The last six spots in the 2026 World Cup will be determined on Tuesday as the playoff finals take in Mexico and Europe. Following last week’s semifinals, the FIFA and UEFA playoffs are down to six matches. The FIFA playoff finals will see DR Congo face Jamaica and Iraq take on Bolivia.
Winners of each match in Mexico will qualify. The UEFA playoff finals will see Bosnia and Herzegovina host Italy; Czechia face Denmark; Kosovo meet Türkiye; and Sweden play Poland. Draft your Yahoo Fantasy Baseball team for the 2026 MLB SeasonThe FIFA playoffs began with six teams playing a tournament-style format to determine two of the qualifiers.
DR Congo and Iraq are the top two seeds, which allowed them to advance directly to their respective pathway’s final. There were 16 teams in the UEFA playoffs that were part of a mini-bracket featuring a semifinal and final for each individual path. The teams were drawn into four separate paths.
Each pathway featured two semifinals and one final. The six qualifiers out of these playoffs will join the 48-team field for this summer’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.2026 World Cup playoff schedulePathway 1March 26, 2026: New Caledonia 0-1 JamaicaMarch 31, 2026: DR Congo vs. Jamaica - 5 p.m. ET (FS1)The winner of Pathway 1 will be a part of Group K with Portugal, Uzbekistan and 2March 26, 2026: Bolivia 2-1 SurinameMarch 31, 2026: Iraq vs. Bolivia - 11 p.m.
ET (FS1)The winner of Pathway 2 will be a part of Group I with France, Senegal and Norway. fort LAUDERDALE, FL - JANUARY 28: FIFA World Cup 26 shirts with the FIFA World Cup 26 logo are on display for sale in a shop on January 28, 2026, at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The 2026 FIFA World Cup host countries are Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
(. UEFA Path B bracketMarch 26, 2026: Sweden 3, Ukraine 1March 26, 2026: Poland 2, Albania 1March 31, 2026: Sweden 3, Poland 2Sweden will be a part of Group F with the Netherlands, Japan and Path C bracketMarch 26, 2026: Türkiye 1, Romania 0March 26, 2026: Kosovo 4, Slovakia 3March 31, 2026: Türkiye 1, Kosovo 0Türkiye will be a part of Group D with the United States, Paraguay and Australia. Tomas Soucek (czechia) and Vladimír Coufal (Czechia) with post game celebration during Final FIFA World Cup Qualification: Czechia and Denmark at epet ARENA Stadium, Prague, Czechia on March 31 2026.
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