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= World Cup 2026 Qualifying =

== Europe (UEFA) ==

▪ UEFA Second Round Play-offs

## see
##   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_–_UEFA_second_round
##
##  Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
##     CET = Central European Time (UTC+01:00)
##     CEST = Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
##   In the night from Sat 28/3 to Sun 29/3/26,
##    the clocks are changed again from CET to CEST.
##    The time change happens at 2:00 on Sun 29/3/26.

▪▪ Path A
▪▪▪ Semi-finals

Th 26/3/26 20:45 CET                Italy  2-0  Northern Ireland     @ Bergamo
                                     (Tonali 56' Kean 80')

Th 26/3/26 20:45 CET (19:45 UTC±0)  Wales  1-1 a.e.t, 2-4 pen.  Bosnia & Herzegovina   @ Cardiff
                                      (D. James 51'; Džeko 86')

▪▪▪ Final
Tu 31/3/26 20:45 CEST     Bosnia & Herzegovina  1-1 a.e.t., 4-1 pen.  Italy   @ Zenica
                                 (Tabaković 79'; Kean 15')

▪▪ Path B
▪▪▪ Semi-finals
Th 26/3/26 20:45 CET      Ukraine  1-3  Sweden  @ Valencia (Spain)
                              (Ponomarenko 90'; Gyökeres 6', 51', 73' (pen.))

Th 26/3/26 20:45 CET      Poland  2-1  Albania   @ Warsaw
                              (Lewandowski 63' Zieliński 73'; Hoxha 42')

▪▪▪ Final
Tu 31/3/26 20:45 CEST   Sweden  3-2   Poland   @ Solna
                            (Elanga 20' Lagerbielke 44' Gyökeres 88';
                             Zalewski 33' Świderski 55')

▪▪ Path C
▪▪▪ Semi-finals
Th 26/3/26 18:00 CET (20:00 UTC+3)  Turkey  1-0  Romania  @ Istanbul
                                        (Kadıoğlu 53')

Th 26/3/26 20:45 CET               Slovakia  3-4  Kosovo  @ Bratislava
                                      (Valjent 6' Haraslín 45' Strelec 90+4';
                                       Hodža 21' Asllani 47' Muslija 60' Hajrizi 72')
▪▪▪ Final
Tu 31/3/26 20:45 CEST      Kosovo  0-1  Turkey  @ Pristina
                               (Aktürkoğlu 53')

▪▪ Path D
▪▪▪ Semi-finals
Th 26/3/26 20:45 CET    Denmark        4-0  North Macedonia      @ Copenhagen
                            (Damsgaard 49' Isaksen  58', 59' Nørgaard 75')

Th 26/3/26 20:45 CET    Czech Republic  2-2 a.e.t., 4-3 pen.  Republic of Ireland  @ Prague
                           (Schick 27' (pen.) Krejčí  86';
                            Parrott 19' (pen.) Kovář 23' (og))

▪▪▪ Final
Tu 31/3/26 20:45 CEST     Czech Republic  2-2 a.e.t., 3-1 pen.  Denmark   @ Prague
                              (Šulc 3' Krejčí 100';
                               Andersen 72' Høgh 111')


== Play-offs ==

## see
##  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(inter-confederation_play-offs)
##
##  All times are local, CST (UTC-6).
##     CST = Central Standard Time  (Central Time Zone)
##      see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Time_Zone
##
##  The winner of Pathway 1 will enter Group K in the final tournament.
##  The winner of Pathway 2 will enter Group I in the final tournament.


▪ Inter-confederation Play-offs

▪▪ Pathway 1, Semi-final
Th 26/3/26 20:00 UTC-6   New Caledonia  0-1  Jamaica  @ Guadalajara (Zapopan)
                                  (Cadamarteri 18')
▪▪ Pathway 1, Final
Tu 31/3/26 15:00 UTC-6   DR Congo  1-0 a.e.t.   Jamaica   @ Guadalajara (Zapopan)
                                    (Tuanzebe 100')

▪▪ Pathway 2, Semi-final
Th 26/3/26 17:00 UTC-6   Bolivia  2-1  Suriname  @ Monterrey (Guadalupe)
                             (Paniagua 72' Terceros 79' (pen.);
                              Van Gelderen 48')
▪▪ Pathway 2, Final
Tu 31/3/26 21:00 UTC-6   Iraq  2-1  Bolivia   @ Monterrey (Guadalupe)
                             (Al-Hamadi 10' Hussein 53';
                              Paniagua 38')

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