UEFA, World Cup and European playoffs
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Everything you need to know about the World Cup playoff draw that sees Wales, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland learn their path to next summer's tournament.
When is the World Cup 2026 play-offs draw and which pot are Wales, Ireland and Northern Ireland in? - The 12 group runners-up will be joined by four teams who reached the play-offs thanks to their Nat
The draw for the World Cup outright will be made on 5 December, before the play-off matches take place. Therefore we'll know what our group would be and the cities we would play in. The carrot will be well and truly dangled. Tickets will even be on sale.
The playoff draw for the World Cup will be staged at FIFA’s Home of Football in Zurich, Switzerland on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 7 a.m. ET (4 a.m. PT, 12 p.m. GMT). The draw for the Inter-confederation playoff will take place immediately before the process for UEFA’s teams gets underway.
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2026 World Cup Playoff Draw: When is it, how does it work and where to watch in the United States
While the qualifying phase of five of the six confederations (AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL and OFC) has come to an end with the last FIFA date of 2025, the 48 national teams that w
The seven best-ranked round 2 play-off winners according to the 2026 Women’s European Qualifiers overall league rankings qualify directly for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The one remaining round 2 play-off winner qualifies for the FIFA Women’s World Cup intercontinental play-offs.
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