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The draw for the European zone play-offs of the 2026 World Cup has been made.
Idman.Biz reports that the national teams that will face each other in the semi-final stage of the round have been determined.
European Zone Play-off Pairs:
Path A:
Italy - Northern Ireland
Wales - Bosnia and Herzegovina
Path B:
Ukraine - Sweden
Poland - Albania
Path C:
Turkey - Romania
Slovakia - Kosovo
Path D:
Denmark - North Macedonia
Czech Republic - Ireland
In addition, according to the results of the intercontinental draw, the winner of the New Caledonia - Jamaica pair will face the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a ticket to the World Cup. The stronger of the Bolivia - Suriname duel will clarify relations with Iraq.
In addition to the hosts - USA, Canada, Mexico, as well as Curacao, Panama, Haiti Japan, New Zealand, Iran, Argentina, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Jordan, Australia, Brazil, Ecuador, Uruguay, Colombia, Paraguay, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Ghana, Cabo Verde, South Africa, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, England, France, Croatia, Norway, Portugal, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Scotland, Spain, Austria and Belgium have qualified for the final stage of the 2026 World Cup.
It should be noted that a total of 48 teams will participate in the World Championship, which will be held from June 11 to July 19, 2026.
10:55
Today, the draw for the European zone play-off matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be held in the USA, Mexico and Canada, will be held.
Idman.Biz reports that the ceremony will be held at FIFA headquarters at 16:00 Baku time.
12 teams that finished second in their groups in the qualifying round and four teams from the League of Nations (Romania, Sweden, Northern Ireland and North Macedonia) will participate in the play-off matches.
In total, 16 teams will be divided into four pots. The countries in the first pot will face the fourth, and the teams in the second pot will face the teams in the third group.
Pot I: Turkey, Italy, Ukraine, Denmark;
Pot II: Wales, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia;
Pot III: Albania, Ireland, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Pot IV: Romania, Sweden, Northern Ireland, North Macedonia.
The semi-final matches of the play-off stage, which will consist of one match, will be played on March 26, 2026, and the final matches will be played on March 31. The team that wins the final will qualify for the World Championship.
