The 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup kicks off in just 203 days, but six qualification slots are still up for grabs via the Inter-Continental and European Play-Offs.
Two teams will book a place at USA, Mexico and Canada via the Inter-Continental Play-Offs, which will be staged in Mexico next March, while sixteen European nations, including four-time World Cup winners Italy , are set to battle it out for the final four UEFA qualification berths. And the path to World Cup is now clear for the twenty-two nations still dreaming of a place at the finals next summer.
Following a draw at FIFA HQ in Zurich on Thursday, the Play-Offs are now locked in, so which teams can start to plan for North America and who has a nightmare route to football's biggest tournament?
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