Nations Cup 2026 - Qualifiers

• Overview
• Qualifiers
• League Stage
• Statistics

This page is part of the Nations Cup 2026 article.

Format

• Heroes can only be picked ONCE during a series.
• Group Stage: January 31^st - March 1^st
  • 7 groups of four teams.
  • Single Round Robin with Bo3 matches.
  • Top 1 team from each group qualifies for the League Stage.
  • 2nd placed team from each group advances to the Last Chance Qualifier.
  • Click here for tiebreaker rules

• • Tiebreaker rules:
    • Match wins
    • Map wins
    • Head-to-Head
    • Map score (total map wins - total map losses)
    • Head-to-Head
    • Coin flip

• Last Chance Qualifier: March 7^th - March 8^th
  • Single Elimination bracket with 7 teams.
  • All matches are Bo5.
  • Top 1 team qualifies for the League Stage.

Results

Group Stage

Group A Week 1 Week 1
1.	Germany			3-0	6-0	+6
2.	Serbia			2-1	4-2	+2
3.	Norway			1-2	2-4	-2
4.	Brazil			0-3	0-6	-6

Group B Week 1 Week 1
1.	France			3-0	6-0	+6
2.	Germany #2			2-1	4-4	0
3.	United Kingdom			1-2	3-4	-1
4.	Sweden #3			0-3	1-6	-5

Group C Week 1 Week 1
1.	Netherlands			3-0	6-0	+6
2.	France #3			2-1	4-2	+2
3.	Germany #3			1-2	2-5	-3
4.	Poland #3			0-3	1-6	-5

Group D Week 1 Week 1
1.	Poland #2			3-0	6-1	+5
2.	Russia			2-1	5-2	+3
3.	Austria			1-2	2-4	-2
4.	Finland			0-3	0-6	-6

Group E Week 1 Week 1
1.	Ukraine			3-0	6-0	+6
2.	Sweden			2-1	4-2	+2
3.	Czech Republic			1-2	2-4	-2
4.	United Kingdom #2			0-3	0-6	-6

Group F Week 1 Week 1
1.	Poland			3-0	6-0	+6
2.	United Arab Emirates			2-1	4-2	+2
3.	Czech Republic #2			1-2	2-4	-2
DQ.	United States			0-3	0-6	-6

February 16, 2026 - United States has dropped out from the tournament.

Group G Week 1 Week 1
1.	France #2			3-0	6-0	+6
2.	Sweden #2			2-1	4-2	+2
3.	Hungary			1-2	2-4	-2
4.	United States #2			0-3	0-6	-6

Detailed Results

Week 1

Week 1

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January 31, 2026

DE

2

0

SRB

January 31, 2026 - 16:00 CET

DE

2:0(Bo3)

SRB

Cursed Hollow

Match Duration: 9:45

Battlefield of Eternity

Match Duration: 7:21

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
Start Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	Cursed Hollow
Battlefield of Eternity	PICK	First Pick

Caster:  Khaldor

UA

2

0

UK 2

January 31, 2026 - 17:00 CET

UA

2:0(Bo3)

UK 2

Infernal Shrines

Match Duration: 8:43

Towers of Doom

Match Duration: 12:36

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
Infernal Shrines	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	Towers of Doom

Caster:  Khaldor

DE

2

0

BR

January 31, 2026 - 18:00 CET

DE

2:0(Bo3)

BR

Infernal Shrines

Match Duration: 14:55

Braxis Holdout

Match Duration: 15:01

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
Start Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	Infernal Shrines
First Pick	PICK	Braxis Holdout

Caster:  Khaldor

SRB

2

0

NO

January 31, 2026 - 19:00 CET

SRB

2:0(Bo3)

NO

Infernal Shrines

Match Duration: 11:11

Haunted Mines

Match Duration: 17:35

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
Start Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	Infernal Shrines
Haunted Mines	PICK	First Pick

Caster:  Khaldor

 Scorch stands in for  Fr3akXXXL on SRB.

February 1, 2026

DE

2

0

NO

February 1, 2026 - 16:00 CET

DE

2:0(Bo3)

NO

Towers of Doom

Match Duration: 19:43

Battlefield of Eternity

Match Duration: 14:24

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
Start Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	Towers of Doom
First Pick	PICK	Battlefield of Eternity

Caster:  Khaldor

SRB

2

0

BR

February 1, 2026 - 17:00 CET

SRB

2:0(Bo3)

BR

Infernal Shrines

Match Duration: 10:15

Garden of Terror

Match Duration: 15:30

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
Start Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	Infernal Shrines
First Pick	PICK	Garden of Terror

Caster:  Khaldor

FR

2

0

UK

February 1, 2026 - 18:00 CET

FR

2:0(Bo3)

UK

Infernal Shrines

Match Duration: 22:30

Tomb of the Spider Queen

Match Duration: 20:18

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
Start Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	Infernal Shrines
First Pick	PICK	Tomb of the Spider Queen

Casters:  Khaldor,  Trikslyr

DE 2

2

1

SE 3

February 1, 2026 - 19:00 CET

DE 2

2:1(Bo3)

SE 3

Haunted Mines

Match Duration: 23:33

Battlefield of Eternity

Match Duration: 20:45

Infernal Shrines

Match Duration: 16:27

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2
	Game 3

	Map Veto
		Start Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	Haunted Mines
First Pick	PICK	Battlefield of Eternity
Infernal Shrines	PICK	First Pick

Casters:  Khaldor,  Trikslyr

 Smidvarg stands in for  Teohden on DE 2.

 OskarLD stands in for  iiswhoiis on SE 3.

Week 2

Week 2

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February 7, 2026

FR

2

0

DE 2

February 7, 2026 - 16:00 CET

FR

2:0(Bo3)

DE 2

Infernal Shrines

Match Duration: 14:45

Braxis Holdout

Match Duration: 17:24

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
Start Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	Infernal Shrines
Braxis Holdout	PICK	First Pick

Casters:  Khaldor,  Trikslyr

UK

2

0

SE 3

February 7, 2026 - 17:00 CET

UK

2:0(Bo3)

SE 3

Haunted Mines

Match Duration: 17:41

Infernal Shrines

Match Duration: 16:38

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
		Start Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	Haunted Mines
Infernal Shrines	PICK	First Pick

Casters:  Khaldor,  Trikslyr

FR

2

0

SE 3

February 7, 2026 - 18:00 CET

FR

2:0(Bo3)

SE 3

Sky Temple

Match Duration: 12:13

Haunted Mines

Match Duration: 14:15

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
		Start Map Veto
Sky Temple	PICK	First Pick
Haunted Mines	PICK	First Pick

Casters:  Khaldor,  Trikslyr

UK

1

2

DE 2

February 7, 2026 - 19:00 CET

UK

1:2(Bo3)

DE 2

Infernal Shrines

Match Duration: 19:26

Tomb of the Spider Queen

Match Duration: 19:08

Battlefield of Eternity

Match Duration: 26:01

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2
	Game 3

	Map Veto
Start Map Veto
Infernal Shrines	PICK	First Pick
Tomb of the Spider Queen	PICK	First Pick
Battlefield of Eternity	PICK	First Pick

Caster:  Khaldor

February 8, 2026

NL

2

0

FR 3

February 8, 2026 - 16:00 CET

NL

2:0(Bo3)

FR 3

Garden of Terror

Match Duration: 15:55

Infernal Shrines

Match Duration: 15:28

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
		Start Map Veto
Garden of Terror	PICK	First Pick
Infernal Shrines	PICK	First Pick

Caster:  Khaldor

 NoScopeNinja stands in for  Hygao on NL.

 Yrana stands in for  Lolom on FR 3.

DE 3

2

1

PL 3

February 8, 2026 - 17:00 CET

DE 3

2:1(Bo3)

PL 3

Battlefield of Eternity

Match Duration: 17:13

Infernal Shrines

Match Duration: 15:34

Tomb of the Spider Queen

Match Duration: 14:52

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2
	Game 3

	Map Veto
		Start Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	Battlefield of Eternity
First Pick	PICK	Infernal Shrines
First Pick	PICK	Tomb of the Spider Queen

Caster:  Khaldor

NL

2

0

DE 3

February 8, 2026 - 18:00 CET

NL

2:0(Bo3)

DE 3

Haunted Mines

Match Duration: 13:52

Battlefield of Eternity

Match Duration: 18:13

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
Start Map Veto
Haunted Mines	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	Battlefield of Eternity

Caster:  Khaldor

 NoScopeNinja stands in for  Hygao on NL.

FR 3

2

0

PL 3

February 8, 2026 - 19:00 CET

FR 3

2:0(Bo3)

PL 3

Battlefield of Eternity

Match Duration: 15:14

Infernal Shrines

Match Duration: 22:42

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
		Start Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	Battlefield of Eternity
First Pick	PICK	Infernal Shrines

Caster:  Khaldor

 Yrana stands in for  Lolom on FR 3.

CZ

2

0

UK 2

February 8, 2026 - 20:00 CET

CZ

2:0(Bo3)

UK 2

Garden of Terror

Match Duration: 17:42

Sky Temple

Match Duration: 12:22

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
Start Map Veto
Garden of Terror	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	Sky Temple

Caster:  Khaldor

Week 3

Week 3

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February 14, 2026

RU

1

2

PL 2

February 14, 2026 - 16:00 CET

RU

1:2(Bo3)

PL 2

Haunted Mines

Match Duration: 21:00

Dragon Shire

Match Duration: 16:32

Towers of Doom

Match Duration: 19:21

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2
	Game 3

	Map Veto
Start Map Veto
Haunted Mines	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	Dragon Shire
First Pick	PICK	Towers of Doom

Caster:  Khaldor

FR 3

2

0

DE 3

February 14, 2026 - 17:00 CET

FR 3

2:0(Bo3)

DE 3

Battlefield of Eternity

Match Duration: 21:50

Tomb of the Spider Queen

Match Duration: 17:03

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
		Start Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	Battlefield of Eternity
First Pick	PICK	Tomb of the Spider Queen

Casters:  Khaldor,  Trikslyr

 drakhs stands in for  Saren on FR 3.

NL

2

0

PL 3

February 14, 2026 - 18:00 CET

NL

2:0(Bo3)

PL 3

Infernal Shrines

Match Duration: 19:10

Battlefield of Eternity

Match Duration: 21:25

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
		Start Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	Infernal Shrines
First Pick	PICK	Battlefield of Eternity

Casters:  Khaldor,  Trikslyr

 Voice stands in for  Yavor on PL 3.

AT

2

0

FI

February 14, 2026 - 19:00 CET

AT

2:0(Bo3)

FI

Infernal Shrines

Match Duration: 16:21

Battlefield of Eternity

Match Duration: 12:13

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
Start Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	Infernal Shrines
First Pick	PICK	Battlefield of Eternity

Caster:  Khaldor

February 15, 2026

RU

2

0

AT

February 15, 2026 - 16:00 CET

RU

2:0(Bo3)

AT

Haunted Mines

Match Duration: 13:15

Infernal Shrines

Match Duration: 17:27

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
Start Map Veto
Haunted Mines	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	Infernal Shrines

Caster:  Khaldor

PL 2

2

0

FI

February 15, 2026 - 17:00 CET

PL 2

2:0(Bo3)

FI

Infernal Shrines

Match Duration: 14:41

Cursed Hollow

Match Duration: 10:25

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
Start Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	Infernal Shrines
First Pick	PICK	Cursed Hollow

Caster:  Khaldor

RU

2

0

FI

February 15, 2026 - 18:00 CET

RU

2:0(Bo3)

FI

Infernal Shrines

Match Duration: 12:50

Tomb of the Spider Queen

Match Duration: 12:37

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
		Start Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	Infernal Shrines
First Pick	PICK	Tomb of the Spider Queen

Caster:  Khaldor

PL 2

2

0

AT

February 15, 2026 - 19:00 CET

PL 2

2:0(Bo3)

AT

Tomb of the Spider Queen

Match Duration: 14:26

Cursed Hollow

Match Duration: 9:36

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
Start Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	Tomb of the Spider Queen
First Pick	PICK	Cursed Hollow

Caster:  Khaldor

Week 4

Week 4

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February 21, 2026

SE

0

2

UA

February 21, 2026 - 16:00 CET

SE

0:2(Bo3)

UA

Infernal Shrines

Match Duration: 19:32

Sky Temple

Match Duration: 21:50

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
Start Map Veto
Infernal Shrines	PICK	First Pick
Sky Temple	PICK	First Pick

Caster:  Khaldor

PL

2

0

CZ 2

February 21, 2026 - 17:00 CET

PL

2:0(Bo3)

CZ 2

Battlefield of Eternity

Match Duration: 9:19

Infernal Shrines

Match Duration: 9:24

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
Start Map Veto
Battlefield of Eternity	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	Infernal Shrines

Caster:  Khaldor

SE

2

0

CZ

February 21, 2026 - 18:00 CET

SE

2:0(Bo3)

CZ

Infernal Shrines

Match Duration: 14:15

Garden of Terror

Match Duration: 23:06

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
		Start Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	Infernal Shrines
First Pick	PICK	Garden of Terror

Casters:  Khaldor,  Trikslyr

 Galnegunnar stands in for  QuackNiix on SE.

 wc3mouSe stands in for  SnowBee on CZ.

BR

FF

W

NO

February 21, 2026 - 19:00 CET

BR

FF:W(Bo3)

NO

Brazil forfeited the match.

February 22, 2026

SE

2

0

UK 2

February 22, 2026 - 16:00 CET

SE

2:0(Bo3)

UK 2

Towers of Doom

Match Duration: 13:05

Tomb of the Spider Queen

Match Duration: 14:20

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
Start Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	Towers of Doom
First Pick	PICK	Tomb of the Spider Queen

Caster:  Khaldor

 Galnegunnar stands in for  QuackNiix on SE.

 Leksa stands in for  TaylorWax on UK 2.

SE 2

2

0

HU

February 22, 2026 - 17:00 CET

SE 2

2:0(Bo3)

HU

Towers of Doom

Match Duration: 12:39

Infernal Shrines

Match Duration: 17:48

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
Start Map Veto
Towers of Doom	PICK	First Pick
Infernal Shrines	PICK	First Pick

Caster:  Khaldor

UA

2

0

CZ

February 22, 2026 - 18:00 CET

UA

2:0(Bo3)

CZ

Infernal Shrines

Match Duration: 18:13

Garden of Terror

Match Duration: 9:53

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
Start Map Veto
Infernal Shrines	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	Garden of Terror

Caster:  Khaldor

 Kensei stands in for  SnowBee on CZ.

USA

FF

W

PL

February 22, 2026 - 18:00 CET

USA

FF:W(Bo3)

PL

United States has dropped out from the tournament.

USA

FF

W

UAE

February 22, 2026 - 19:00 CET

USA

FF:W(Bo3)

UAE

United States has dropped out from the tournament.

Week 5

Week 5

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February 28, 2026

CZ 2

0

2

UAE

February 28, 2026 - 16:30 CET

CZ 2

0:2(Bo3)

UAE

Infernal Shrines

Match Duration: 19:28

Towers of Doom

Match Duration: 18:37

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
		Start Map Veto
Infernal Shrines	PICK	First Pick
Towers of Doom	PICK	First Pick

Caster:  Khaldor

USA

FF

W

CZ 2

February 28, 2026 - 17:00 CET

USA

FF:W(Bo3)

CZ 2

United States has dropped out from the tournament.

PL

2

0

UAE

February 28, 2026 - 17:30 CET

PL

2:0(Bo3)

UAE

Haunted Mines

Match Duration: 14:36

Tomb of the Spider Queen

Match Duration: 10:43

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
		Start Map Veto
Haunted Mines	PICK	First Pick
Tomb of the Spider Queen	PICK	First Pick

Caster:  Khaldor

USA 2

0

2

HU

February 28, 2026 - 18:30 CET

USA 2

0:2(Bo3)

HU

Towers of Doom

Match Duration: 15:39

Battlefield of Eternity

Match Duration: 17:26

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
		Start Map Veto
Towers of Doom	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	Battlefield of Eternity

Caster:  Khaldor

 Neverforget stands in for  Werkmann on HU.

March 1, 2026

SE 2

0

2

FR 2

March 1, 2026 - 16:00 CET

SE 2

0:2(Bo3)

FR 2

Towers of Doom

Match Duration: 13:40

Infernal Shrines

Match Duration: 18:59

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
		Start Map Veto
Towers of Doom	PICK	First Pick
Infernal Shrines	PICK	First Pick

Caster:  Khaldor

USA 2

0

2

FR 2

March 1, 2026 - 17:00 CET

USA 2

0:2(Bo3)

FR 2

Tomb of the Spider Queen

Match Duration: 13:12

Battlefield of Eternity

Match Duration: 14:23

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
Start Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	Tomb of the Spider Queen
First Pick	PICK	Battlefield of Eternity

Caster:  Khaldor

 WarrenOo stands in for  Kirwa on FR 2.

SE 2

2

0

USA 2

March 1, 2026 - 18:00 CET

SE 2

2:0(Bo3)

USA 2

Dragon Shire

Match Duration: 10:55

Towers of Doom

Match Duration: 13:32

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
		Start Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	Dragon Shire
First Pick	PICK	Towers of Doom

Caster:  Khaldor

FR 2

2

0

HU

March 1, 2026 - 19:00 CET

FR 2

2:0(Bo3)

HU

Battlefield of Eternity

Match Duration: 11:39

Cursed Hollow

Match Duration: 18:04

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

	Map Veto
Start Map Veto
Battlefield of Eternity	PICK	First Pick
Cursed Hollow	PICK	First Pick

Caster:  Khaldor

 WarrenOo stands in for  Kirwa on FR 2.

Last Chance Qualifier

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinals

Quarters

QF

Semifinals

Semifinals

Semis

SF

Grand Final

Grand Final

Final

GF

Qualified

Qualified

Qual.

Q

United Arab EmiratesUAE

Sweden #2SE 2

March 7, 2026 - 16:00 CET

UAE

vs(Bo5)

SE 2

	Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	First Pick

Caster:  Khaldor

Watch here

RussiaRU

March 8, 2026 - 18:00 CET

RU

vs(Bo5)

TBD

	Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	First Pick

Caster:  Khaldor

Watch here

SwedenSE

France #3FR 3

March 7, 2026 - 18:00 CET

SE

vs(Bo5)

FR 3

	Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	First Pick

Caster:  Khaldor

Watch here

Germany #2DE 2

SerbiaSRB

March 7, 2026 - 20:00 CET

DE 2

vs(Bo5)

SRB

	Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	First Pick

Caster:  Khaldor

Watch here

March 8, 2026 - 16:00 CET

TBD

vs(Bo5)

TBD

	Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	First Pick

Caster:  Khaldor

Watch here

March 8, 2026 - 20:00 CET

TBD

vs(Bo5)

TBD

	Map Veto
First Pick	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	First Pick
First Pick	PICK	First Pick

Caster:  Khaldor

Watch here

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