The lineup for the 2026 World Cup intercontinental playoffs has been finalised, with six nations set to compete in a mini-tournament in Mexico next March.
The teams are Bolivia, DR Congo, Iraq, Jamaica, New Caledonia, and Suriname.
As of Tuesday night, 42 countries had secured automatic qualification for next year’s tournament, leaving the remaining six spots to be decided through UEFA and inter-confederation playoffs.
The European playoff draw is scheduled for Thursday, November 20, at FIFA headquarters.
Teams confirmed for the playoffs as UEFA Qualifiers group runners-up include Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czechia, Denmark, Italy, Kosovo, Poland, the Republic of Ireland, Slovakia, Türkiye, Ukraine, and Wales.
Additional European entrants via the Nations League route are Romania, Sweden, Northern Ireland, and North Macedonia.
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The continent Africa out of 42 nations expected to participate in next World Cup has only 5 places and Europeans have more 10 places just imagine, it doesn't make sense