, Stockholm^[5]

Discipline

A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:^[6]

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

Notes

1. CEST (UTC+2) for matches until 26 October 2025 (matchdays 1–4), and CET (UTC+1) for matches thereafter (matchdays 5–6).