The French national team, having defeated the Croatian national team in the Nations League quarter-finals (0:2, 2:0, on penalties — 5:4), became the last opponent of the Ukrainian national team in Group "D" of the qualifying cycle for the 2026 World Cup, the draw for which took place back in December.
As a result, the composition of this group has taken the following form.
Group "D" of the 2026 World Cup qualifying cycle
1. France
2. UKRAINE
3. Iceland
4. Azerbaijan.
Match schedule for Group "D" of the 2026 World Cup qualifying cycle
09.05.2025
UKRAINE — France
Iceland — Azerbaijan
09.09.2025
Azerbaijan — UKRAINE
France — Iceland
10.10.2025
Iceland — UKRAINE
France — Azerbaijan
13.10.2025
UKRAINE — Azerbaijan
Iceland — France
13.11.2025
France — UKRAINE
Azerbaijan — Iceland
16.11.2025
UKRAINE — Iceland
Azerbaijan — France.
We remind that according to the results of the 2026 World Cup qualifying cycle, 12 group winners will receive direct tickets to the final part of the World Cup. 12 teams that finish second in their groups, as well as 4 best group winners from the Nations League 2024/25, which rank below the second place in the qualifying groups for the 2026 World Cup, will form the playoff round, where the remaining 4 spots for the World Cup will be contested.
