Overview
- The single-leg UEFA finals, set for Tuesday, March 31, will award Europe’s last four 2026 World Cup berths.
- The four matchups are Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Italy, Sweden vs Poland, Kosovo vs Turkey, and Czechia vs Denmark.
- Each path feeds a preset group, placing Path A’s winner in Group B with Canada, Switzerland and Qatar, Path B’s in Group F with the Netherlands, Japan and Tunisia, Path C’s in Group D with the United States, Paraguay and Australia, and Path D’s in Group A with Mexico, South Korea and South Africa.
- Two inter-confederation finals in Guadalajara on Tuesday will decide the last places as Jamaica face DR Congo for Group K with Portugal, Uzbekistan and Colombia, and Iraq meet Bolivia for Group I with France, Senegal and Norway.
- Host preparations and access are taking shape as FS1 carries the intercontinental games in the U.S., Sony Sports and Sony Liv air the UEFA playoffs in India, and a new Pennsylvania law lets Philadelphia bars serve until 4 a.m. during its June match days.