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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group A 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 A consists of four teams: the winner of quarter-final 4 (Germany or Italy), Luxembourg, Northern Ireland and Slovakia. 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).
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Winner QF4 (Germany v Italy) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup | — | 17 Nov | 7 Sep | 10 Oct | |
| 2 | Slovakia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to play-offs | 4 Sep | — | 14 Nov | 13 Oct | |
| 3 | Northern Ireland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 Oct | 10 Oct | — | 17 Nov | ||
| 4 | Luxembourg |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 Nov | 7 Sep | 4 Sep | — |
First match(es) will be played: 4 September 2025. Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
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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).
| Slovakia | v | Winner QF4 (Germany v Italy) |
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| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| Winner QF4 (Germany v Italy) | v | Northern Ireland |
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| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| Winner QF4 (Germany v Italy) | v | Luxembourg |
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| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| Northern Ireland | v | Winner QF4 (Germany v Italy) |
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| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| Luxembourg | v | Winner QF4 (Germany v Italy) |
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| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| Winner QF4 (Germany v Italy) | v | Slovakia |
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| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
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A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[5]
- 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)
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