World Cup playoffs bracket: Full schedule, scores for European and FIFA intercontinental qualifiers 2026

What World Cup groups will UEFA playoff winners enter? How the UEFA World Cup playoff works History of the UEFA World Cup playoff FIFA INTERCONTINENTAL PLAYOFFS — Bracket, fixtures, and schedule Which teams are involved? What World Cup groups will FIFA playoff winners enter?

How the FIFA intercontinental playoff works History of the FIFA intercontinental playoff How FIFA playoff qualifiers have done at each World Cup With the expanded 2026 World Cup field of 48 near completion, only six more places are to be decided. Forty-two teams have already booked their places at this summer's competition, and final slots will be claimed during the March international break. Four of those teams will hail from Europe, with the UEFA qualification playoffs to be contested over the next week.

The other two will be decided at the intercontinental playoffs, officially called the FIFA World Cup Play-Off Tournament, which see nations from across the globe compete for the last available places at the expanded finals. The Sporting News brings you the bracket, schedule, teams involved, and eventual World Cup places to be claimed for the 2026 qualifying playoffs. 2026 WORLD CUP HQ: Latest World Cup news | Full World Cup schedule | Buy World Cup tickets Which teams are in 2026 World Cup UEFA playoffs?

The UEFA playoffs are filled out by 16 teams divided into four mini four-team brackets. Twelve of the participants earned their place in the competition by finishing in second in their European qualifying groups. The other four sides were the best-ranked UEFA Nations League group winners who did not already qualify for the World Cup or the playoffs.