The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group E 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 tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Group E consisted of four teams: Bulgaria, Georgia, Spain and Turkey. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format from September to November 2025.
Spain qualified directly for the World Cup as group winners. As runners-up, Turkey advanced to the second round (play-offs).
Standings
Matches The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 13 December 2024 following the draw. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Goalscorers
Discipline A player or team official was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: 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:
Team Player Offence(s) Suspended for match(es) Barış Alper Yılmaz vs Georgia (4 September 2025) vs Spain (7 September 2025)vs Bulgaria (11 October 2025) İsmail Yüksek vs Georgia (4 September 2025) vs Bulgaria (15 November 2025) vs Spain (18 November 2025) Willy Sagnol vs Turkey (4 September 2025) vs Bulgaria (7 September 2025) Luka Lochoshvili vs Turkey (4 September 2025) vs Bulgaria (7 September 2025) vs Spain (11 October 2025) Giorgi Kochorashvili vs Turkey (4 September 2025) vs Turkey (14 October 2025) vs Spain (15 November 2025)
Notes
References
External links
Qualifiers – UEFA, FIFA.com European Qualifiers, UEFA.com