World Cup Qualifiers Europe: Schedule & Broadcast – These matches are being broadcast live today (September 7, 2025)

The FIFA World Cup is looming – national teams around the world are competing in the qualifying round for a coveted place in the tournament, which will be held in Canada, Mexico and the USA in the summer of 2026.

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Qualification is also in full swing in Europe: Here we summarize which qualifying matches are currently scheduled and where they can be watched live.

The matches and results of Matchday 6 (September 7–9) at a glance:

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On Sunday, September 7, 2025, the following European World Cup qualifying matches will be broadcast live:

3:00 PM: Georgia vs. Bulgaria (live on DAZN)
6:00 PM: Lithuania vs. Netherlands (live on DAZN)
6:00 PM: North Macedonia vs. Liechtenstein (live on DAZN)
8:45 p.m.: Germany vs. Northern Ireland (live on RTL)
8.45 p.m.: Luxembourg - Slovakia (live on DAZN)
8:45 p.m.: Turkey vs. Spain (live on DAZN)
8:45 p.m.: Poland vs. Finland (live on DAZN)
8:45 p.m.: Belgium vs. Kazakhstan (live on DAZN)

In Germany, there are four providers broadcasting World Cup qualifying matches live. These include the public broadcasters ARD and ZDF , as well as the private broadcaster RTL . The sports streaming portal DAZN broadcasts almost all European matches with the exception of DFB matches.

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The channel/streaming overview:

ARD will broadcast all of the German national team's qualifying matches live on free TV. This includes both home and away matches. Live streams are available in the ARD media library, at sportschau.de, and Joyn.
ZDF shares the rights to the German national team's qualifying matches on free TV with ARD and RTL.
RTL is also involved in the free TV broadcast of the German qualifying matches. Selected matches will be streamed on the paid streaming service RTL+.
DAZN: The sports streamer broadcasts almost all of the remaining European qualifying matches (excluding German participation) via paid stream. German matches are available afterward.

In the 2025/26 UEFA World Cup qualifiers, 54 teams from Europe will compete for a place in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This represents all European football associations except Russia, which remains suspended by UEFA and FIFA due to its war of aggression against Ukraine.

The 54 teams are divided into twelve groups (six groups of four and six groups of five).
Each nation plays against the other group opponents in a home and away match.
The group winners qualify directly – the runners-up go into the play-offs.

Outside of Europe, more than 200 national teams worldwide are participating in World Cup qualification. Each continental federation organizes its own qualifying competition:

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AFC (Asia and Australia): Multi-tiered league system with preliminary and group rounds. Eight Asian teams qualify directly, and one more can enter the competition via the intercontinental playoffs.
CAF (Africa): 54 African nations compete in nine groups, with the winners advancing directly to the World Cup; some runners-up have a chance to advance to the playoffs.
CONCACAF (North and Central America, Caribbean): Mexico, the USA, and Canada have already qualified as hosts. The remaining teams will play in several rounds for the remaining spots in the region.
CONMEBOL (South America): All ten nations compete in a single league (round robin, home and away). The top six qualify directly, and the seventh-place team advances to the playoffs.
OFC (Oceania): The qualifying phase has already ended. For the first time, Oceania has secured a World Cup berth; one more team can advance to the intercontinental playoffs. New Zealand is directly qualified, and New Caledonia has qualified for the playoffs.

The qualifying phase for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Europe runs from March 2025 to November 2025. The playoffs, in which the final European tickets will be awarded, will follow immediately afterward in March 2026. By then, all World Cup participants will be determined.

The qualification periods worldwide at a glance:

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AFC (Asia and Australia): 12 October 2023 to 18 November 2025
CAF (Africa): 15 November 2023 to November 2025
CONCACAF (North and Central America): March 22, 2024 to November 18, 2025
CONMEBOL (South America): 7 September 2023 to 9 September 2025
OFC (Oceania): 6 September 2024 to 24 March 2025
UEFA (Europe): 21 March 2025 to 31 March 2026

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World Cup Qualifiers Europe: Schedule & Broadcast – These matches are being broadcast live today (September 7, 2025)

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Qualification is also in full swing in Europe: Here we summarize which qualifying matches are currently scheduled and where they can be watched live.

The matches and results of Matchday 6 (September 7–9) at a glance:

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On Sunday, September 7, 2025, the following European World Cup qualifying matches will be broadcast live:

3:00 PM: Georgia vs. Bulgaria (live on DAZN)
6:00 PM: Lithuania vs. Netherlands (live on DAZN)
6:00 PM: North Macedonia vs. Liechtenstein (live on DAZN)
8:45 p.m.: Germany vs. Northern Ireland (live on RTL)
8.45 p.m.: Luxembourg - Slovakia (live on DAZN)
8:45 p.m.: Turkey vs. Spain (live on DAZN)
8:45 p.m.: Poland vs. Finland (live on DAZN)
8:45 p.m.: Belgium vs. Kazakhstan (live on DAZN)

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The channel/streaming overview:

ARD will broadcast all of the German national team's qualifying matches live on free TV. This includes both home and away matches. Live streams are available in the ARD media library, at sportschau.de, and Joyn.
ZDF shares the rights to the German national team's qualifying matches on free TV with ARD and RTL.
RTL is also involved in the free TV broadcast of the German qualifying matches. Selected matches will be streamed on the paid streaming service RTL+.
DAZN: The sports streamer broadcasts almost all of the remaining European qualifying matches (excluding German participation) via paid stream. German matches are available afterward.

The 54 teams are divided into twelve groups (six groups of four and six groups of five).
Each nation plays against the other group opponents in a home and away match.
The group winners qualify directly – the runners-up go into the play-offs.

Outside of Europe, more than 200 national teams worldwide are participating in World Cup qualification. Each continental federation organizes its own qualifying competition:

Read more after the ad

AFC (Asia and Australia): Multi-tiered league system with preliminary and group rounds. Eight Asian teams qualify directly, and one more can enter the competition via the intercontinental playoffs.
CAF (Africa): 54 African nations compete in nine groups, with the winners advancing directly to the World Cup; some runners-up have a chance to advance to the playoffs.
CONCACAF (North and Central America, Caribbean): Mexico, the USA, and Canada have already qualified as hosts. The remaining teams will play in several rounds for the remaining spots in the region.
CONMEBOL (South America): All ten nations compete in a single league (round robin, home and away). The top six qualify directly, and the seventh-place team advances to the playoffs.
OFC (Oceania): The qualifying phase has already ended. For the first time, Oceania has secured a World Cup berth; one more team can advance to the intercontinental playoffs. New Zealand is directly qualified, and New Caledonia has qualified for the playoffs.