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How the 2026 FIFA World Cup play-offs will work
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There are six qualification spots up for grabs, with Italy, Denmark, Jamaica, Iraq and more in the mix.
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12 European teams have already secured their place at the FIFA World Cup 2026
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which means 4 spots are still up for grabs
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16 countries are in contention to claim them
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the 12 group runners up from qualifying
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plus 4 others based on their results in the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League
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there are 4 paths that lead to the prize of a FIFA World Cup 2026 place
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the draw will decide the semi-final matchups in each path
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the 12 group runners up are split evenly across pots 1 to 3
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based on their latest FIFA Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking
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the 4 teams that qualify based on their UEFA Nations League results are in pot 4
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the pot 1 teams will be at home in semi-finals 1, 3, 5 or 7 as they are drawn
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the pot 2 countries will go into semi-finals 2, 4, 6 or 8
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and will host the teams from pot 3
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pot 4 countries will play their semi-final away to the teams in pot 1
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6 teams go into the FIFA World Cup 2026 playoff tournament draw
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with dreams of claiming 1 of 2 remaining spots at next year's global showpiece in North America
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4 confederations are represented by 1 team each
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and as the FIFA World Cup 2026 host confederation
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CONCACAF has 2 representatives in the draw
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European teams are not involved
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they follow a different qualifying route
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the 6 countries can take 1 of 2 possible paths to the FIFA World Cup 2026
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how they get there is based on the latest FIFA Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking
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the 2 teams ranked highest automatically advance to the 2 playoff finals
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