This article is about the men's teams participation in the 2026 FIFA Series. For the women's teams participation, see 2026 FIFA Series (women's matches).
2026 FIFA Series
Tournament details
Host countries Australia
Azerbaijan
Indonesia
Kazakhstan
New Zealand
Puerto Rico
Rwanda
Uzbekistan
Dates 25–31 March
Teams 34 (from 6 confederations)
Venue 11 (in 9 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Australia
 Aruba
 Azerbaijan
 Bulgaria
 Finland
 Kazakhstan
 Puerto Rico
 Rwanda
 Uzbekistan
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Match between New Zealand and Chile on 30 March 2026 at Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand.

The 2026 FIFA Series was the second edition of the FIFA Series, an invitational association football tournament promoted by FIFA that features friendly matches between national teams from different continental confederations. The men's section of the 2026 edition featured nine different series (with three or four teams each) taking place across eight host countries during the FIFA window of 25–31 March.[1][2]

Background

Following the success of the pilot phase of the tournament, FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced the second edition for 2026 during his speech at the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand in May 2024.[3][4]

On 18 October 2024, FIFA invited member associations to host and/or participate in the 2026 edition.[5] Member associations could apply to organize one or more four-team series (which could include their own national team) or to participate in a series in which they would contest two matches against opponents of a similar level and probably from different continental confederations.[6]

Initially, nine host countries were announced, including Australia,[7] Azerbaijan,[8] Indonesia,[9] Kazakhstan,[10] Mauritius,[11] Puerto Rico,[12] Rwanda and Uzbekistan,[13][14] with New Zealand joining later.[15][16] However, Mauritius had to withdraw from organizing their series as their national team will have to compete in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification preliminary round during the same FIFA window in March 2026, so this series was moved to Rwanda,[17][18] which will host two series,[19] reducing the number of host countries to eight.

Participating teams

Originally, 36 teams (divided into nine four-team series) were scheduled to participate in this edition.[20] The number of teams was later reduced to 34 following the withdrawal of Oman and Kuwait due to extraordinary circumstances related to the 2026 Iran war, leaving the Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan series with only 3 teams each.[2][21]

  • H = Hosts
Series Team Confederation FIFA Rankings
January 2026[22]
Australia  Australia (H) AFC 27
 Cameroon CAF 45
 China AFC 93
 Curaçao CONCACAF 81
Azerbaijan  Azerbaijan (H) UEFA 127
 Saint Lucia CONCACAF 167
 Sierra Leone CAF 120
Indonesia  Bulgaria UEFA 87
 Indonesia (H) AFC 122
 Saint Kitts & Nevis CONCACAF 154
 Solomon Islands OFC 152
Kazakhstan  Comoros CAF 106
 Kazakhstan (H) UEFA 114
 Namibia CAF 118
New Zealand  Cape Verde CAF 67
 Chile CONMEBOL 55
 Finland UEFA 75
 New Zealand (H) OFC 85
Puerto Rico  American Samoa OFC 184
 Guam AFC 201
 Puerto Rico (H) CONCACAF 156
 U.S. Virgin Islands CONCACAF 207
Rwanda A  Estonia UEFA 129
 Grenada CONCACAF 164
 Kenya CAF 113
 Rwanda (H) CAF 130
Rwanda B  Aruba CONCACAF 191
 Liechtenstein UEFA 205
 Macau AFC 193
 Tanzania CAF 110
Uzbekistan  Gabon CAF 86
 Trinidad & Tobago CONCACAF 97
 Uzbekistan (H) AFC 52
 Venezuela CONMEBOL 50

By confederation

Confederation Number of teams
AFC 6
CAF 9
CONCACAF 8
CONMEBOL 2
OFC 3
UEFA 6

Venues

2026 FIFA Series (men's matches) is located in Earth
Jakarta
Jakarta
Melbourne
Melbourne
Sydney
Sydney
Tashkent
Tashkent
Kigali
Kigali
Bayamón
Bayamón
Auckland
Auckland
Astana
Astana
Sumgait
Sumgait
Location of the 2026 FIFA Series venues
Country City Stadium Capacity
Australia Sydney Accor Stadium 83,000
Melbourne AAMI Park 30,500
Azerbaijan Sumgait Sumgayit City Stadium 9,502
Indonesia Jakarta Gelora Bung Karno Stadium 77,193
Kazakhstan Astana Astana Arena 30,244
New Zealand Auckland Eden Park 50,000
Puerto Rico Bayamón Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium 12,500
Rwanda Kigali Amahoro Stadium 45,508
Kigali Pelé Stadium 7,000
Uzbekistan Tashkent Bunyodkor Stadium 34,800
Pakhtakor Central Stadium 35,000

Format

Given that the FIFA International Match Calendar of March 2026 allows only two matches per team,[23] each series will be played under one of the following two formats, as agreed upon by the participating member associations:[24][25]

  • Pre-arranged fixtures, in which each team faces two of the other three teams in their series.
  • A Final four format, with semi-finals and finals played in single-leg knockout matches.

In each series, regardless of the format, a winner will be declared. Any match that ends in a draw in regular time will be decided directly by a penalty shoot-out, with no extra time. In series using the pre-arranged fixtures format, a victory on penalties will award an additional point to the winner for the sole purpose of standings, with the draw remaining the official result of the match.[26]

Series

All times are local as listed by FIFA.[27][28][29] Each team's confederation is indicated in brackets.

Australia

The FIFA Series Australia took place in Sydney on 27 March 2026 and Melbourne on 31 March 2026. It involved the hosts Australia (AFC), China (AFC), Cameroon (CAF) and Curaçao (CONCACAF).[30]

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Australia (H, C) 2 2 0 0 0 6 1 +5 6
2  Cameroon 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 +1 3
3  China 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 3
4  Curaçao 2 0 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0
Source: FIFA
(C) Champion; (H) Host
China  2–0  Curaçao
  • Wei Shihao 45+2'
  • Zhang Yuning 59'
 Report
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 7,578
Referee: Alex King (Australia)
Australia  1–0  Cameroon
Bos 85' Report
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 23,798[31]
Referee: Robert Jones (England)
Cameroon  2–0  China
  • Etta Eyong 3'
  • Alioum 9'
 Report
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)
Australia  5–1  Curaçao
  • Mabil 23'
  • Circati 67'
  • Bos 71'
  • Irankunda 80', 84'
 Report Martha 50'
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 16,764[32]
Referee: Andy Madley (England)

Azerbaijan

The FIFA Series Azerbaijan took place in Sumgait on 27 and 30 March 2026, and involved the hosts Azerbaijan (UEFA), Saint Lucia (CONCACAF) and Sierra Leone (CAF). Oman (AFC) was initially going to participate, but withdrew due to the 2026 Iran war, leading to a change in the series’ match schedule, with the host Azerbaijan facing Saint Lucia and Sierra Leone in just two matches instead of the four single-leg knockout matches originally scheduled.[33][34]

Azerbaijan  6–1  Saint Lucia
  • Mahmudov 2' (pen.)
  • Sadıxov 21'
  • Qurbanlı 37'
  • T. Bayramov 64'
  • Isgandarli 86'
  • R. Akhmedzade 89'
 Report Phillip 52' (pen.)
Sumgayit City Stadium, Sumgait
Attendance: 1,450[36]
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
Azerbaijan  1–1  Sierra Leone
Mammadov 72' Report Kanu 28'
Penalties
  • Bayramov soccer ball with check mark
  • Alıyev soccer ball with check mark
  • Isgandarli soccer ball with check mark
  • Guseynov soccer ball with red X
  • Sadikhov soccer ball with check mark
  • Akhmedzade soccer ball with check mark
  • Khaybulayev soccer ball with check mark
  • Kryvotsyuk soccer ball with check mark
  • Mammadov soccer ball with check mark
  • Hüseynov soccer ball with check mark
 9–8
Sumgayit City Stadium, Sumgait
Referee: Asker Nadjafaliev (Uzbekistan)

Indonesia

The FIFA Series Indonesia took place in Jakarta, and involved the hosts Indonesia (AFC), Bulgaria (UEFA), Saint Kitts and Nevis (CONCACAF) and the Solomon Islands (OFC).[37][38][39]

Bracket

 
Semi-finals Final
 
           
 
27 March – Jakarta
 
 
 Indonesia 4
 
30 March – Jakarta
 
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
 
 Indonesia 0
 
27 March – Jakarta
 
 Bulgaria 1
 
 Solomon Islands 2
 
 
 Bulgaria 10
 
Third place play-off
 
 
30 March – Jakarta
 
 
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4
 
 
 Solomon Islands 2

Semi-finals

Solomon Islands  2–10  Bulgaria
Lea'i 29' (pen.), 70' Report
  • Petkov 5', 45+2'
  • Yordanov 13' (pen.)
  • Krastev 39', 44'
  • Nikolov 53', 81', 90+3'
  • Rusev 63' (pen.)
  • Balov 65'
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 2,248
Referee: Naufal Adya Fairuski (Indonesia)
Indonesia  4–0  Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Beckham 15', 25'
  • Romeny 53'
  • Zijlstra 75'
 Report
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 26,703
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Third place play-off

Saint Kitts and Nevis  4–2  Solomon Islands
  • Sterling-James 30'
  • Mango 43' (o.g.)
  • Kelly 75'
  • Panayiotou 86'
 Report
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

Final

Indonesia  0–1  Bulgaria
Report M. Petkov 38' (pen.)
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 24,174
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

Kazakhstan

The FIFA Series Kazakhstan took place in Astana from 25 March to 31 March 2026, and involved the hosts Kazakhstan (UEFA), Comoros (CAF) and Namibia (CAF). Kuwait (AFC) was initially going to participate, but withdrew due to the 2026 Iran war, leading to a change in the series’ match schedule, with only three round-robin matches instead of the four single-leg knockout matches originally scheduled.[41][42][43]

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Kazakhstan (H, C) 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 +3 6
2  Namibia 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 −2 2
3  Comoros 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
Source: FIFA
(C) Champion; (H) Host
Kazakhstan  2–0  Namibia
  • Vorogovskiy 12'
  • Kasym 79'
 Report
Astana Arena, Astana
Attendance: 11,894[44]
Referee: Viktar Shymusik (Belarus)
Namibia  0–0  Comoros
Report
Penalties
  • Hanamub soccer ball with check mark
  • Muzeu soccer ball with check mark
  • Petrus soccer ball with check mark
  • Rudath soccer ball with check mark
  • Kambato soccer ball with check mark
 5–4
  • soccer ball with check mark Kari
  • soccer ball with check mark Id. Mohamed
  • soccer ball with red X Ali
  • soccer ball with check mark Abdallah
  • soccer ball with check mark Mroivili
Astana Arena, Astana
Referee: Arman Ismuratov (Kazakhstan)
Kazakhstan  1–0  Comoros
  • Orazov 4'
 Report
Astana Arena, Astana
Referee: Ishmael Barbara (Malta)

New Zealand

The FIFA Series New Zealand took place in Auckland on 27 and 30 March 2026, and involved the hosts New Zealand (OFC), Cape Verde (CAF), Chile (CONMEBOL) and Finland (UEFA).[45] All fixtures will be the first international meeting between the sides,[46] except for New Zealand vs. Chile, who have faced each other four times previously (all friendlies), with three wins for the South Americans and one scoreless draw.[47]

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Finland (C) 2 1 0 1 0 3 1 +2 4
2  New Zealand (H) 2 1 0 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3  Chile 2 1 0 0 1 5 6 −1 3
4  Cape Verde 2 0 1 0 1 3 5 −2 2
Source: FIFA
(C) Champion; (H) Host
Chile  4–2  Cape Verde
  • Brereton Díaz 16'
  • M. Gutiérrez 58'
  • Loyola 67'
  • Tapia 79'
 Report
  • D. Livramento 21'
  • S. Cabral 45+3'
Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)
New Zealand  0–2  Finland
Report
  • Pohjanpalo 25'
  • Oksanen 85'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 17,603
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
Cape Verde  1–1  Finland
Pires 67' Report Skyttä 45+4'
Penalties
  • S. Cabral soccer ball with check mark
  • J. Cabral soccer ball with red X
  • Pina soccer ball with check mark
  • Da Costa soccer ball with check mark
  • Mendes soccer ball with check mark
 4–2
  • soccer ball with check mark Walta
  • soccer ball with check mark Valakari
  • soccer ball with red X Keskinen
  • soccer ball with red X Oksanen
Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
New Zealand  4–1  Chile
  • Barbarouses 31'
  • Just 40'
  • Randall 60'
  • Waine 71'
 Report Tapia 83'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 14,327
Referee: Jack Morgan (Australia)

Puerto Rico

The FIFA Series Puerto Rico took place in Bayamón, and involved the hosts Puerto Rico (CONCACAF), American Samoa (OFC), Guam (AFC), and the U.S. Virgin Islands (CONCACAF).[12]

Bracket

 
Semi-finals Final
 
           
 
25 March – Bayamón
 
 
 Puerto Rico 4
 
28 March – Bayamón
 
 Guam 0
 
 Puerto Rico 2
 
25 March – Bayamón
 
 U.S. Virgin Islands 0
 
 U.S. Virgin Islands 5
 
 
 American Samoa 2
 
Third place play-off
 
 
28 March – Bayamón
 
 
 American Samoa 0
 
 
 Guam 6

Semi-finals

U.S. Virgin Islands  5–2  American Samoa
Report Mitchell 80' (pen.), 82'
Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón
Referee: José Torres (Puerto Rico)
Puerto Rico  4–0  Guam
  • W. Rivera 52', 61'
  • R. Rivera 57'
  • Antonetti 76' (pen.)
 Report
Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón
Referee: José Corporán (Dominican Republic)

Third place play-off

American Samoa  0–6  Guam
Report
Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón
Referee: José Torres (Puerto Rico)

Final

Puerto Rico  2–0  U.S. Virgin Islands
  • De León 19' (pen.)
  • Shaffer 44' (o.g.)
 Report
Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón
Referee: Randy Encarnación (Dominican Republic)

Rwanda A

The FIFA Series Rwanda A took place in Kigali, and involved the hosts Rwanda (CAF), Estonia (UEFA), Grenada (CONCACAF) and Kenya (CAF).[19][48]

Bracket

 
Semi-finals Final
 
           
 
27 March – Kigali (Amahoro)
 
 
 Rwanda 4
 
30 March – Kigali (Amahoro)
 
 Grenada 0
 
 Rwanda 2
 
27 March – Kigali (Amahoro)
 
 Estonia 0
 
 Kenya 1 (4)
 
 
 Estonia (p) 1 (5)
 
Third place play-off
 
 
30 March – Kigali (Amahoro)
 
 
 Grenada 0
 
 
 Kenya 3

Semi-finals

Kenya  1–1  Estonia
Ogam 51' Report (UEFA)
Report (FIFA)		 Tammik 21'
Penalties
  • A. Odhiambo soccer ball with check mark
  • Bajaber soccer ball with red X
  • Ouma soccer ball with check mark
  • Erambo soccer ball with check mark
  • Omondi soccer ball with check mark
  • Odada soccer ball with red X
 4–5
  • soccer ball with check mark Tõugjas
  • soccer ball with red X Yakovlev
  • soccer ball with check mark Schjønning-Larsen
  • soccer ball with check mark Tamm
  • soccer ball with check mark Sappinen
  • soccer ball with check mark Soomets
Amahoro Stadium, Kigali
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
Rwanda  4–0  Grenada
  • Leroy-Jacques Mickels 45+2'
  • J. Kwizera 45+6'
  • Bizimana 69'
  • Sahabo 83'
 Report
Amahoro Stadium, Kigali
Referee: Haimanot Adane (Ethiopia)

Third place play-off

Grenada  0–3  Kenya
Report
  • Odhiambo 13'
  • Ogam 18'
  • Obiero 81'
Amahoro Stadium, Kigali
Referee: Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania)

Final

Rwanda  2–0  Estonia
  • Biramahire 30'
  • L. Mickels 51'
 Report
Amahoro Stadium, Kigali
Referee: Ahmed Hassan Hussein (Somalia)

Rwanda B

The FIFA Series Rwanda B took place in Kigali, and involved Aruba (CONCACAF), Liechtenstein (UEFA), Macau (AFC), and Tanzania (CAF). Originally scheduled to take place in Mauritius, this series was moved to Rwanda after Mauritius withdrew from hosting it, with Tanzania replacing them in the matches.[50]

Bracket

 
Semi-finals Final
 
           
 
26 March – Kigali (Kigali Pelé)
 
 
 Aruba 4
 
29 March – Kigali (Kigali Pelé)
 
 Macau 1
 
 Aruba 4
 
26 March – Kigali (Kigali Pelé)
 
 Liechtenstein 1
 
 Tanzania 0
 
 
 Liechtenstein 1
 
Third place play-off
 
 
29 March – Kigali (Kigali Pelé)
 
 
 Macau 0
 
 
 Tanzania 6

Semi-finals

Aruba  4–1  Macau
Report Leong Ka Hang 88'
Kigali Pelé Stadium, Kigali
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
Tanzania  0–1  Liechtenstein
Report Sağlam 55'
Kigali Pelé Stadium, Kigali
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh (Djibouti)

Third place play-off

Macau  0–6  Tanzania
Report
  • M'Mombwa 16'
  • Mwamnyeto 26'
  • Yahya 45'
  • Kasunda 56'
  • Miroshi 74'
  • Allarakhia 87'
Kigali Pelé Stadium, Kigali
Referee: Lucky Kasalirwe (Uganda)

Final

Aruba  4–1  Liechtenstein
Report Zünd 52'
Kigali Pelé Stadium, Kigali
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

Uzbekistan

The FIFA Series Uzbekistan took place in Tashkent on 27 and 30 March 2026, and involved the hosts Uzbekistan (AFC), Gabon (CAF), Trinidad and Tobago (CONCACAF) and Venezuela (CONMEBOL).[51]

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Uzbekistan (H, C) 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 5
2  Venezuela 2 1 0 1 0 4 1 +3 4
3  Gabon 2 0 1 0 1 3 5 −2 2
4  Trinidad and Tobago 2 0 0 1 1 3 6 −3 1
Source: FIFA
(C) Champion; (H) Host
Venezuela  4–1  Trinidad and Tobago
  • Alfonzo 60', 67'
  • Rondón 81', 85'
 Report Moore 52'
Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan  3–1  Gabon
  • Shomurodov 14'
  • Urozov 59'
  • Odilov 90+4'
 Report Averlant 6'
Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 28,840
Referee: Abdullo Davlatov (Tajikistan)
Gabon  2–2  Trinidad and Tobago
Report Garcia 53', 90'
Penalties
  • Kanga soccer ball with check mark
  • Lemina soccer ball with red X
  • Obiang soccer ball with red X
  • Mbemba soccer ball with check mark
  • Mboula soccer ball with check mark
 3–2
  • soccer ball with red X Cardines
  • soccer ball with check mark Rochford
  • soccer ball with red X Powder
  • soccer ball with check mark Moore
  • soccer ball with red X Garcia
Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan  0–0  Venezuela
Report
Penalties
  • Iskanderov soccer ball with check mark
  • Temirov soccer ball with check mark
  • Ashurmatov soccer ball with check mark
  • Shukurov soccer ball with check mark
  • Mozgovoy soccer ball with check mark
 5–4
  • soccer ball with check mark Rondón
  • soccer ball with check mark González
  • soccer ball with red X Sosa
  • soccer ball with check mark Quintero
  • soccer ball with check mark Segovia
Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 29,225
Referee: Mederbek Taichiev (Kyrgyzstan)

Summary

2026 FIFA Series (men's) summary
Tournament Champions Runners-up Third-place Player of the tournament
Australia  Australia  Cameroon  China Australia Nestory Irankunda[52]
Azerbaijan  Azerbaijan  Sierra Leone  Saint Lucia
Indonesia  Bulgaria (2nd)  Indonesia  Saint Kitts and Nevis Bulgaria Marin Petkov
Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan  Namibia  Comoros Kazakhstan Islam Chesnokov[53]
New Zealand  Finland  New Zealand  Chile
Puerto Rico  Puerto Rico  U.S. Virgin Islands  Guam
Rwanda A  Rwanda  Estonia  Kenya Rwanda Leroy-Jacques Mickels
Rwanda B  Aruba  Liechtenstein  Tanzania (2nd) Aruba Jaybrien Romano
Uzbekistan  Uzbekistan  Venezuela  Gabon Uzbekistan Abdukodir Khusanov

See also

  • 2026 FIFA Series (women's matches)

Notes

  1. ^ The kickoff of the Azerbaijan v Saint Lucia match, originally scheduled for 19:00 local time, was delayed until 19:10 local time due to weather conditions and traffic congestion.[35]
  2. ^ The kickoff of the Saint Kitts & Nevis v Solomon Islands match, originally scheduled for 15:30 local time, was delayed for 75 minutes due to a thunderstorm and unfavorable weather conditions.[40]
  3. ^ a b The third-place match and the final of the Rwanda A Series, originally scheduled for 18:00 and 21:00 local time, respectively, were brought forward to 16:00 and 19:30 local time at the request of the participating teams.[49]

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