European (UEFA) 2026 World Cup qualifying: Playoff finals - Schedule, dates, how to watch live

UEFA qualifying for the 2026 men's World Cup is almost done, with just four games to go to decide the final four teams from Europe who will be heading to the tournament this summer. MORE —   How will 48-team 2026 World Cup work? First round groups were won by England, France, Croatia, Portugal, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, and Scotland, earning automatic berths in the 2026 World Cup.

MORE — UEFA World Cup qualifying scenarios for final day And the 12 group runners-up and four UEFA Nations League entrants are meeting in four pathways, with one team emerging from each pathway and into the World Cup as the final four spots are still up for grabs. Here is everything you need to know for the four epic World Cup playoff finales in the UEFA region coming up on Tuesday March 31. European (UEFA) World Cup second round schedule, results, how to watch playoff finals live Playoff Path A Semifinals Italy 2-0 Northern Ireland - Recap, highlights Wales 1-1 Bosnia & Herzegovina (Bosnia & Herzegovina win 4-2 on penalty kicks) Final Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Italy - Tuesday March 31 - 2:45pm ET kick off - Watch on Fox Sports 1 Playoff Path B Semifinals Ukraine 1-3 Sweden Poland 2-1 Albania Final Sweden vs Poland - Tuesday March 31 - 2:45pm ET kick off - Watch on FUBO and ViX Playoff Path C Semifinals Turkiye 1-0 Romania Slovakia 3-4 Kosovo Final Kosovo vs Turkiye - Tuesday March 31 - 2:45pm ET kick off - Watch on FUBO and ViX Playoff Path D Semifinals Denmark 4-0 North Macedonia Czechia 2-2 Republic of Ireland (Czechia win 4-3 on penalty kicks) - Recap, highlights Final Czechia vs Denmark - Tuesday March 31 - 2:45pm ET kick off on - Watch on FUBO and ViX European (UEFA) 2026 World Cup qualification format First round (March 21-November 18, 2025): Twelve groups of 4-5 nations play round-robin, home-and-away.

Group winners qualify for 2026 World Cup. Runners-up reach one of four playoff paths. Second round (March 26-31, 2025): Twelve group runners-up plus the four top remaining UEFA Nations League group winners are drawn into four semifinal and final paths.

Four path winners qualify for 2026 World Cup. Which UEFA nations have already qualified for the 2026 World Cup? England France Croatia Portugal Germany Netherlands Norway Spain Switzerland Belgium Austria Scotland Europe (UEFA) 2026 World Cup qualification table * - Guaranteed to advance to playoffs, may still qualify automatically ** - Guaranteed to advance to playoffs through Nations League, may still qualify automatically Group A Germany — 5-0-1, +13 GD, 15 points — QUALIFIED Slovakia — 4-0-2, -2 GD, 12 points — ADVANCED TO PLAYOFFS Northern Ireland — 3-0-3, +1 GD, 9 points — ADVANCED TO PLAYOFFS THROUGH NATIONS LEAGUE Luxembourg — 0-0-6, -12 GD, 0 points — ELIMINATED Group B Switzerland* — 4-2-0, +12 GD, 15 points — QUALIFIED Kosovo* — 3-2-1, +1 GD, 11 points — ADVANCED TO PLAYOFFS Slovenia — 0-4-2, -5 GD, 4 points — ELIMINATED Sweden — 0-2-4, -8 GD, 2 points — ADVANCED TO PLAYOFFS THROUGH NATIONS LEAGUE Group C Scotland* — 4-1-1, +6 GD, 12 points — QUALIFIED Denmark* — 3-3-0, +9 GD, 11 points — ADVANCED TO PLAYOFFS Greece — 2-1-3, -2 GD, 7 points — ELIMINATED Belarus — 0-2-4, -13 GD, 2 points — ELIMINATED Group D France — 5-1-0, +12 GD, 16 points — QUALIFIED Ukraine — 3-1-2, -1 GD, 10 points — ADVANCED TO PLAYOFFS Iceland — 2-1-3, +2 GD, 7 points — ELIMINATED Azerbaijan — 0-1-5, -13 GD, 1 point — ELIMINATED Group E Spain* — 5-1-0, +19 GD, 16 points — QUALIFIED Turkiye* — 4-1-1, +5 GD, 13 points — ADVANCED TO PLAYOFFS Georgia — 1-0-5, -8 GD, 3 points — ELIMINATED Bulgaria — 1-0-5, -16 GD, 3 points — ELIMINATED Group F Portugal — 4-1-1, +13 GD, 13 points — QUALIFIED Republic of Ireland — 3-1-2, 0 GD, 10 points — ADVANCED TO PLAYOFFS Hungary — 2-2-2, +1 GD, 8 points — ELIMINATED Armenia — 1-0-5, -16 GD, 3 points — ELIMINATED Group G Netherlands — 6-2-0 — +23 GD — 20 points — QUALIFIED Poland — 5-2-1 — +7GD — 17 points — ADVANCED TO PLAYOFFS Finland — 3-1-4 — -6 GD — 10 points — ELIMINATED Malta — 1-2-6 — -15 GD — 5 points — ELIMINATED Lithuania — 0-3-5 — -9 GD — 3 points — ELIMINATED Group H Austria* — 6-1-1 — +18 GD — 19 points — QUALIFIED Bosnia and Herzegovina* — 5-2-1 — +10 GD — 17 points — ADVANCED TO PLAYOFFS Romania — 4-1-3 — +9 GD — 13 points — PLAYOFFS THROUGH NATIONS...