2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group H 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 final tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States.[1] Group H consisted of five teams: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Romania and San Marino. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format from March to November 2025. However, as Austria were involved in the Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs in March, they began their qualifying campaign in June 2025.

The group winners, Austria, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, Bosnia and Herzegovina, advanced to the second round (play-offs). In addition, Romania advanced to the play-offs via their Nations League ranking.

Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Romania Cyprus San Marino
1  Austria 8 6 1 1 22 4 +18 19 Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup — 1–1 2–1 1–0 10–0
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 5 2 1 17 7 +10 17 Advance to play-offs 1–2 — 3–1 2–1 1–0
3  Romania 8 4 1 3 19 10 +9 13 Advance to play-offs via Nations League 1–0 0–1 — 2–0 7–1
4  Cyprus 8 2 2 4 11 11 0 8 0–2 2–2 2–2 — 2–0
5  San Marino 8 0 0 8 2 39 −37 0 0–4 0–6 1–5 0–4 —
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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).

More information Cyprus, 2–0 ...
Cyprus 2–0 San Marino
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Attendance: 2,336[5]
More information Romania, 0–1 ...
Romania 0–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Attendance: 49,413[6]
More information Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2–1 ...
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–1 Cyprus
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Attendance: 7,464[7]
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
More information San Marino, 1–5 ...
San Marino 1–5 Romania
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Attendance: 3,556[8]
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)
More information Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1–0 ...
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 San Marino
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Attendance: 11,828[9]
Referee: Luís Godinho (Portugal)
More information Austria, 2–1 ...
Austria 2–1 Romania
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Attendance: 48,500[10]
More information Romania, 2–0 ...
Romania 2–0 Cyprus
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Attendance: 45,324[11]
More information San Marino, 0–4 ...
San Marino 0–4 Austria
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Attendance: 3,075[12]
Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic)
More information Austria, 1–0 ...
Austria 1–0 Cyprus
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Attendance: 16,300[13]
More information San Marino, 0–6 ...
San Marino 0–6 Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Attendance: 2,740[14]
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
More information Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1–2 ...
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 Austria
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Attendance: 11,700[15]
More information Cyprus, 2–2 ...
Cyprus 2–2 Romania
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Attendance: 4,875[16]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
More information Austria, 10–0 ...
Austria 10–0 San Marino
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Attendance: 37,500[17]
Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)
More information Cyprus, 2–2 ...
Cyprus 2–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Attendance: 2,355[18]
More information San Marino, 0–4 ...
San Marino 0–4 Cyprus
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Attendance: 598[19]
More information Romania, 1–0 ...
Romania 1–0 Austria
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Attendance: 39,581[20]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
More information Cyprus, 0–2 ...
Cyprus 0–2 Austria
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Attendance: 6,012[21]
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)
More information Bosnia and Herzegovina, 3–1 ...
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–1 Romania
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Attendance: 11,459[22]
More information Austria, 1–1 ...
Austria 1–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Attendance: 48,000[23]
More information Romania, 7–1 ...
Romania 7–1 San Marino
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Attendance: 8,426[24]

Goalscorers

There were 71 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.55 goals per match.

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

A player or team official was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[25]

  • 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:[26]

More information Team, Player ...
Team Player Offence(s) Suspended for match(es)
 AustriaGernot TraunerRed card vs Serbia in 2024–25 UEFA Nations League (23 March 2025)vs Romania (7 June 2025)
Stefan PoschYellow card vs San Marino (10 June 2025)
Yellow card vs Cyprus (6 September 2025)		vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (9 September 2025)
Patrick WimmerYellow card Yellow-red card vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (9 September 2025)vs San Marino (9 October 2025)
Phillipp MweneYellow card vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (9 September 2025)
Yellow card vs Romania (12 October 2025)		vs Cyprus (15 November 2025)
David AlabaYellow card vs San Marino (9 October 2025)
Yellow card vs Romania (12 October 2025)		vs Cyprus (15 November 2025)
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaIvan ŠunjićYellow card vs Cyprus (24 March 2025)
Yellow card vs Cyprus (9 October 2025)		vs Romania (15 November 2025)
Nihad MujakićYellow card vs Austria (9 September 2025)
Yellow card vs Cyprus (9 October 2025)		vs Romania (15 November 2025)
Amar DedićYellow card vs San Marino (7 June 2025)
Yellow card vs Romania (15 November 2025)		vs Austria (18 November 2025)
Dženis BurnićYellow card vs San Marino (6 September 2025)
Yellow card vs Romania (15 November 2025)		vs Austria (18 November 2025)
Nikola KatićYellow card vs Austria (9 September 2025)
Yellow card vs Romania (15 November 2025)		vs Austria (18 November 2025)
 CyprusKonstantinos LaifisYellow card Yellow-red card vs Romania in 2024–25 UEFA Nations League (18 November 2024)vs San Marino (21 March 2025)
Yellow card vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (24 March 2025)
Yellow card vs San Marino (12 October 2025)		vs Austria (15 November 2025)
Ioannis PittasYellow card Yellow-red card vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (24 March 2025)vs Romania (10 June 2025)
Yellow card vs Romania (9 September 2025)
Yellow card vs San Marino (12 October 2025)		vs Austria (15 November 2025)
Kostas PileasYellow card vs Austria (6 September 2025)
Yellow card vs San Marino (12 October 2025)		vs Austria (15 November 2025)
 RomaniaNicolae StanciuYellow card vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (21 March 2025)
Yellow card vs Austria (7 June 2025)		vs Cyprus (10 June 2025)
Nicușor BancuYellow card vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (21 March 2025)
Yellow card vs Cyprus (9 September 2025)		vs Austria (12 October 2025)
Andrei BurcăYellow card vs Cyprus (9 September 2025)
Yellow card vs Austria (12 October 2025)		vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (15 November 2025)
Denis DrăgușRed card vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (15 November 2025)vs San Marino (18 November 2025)
Last match of suspension to be served in play-offs[27]
 San MarinoAlessandro GolinucciRed card vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (6 September 2025)vs Austria (9 October 2025)
Lorenzo CapicchioniYellow card vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (6 September 2025)
Yellow card vs Cyprus (12 October 2025)		vs Romania (18 November 2025)
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Notes

  1. [1]
    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).

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