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FIFA to Host Draws for World Cup Qualifying Playoffs in Zurich on Nov. 20
Draws will determine six final World Cup spots with 16 European teams competing for four places and six non-European teams vying for two, FIFA said.
- On November 20, FIFA will hold draws in Zurich, Switzerland to set playoff brackets deciding the last six entries for the 48-team 2026 World Cup.
- Runner-Up finishers in the 12 qualifying groups enter the playoffs, supplemented by four Nations League group winners including Wales and Sweden.
- FIFA will seed brackets using the men's world rankings due Nov. 19, with European playoffs as four brackets of four teams playing single-game semifinals and finals, while six non-European teams compete in intercontinental playoffs Mexico is expected to host.
- All playoff games are scheduled March 26-31, and the six playoff slots will be placeholders drawn from the lowest-ranked pot 4 at the World Cup draw on December 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, with U.S. President Donald Trump expected to attend.
- Bolivia and New Caledonia have already qualified, while playoff winners will join squads headed to the finals in June and July in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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Zurich. FIFA will hold on November 20 in Zurich, the draws for the repechaje crosses that will decide the last six places for the World Cup 2026, reported yesterday the world body of football.
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FIFA will hold draws on November 20 in Zurich for the playoffs that will decide the last six places in the 2026 World Cup of 48 teams, the world football organization reported on Friday.
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