Spain find out opponents on the road to the 2026 World Cup
The Spanish national football team now knows their opponents in the qualification phase for the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
After qualifying for the final four of the UEFA Nations League, Spain has been placed in Group E and will face Turkey, Georgia, and Bulgaria. The qualification matches will begin in September 2025 and conclude in November of the same year.
Spain's match schedule:
| GAME WEEK | DATE | FIXTURE |
|---|---|---|
| GW1 | 4/09/2025 | Bulgaria-SPAIN |
| GW2 | 7/09/2025 | Turkey-SPAIN |
| GW3 | 11/10/2025 | SPAIN-Georgia |
| GW4 | 14/10/2025 | SPAIN-Bulgaria |
| GW5 | 15/11/2025 | Georgia-SPAIN |
| GW6 | 18/11/2025 | SPAIN-Turkey |
These are the 12 groups of four or five teams each that make up UEFA's preliminary phase for the 2026 World Cup:
| Group A | Germany, Slovakia, Northern Ireland, Luxembourg |
| Group B | Switzerland, Sweden, Slovenia, Kosovo |
| Group C | Denmark, Greece, Scotland, Belarus |
| Group D | France, Ukraine, Iceland, Azerbaijan |
| Group E | SPAIN, Turkey, Georgia, Bulgaria |
| Group F | Portugal, Hungary, Rep. of Ireland, Armenia |
| Group G | The Netherlands, Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Malta |
| Group H | Austria, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, San Marino |
| Group I | Italy, Norway, Israel, Estonia, Moldavia |
| Group J | Belgium, Wales, Macedonia, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein |
| Group K | England, Serbia, Albania, Latvia, Andorra |
| Group L | Croatia, Czech Rep., Montenegro, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar |
The top team in each group will earn a direct ticket to the 2026 World Cup. The runners-up will play a play-off against the other runners up from other groups. The UEFA Nations League quarter-finalists, including Spain, are guaranteed a place in the play-offs.
