UEFA World Cup qualification playoff teams are set
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World Cup 2026 European playoffs teams, schedule, bracket for UEFA nations chasing final four spots originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. With all but six of the 48 teams at next year's World Cup now confirmed, attention turns to the playoff rounds.
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