Fixtures confirmed for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Cymru’s campaign to reach the 2026 FIFA World Cup will begin at the Cardiff City Stadium against Kazakhstan on Saturday 22 March, followed by a journey to North Macedonia three days later.

Craig Bellamy’s side will then face a double header in June at home to Liechtenstein (Friday 6) before facing the group’s top seeds, Belgium, away on Monday 9 June.

The September and October international windows will feature one qualifying round match each, away to Kazakhstan on Thursday 4 September and home to Belgium on Monday 13 October. Friendly matches for the unfilled match days in those windows will be announced in due course.

The qualifying round will then end in November, away to Liechtenstein (Saturday 15 November) before a finale against North Macedonia at home (Tuesday 18 November).

All home qualifiers will be played at the Cardiff City Stadium.  A limited number of Half Campaign Tickets will be available exclusively to members of The Red Wall from Tuesday January, and further ticket information will be announced in due course.

Further information on the qualifying process is available here.

Available here

Red Wall Membership

Secure your membership ahead of the qualifiers

Learn more from FA Wales

Sign up to receive all things FAW, from team news, tickets, domestic, grassroots, to exclusive offers and prize draws.

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data – view our privacy policy by clicking here.