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03/30 04:11 CDT What to know about the 2026 World Cup playoffs
What to know about the 2026 World Cup playoffs
MADRID (AP) --- The final six World Cup places will be decided this week with
the conclusion of two playoff tournaments that will complete the 48-team lineup.
Eight teams from Europe will compete for four spots, while the new
intercontinental tournament that is being staged in Mexico will determine the
other two places.
The biggest ever World Cup --- up from 32 teams in Qatar in 2022 --- is being
co-hosted by three nations for the first time: The United States, Canada and
Mexico.
Four-time champion Italy is the standout name in the European playoffs as it
tries to avoid missing out on a World Cup for a third consecutive time.
European playoffs There will be more European teams than from any other continent at the World Cup: 16. Eight teams made it through the last round of the playoffs and will seek the final four spots in winner-take-all matches: Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Italy, Sweden vs. Poland, Kosovo vs. Turkey and Czech Republic vs. Denmark. All four games will be played Tuesday. The winner of the Turkey-Kosovo game will enter into Group D, which already has the United States, Paraguay and Australia.
Intercontinental playoffs There is a different format for the intercontinental playoffs, which FIFA simply calls the Playoff Tournament. Two teams will advance from a field of six. The initial lineup was made up of two teams from CONCACAF (Jamaica, Suriname) and one each from Asia (Iraq), Africa (Congo), South America (Bolivia) and Oceania (New Caledonia). Congo, Jamaica, Iraq and Bolivia made it through to the final two matches. Congo will face Jamaica and Bolivia will play Iraq. The decisive games will be played in Guadalajara and Monterrey on Tuesday.
Who has qualified for the 2026 World Cup? Co-hosts: Canada, Mexico and the United States. Asia: Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan Africa: Algeria, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia North America, Central America and Caribbean: Curacao, Haiti, Panama South America: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay Oceania: New Zealand Europe: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland
When is the 2026 World Cup? June and July. It kicks off at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City on June 11. The final is on July 19 at MetLife Stadium, which will be referred to as New York New Jersey Stadium during the tournament. ___ James Robson is at https://x.com/jamesalanrobson ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
European playoffs There will be more European teams than from any other continent at the World Cup: 16. Eight teams made it through the last round of the playoffs and will seek the final four spots in winner-take-all matches: Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Italy, Sweden vs. Poland, Kosovo vs. Turkey and Czech Republic vs. Denmark. All four games will be played Tuesday. The winner of the Turkey-Kosovo game will enter into Group D, which already has the United States, Paraguay and Australia.
Intercontinental playoffs There is a different format for the intercontinental playoffs, which FIFA simply calls the Playoff Tournament. Two teams will advance from a field of six. The initial lineup was made up of two teams from CONCACAF (Jamaica, Suriname) and one each from Asia (Iraq), Africa (Congo), South America (Bolivia) and Oceania (New Caledonia). Congo, Jamaica, Iraq and Bolivia made it through to the final two matches. Congo will face Jamaica and Bolivia will play Iraq. The decisive games will be played in Guadalajara and Monterrey on Tuesday.
Who has qualified for the 2026 World Cup? Co-hosts: Canada, Mexico and the United States. Asia: Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan Africa: Algeria, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia North America, Central America and Caribbean: Curacao, Haiti, Panama South America: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay Oceania: New Zealand Europe: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland
When is the 2026 World Cup? June and July. It kicks off at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City on June 11. The final is on July 19 at MetLife Stadium, which will be referred to as New York New Jersey Stadium during the tournament. ___ James Robson is at https://x.com/jamesalanrobson ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
