2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I#Goalscorers
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group I 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.{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/445599b755be1b8a/original/Draw-Procedures-for-the-UEFA-Preliminary-Draw-for-the-FIFA-World-Cup-26.pdf |title=Draw Procedures for the UEFA Preliminary Draw for the FIFA World Cup 26 |publisher=FIFA |date=28 November 2024 |access-date=28 November 2024}} Group I consists of five teams: Estonia, Israel, Italy, Moldova and Norway. The teams will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format from March to November 2025. However, as Italy were involved in the Nations League A quarter-finals in March, they did not begin their qualifying campaign until June 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
{{2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA group tables|Group I|show_matches=yes}}
Matches
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 13 December 2024 following the draw.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/0294-1c916a81655d-47c1bac26fb9-1000/ |title=European Qualifiers for 2026 World Cup: All the fixtures and results |publisher=UEFA |date=14 December 2024 |access-date=16 December 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0294-1c90009aeefa-d2cddfaae581-1000/eq_24-26_group_stage_fixtures_by_match_day.pdf |title=European Qualifiers 2024–26 (FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition) – Group stage fixtures by matchday |publisher=UEFA |date=13 December 2024 |access-date=13 December 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0294-1c90033b12f4-a0311a9ebc79-1000/eq_24-26_group_stage_fixtures_by_group.pdf |title=European Qualifiers 2024–26 (FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition) – Group stage fixtures by group |publisher=UEFA |date=14 December 2024 |access-date=16 December 2024}} Times are CET/CEST,{{refn|group=note|CET (UTC+1) for matches until 29 March and from 26 October (matchday 1–2 and 9–10), and CEST (UTC+2) for matches from 30 March to 25 October 2025 (matchday 3–8).}} as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
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- Paskotši {{goal|10}}
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|attendance=270{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044170_FR.pdf |title=Full Time Report Qualifying round – Israel v Estonia |publisher=UEFA |date=22 March 2025 |access-date=22 March 2025}}
|referee=Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
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[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2044182/ Report (UEFA)]
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- Nicolaescu {{goal|67}}
- Caimacov {{goal|90+1}}
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|referee=Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
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[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2044181/ Report (UEFA)]
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- Møller Wolfe {{goal|39}}
- Sørloth {{goal|59}}
- Ajer {{goal|65}}
- Haaland {{goal|83}}
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|attendance=1,200{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044181_FR.pdf |title=Full Time Report Qualifying round – Israel v Norway |publisher=UEFA |date=25 March 2025 |access-date=25 March 2025}}
|referee=Chris Kavanagh (England)
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[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2044189/ Report (UEFA)]
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- Käit {{goal|31}}
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| stadium = Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn
| attendance = 5,967{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044189_FR.pdf |title=Full Time Report Qualifying round – Estonia v Israel |publisher=UEFA |date=6 June 2025 |access-date=6 June 2025}}
| referee = Willy Delajod (France)
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[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2044187/ Report (UEFA)]
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| stadium = Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
| attendance = 25,796{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044187_FR.pdf |title=Full Time Report Qualifying round – Norway v Italy |publisher=UEFA |date=6 June 2025 |access-date=6 June 2025}}
| referee = José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
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- Haaland {{goal|62}}
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|referee=Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
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[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2044198/ Report (UEFA)]
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|stadium=Mapei Stadium, Reggio Emilia
|attendance=18,771{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2026/2044198_FR.pdf |title=Full Time Report Qualifying round – Italy v Moldova |publisher=UEFA |date=9 June 2025 |access-date=9 June 2025}}
|referee=Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)
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Goalscorers
{{#invoke:Goalscorers|main|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|round=group|group=I}}
Discipline
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:{{cite web| url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/18d857c3ec3e64f8/original/FIFA-World-Cup-2026-Preliminary-Competition_EN.pdf |title=Regulations: FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Competition |publisher=FIFA |date=June 2023 |access-date=15 November 2023}}
- 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)
The following suspensions were (or will be) served during the qualifying matches:
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Team
! Player ! Offence(s) ! Suspended for match(es) | |||
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rowspan=3 | {{fb|EST}} | Kevor Palumets | {{sent off|2}} vs Moldova (25 March 2025) | vs Israel (6 June 2025) |
Rasmus Peetson | {{yel}} vs Israel (22 March 2025) {{yel}} vs Moldova (25 March 2025) | vs Israel (6 June 2025) | |
Markus Soomets | {{sent off|2}} vs Israel (22 March 2025) | vs Moldova (25 March 2025) | |
rowspan=3 | {{fb|MDA}} | Maxim Cojocaru | {{sent off|0}} vs Estonia (25 March 2025) | vs Italy (9 June 2025) |
Ion Nicolaescu | {{yel}} vs Estonia (25 March 2025) {{yel}} vs Italy (9 June 2025) | vs Israel (5 September 2025) | |
Vadim Rață | {{yel}} vs Norway (22 March 2025) {{yel}} vs Estonia (25 March 2025) | vs Italy (9 June 2025) |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026|Official FIFA World Cup website}}
- [https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/qualifiers/uefa Qualifiers – UEFA], FIFA.com
- [https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/ European Qualifiers], UEFA.com
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