Overview
- Croatia defeated the Faroe Islands 3-1 in Rijeka to clinch qualification, with goals from Joško Gvardiol, Petar Musa and Nikola Vlašić after an early Faroe Islands strike.
- The Netherlands drew 1-1 in Warsaw as Memphis Depay canceled out Jakub Kamiński's opener, leaving the Dutch three points clear with a superior goal difference before hosting Lithuania.
- Germany beat Luxembourg 2-0 on a Nick Woltemade brace to remain level on points with Slovakia, setting a group-deciding meeting in Leipzig on Monday in which Germany holds the goal-difference edge.
- Mexico hosts Uruguay in Torreón on Saturday in a high-profile friendly carried in Mexico by Canal 5, Azteca 7 and TUDN with streaming on ViX, as Javier Aguirre tests options against Marcelo Bielsa's side.
- Chile visits Russia in Sochi under interim coach Nicolás Córdova (Chilevisión, Disney+), and Paraguay faces the United States at Subaru Park (Tigo Sports, Disney+ in Paraguay; Peacock, Telemundo, TNT and Universo in the U.S.), while Peru fell 5-1 to PFC Sochi in a three-period practice match.