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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00:0012 European teams have already secured their place at the FIFA World Cup 2026

00:09which means 4 spots are still up for grabs

00:1216 countries are in contention to claim them

00:15the 12 group runners up from qualifying

00:18plus 4 others based on their results in the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League

00:24there are 4 paths that lead to the prize of a FIFA World Cup 2026 place

00:29the draw will decide the semi-final matchups in each path

00:34the 12 group runners up are split evenly across pots 1 to 3

00:39based on their latest FIFA Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking

00:43the 4 teams that qualify based on their UEFA Nations League results are in pot 4

00:49the pot 1 teams will be at home in semi-finals 1, 3, 5 or 7 as they are drawn

00:56the pot 2 countries will go into semi-finals 2, 4, 6 or 8

01:02and will host the teams from pot 3

01:04pot 4 countries will play their semi-final away to the teams in pot 1

01:096 teams go into the FIFA World Cup 2026 playoff tournament draw

01:21with dreams of claiming 1 of 2 remaining spots at next year's global showpiece in North America

01:274 confederations are represented by 1 team each

01:30and as the FIFA World Cup 2026 host confederation

01:35CONCACAF has 2 representatives in the draw

01:38European teams are not involved

01:40they follow a different qualifying route

01:43the 6 countries can take 1 of 2 possible paths to the FIFA World Cup 2026

01:49how they get there is based on the latest FIFA Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking

01:54the 2 teams ranked highest automatically advance to the 2 playoff finals

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