World Cup 2026

[Clyde1998]

WORLD CUP!!

[WestYorksRoyal]

Some second half...

[Winston Biscuit]

What a game, what a win!!

[LUX]

Great to see Steve Clarke smiling for once.

[Double C]

OCH AYE THE NOO!!!!

[Winston Biscuit]

Curacao and Haiti into the world cup!!

[Silver Fox]

What a night, what a game, what a goal by Shankland!!! Fitba, you've gotta love it

[Silver Fox]

8 more teams added in, that's 42, which seems like a lot

Canada
Mexico
USA
Japan
New Zealand
Iran
Argentina
Jordan
Korea Republic
Uzbekistan
Australia
Ecuador
Brazil
Uruguay
Paraguay
Colombia
Morocco
Tunisia
Egypt
Algeria
Ghana
Cabo Verde
South Africa
Qatar
England
Senegal
Cote D'Ivoire
Saudi Arabia
France
Croatia
Norway
Portugal
Germany
Netherlands
Austria
Belgium
SCOTLAND
Spain
Switzerland
Curacao
Haiti
Panama

[Winston Biscuit]

European play off draw at midday tomorrow

Pot 1: Italy, Ukraine, Turkey, Denmark
Pot 2: Wales, Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic
Pot 3: Kosovo, Republic of Ireland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albania
Pot 4: Romania, Northern Ireland, Sweden, North Macedonia

Pot 1 teams drawn against pot 4 teams, pot 2 teams drawn against pot 3 teams, all of which are 1 legged affairs which include extra time and pens if needed

The winners of the Pot 1 Vs Pot 4 games will be drawn to play against winners of Pot 2 Vs Pot 3 games, and it continues until there is a final.

the matches all take place next March

[Stranded]

European play off draw at midday tomorrow

Pot 1: Italy, Ukraine, Turkey, Denmark
Pot 2: Wales, Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic
Pot 3: Kosovo, Republic of Ireland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albania
Pot 4: Romania, Northern Ireland, Sweden, North Macedonia

Pot 1 teams drawn against pot 4 teams, pot 2 teams drawn against pot 3 teams, all of which are 1 legged affairs which include extra time and pens if needed

The winners of the Pot 1 Vs Pot 4 games will be drawn to play against winners of Pot 2 Vs Pot 3 games, and it continues until there is a final.

the matches all take place next March

Aren't there 4 finals? So it is just 4 sets of semi finals to be drawn with the winners playing off for one of the remaining slots?

As Sweden qualified via the Nations League - I believe they could become the first team to qualify for a World Cup without winning a game (if they win both ties on penalties).

[Sutekh]

European play off draw at midday tomorrow

Pot 1: Italy, Ukraine, Turkey, Denmark
Pot 2: Wales, Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic
Pot 3: Kosovo, Republic of Ireland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albania
Pot 4: Romania, Northern Ireland, Sweden, North Macedonia

Pot 1 teams drawn against pot 4 teams, pot 2 teams drawn against pot 3 teams, all of which are 1 legged affairs which include extra time and pens if needed

The winners of the Pot 1 Vs Pot 4 games will be drawn to play against winners of Pot 2 Vs Pot 3 games, and it continues until there is a final.

the matches all take place next March

Aren't there 4 finals? So it is just 4 sets of semi finals to be drawn with the winners playing off for one of the remaining slots?

As Sweden qualified via the Nations League - I believe they could become the first team to qualify for a World Cup without winning a game (if they win both ties on penalties).

Why can’t we just have a simple unseeded set of games? Sick of these organisations maximising the chances of qualification for the perceived big boys. No doubt we’ll find pot 1 teams will also get home advantage

Why should Northern Ireland have to face an Italy instead of a North Macedonia?

[Winston Biscuit]

European play off draw at midday tomorrow

Pot 1: Italy, Ukraine, Turkey, Denmark
Pot 2: Wales, Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic
Pot 3: Kosovo, Republic of Ireland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albania
Pot 4: Romania, Northern Ireland, Sweden, North Macedonia

Pot 1 teams drawn against pot 4 teams, pot 2 teams drawn against pot 3 teams, all of which are 1 legged affairs which include extra time and pens if needed

The winners of the Pot 1 Vs Pot 4 games will be drawn to play against winners of Pot 2 Vs Pot 3 games, and it continues until there is a final.

the matches all take place next March

Aren't there 4 finals? So it is just 4 sets of semi finals to be drawn with the winners playing off for one of the remaining slots?

you are right. took me ages to try and get my head around how they had come up with this complex way of arranging the play off matches, but that's because i was trying to find how they got to the final 1 winner, when in fact there are 4 'playoff pathways', each with a winner.

[Winston Biscuit]

any beefy tensions between these nations that could make games interesting?

The only one that jumps out to me is Bosnia & Kosovo, but I think they are unlikely to play each other.

[Brum Royal]

8 more teams added in, that's 42, which seems like a lot

42 + 4 x Euro playoffs = 46

Do we know what the permutations are for the last two spaces?

[Brum Royal]

Watched the Scotland game from about 75 mins onwards. Fantastic end to the game, very pleased for them. Seemed to be one of those nights where you just have a feeling (as a neutral at least) that something would break for them and they'd do it. Incredible scenes, and some top quality goals too

[Silver Fox]

8 more teams added in, that's 42, which seems like a lot

42 + 4 x Euro playoffs = 46

Do we know what the permutations are for the last two spaces?

Bolivia, Congo DR, Iraq, Jamaica, New Caledonia and Suriname are in the play off tournament

4 teams play in semis and the two winners play the 2 other teams in 2 finals for the 2 spots

Obvs

[Stranded]

8 more teams added in, that's 42, which seems like a lot

42 + 4 x Euro playoffs = 46

Do we know what the permutations are for the last two spaces?

Those are for the Intercontinental play-off winners.

Draw is tomorrow

Iraq and DR Congo as the highest seeds move directly to the 2 "finals".

The semi finals will be between Jamaica, Bolivia. Suriname & New Caledonia.

[Stranded]

European play off draw at midday tomorrow

Pot 1: Italy, Ukraine, Turkey, Denmark
Pot 2: Wales, Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic
Pot 3: Kosovo, Republic of Ireland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albania
Pot 4: Romania, Northern Ireland, Sweden, North Macedonia

Pot 1 teams drawn against pot 4 teams, pot 2 teams drawn against pot 3 teams, all of which are 1 legged affairs which include extra time and pens if needed

The winners of the Pot 1 Vs Pot 4 games will be drawn to play against winners of Pot 2 Vs Pot 3 games, and it continues until there is a final.

the matches all take place next March

Aren't there 4 finals? So it is just 4 sets of semi finals to be drawn with the winners playing off for one of the remaining slots?

As Sweden qualified via the Nations League - I believe they could become the first team to qualify for a World Cup without winning a game (if they win both ties on penalties).

Why can’t we just have a simple unseeded set of games? Sick of these organisations maximising the chances of qualification for the perceived big boys. No doubt we’ll find pot 1 teams will also get home advantage

Why should Northern Ireland have to face an Italy instead of a North Macedonia?

Yes the highest placed seed will be at home throughout - so Italy will always have home advantage - which they did last time round but still lost to North Macedonia.

[Silver Fox]

So, if the Beers beat Detroit and Denver beats Atlanta in the American Southwestern Division East Northern, then Milwaukee goes to the Denslow Cup, unless Baltimore can upset Buffalo and Charlotte ties Toronto, then Oakland would play LA and Pittsburgh in a blind choice round robin. And if no clear winner emerges from all of this, a two-man sack race will be held on consecutive Sundays until a champion can be crowned.

[Silver Fox]

European play off draw at midday tomorrow

Pot 1: Italy, Ukraine, Turkey, Denmark
Pot 2: Wales, Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic
Pot 3: Kosovo, Republic of Ireland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albania
Pot 4: Romania, Northern Ireland, Sweden, North Macedonia

Pot 1 teams drawn against pot 4 teams, pot 2 teams drawn against pot 3 teams, all of which are 1 legged affairs which include extra time and pens if needed

The winners of the Pot 1 Vs Pot 4 games will be drawn to play against winners of Pot 2 Vs Pot 3 games, and it continues until there is a final.

the matches all take place next March

Aren't there 4 finals? So it is just 4 sets of semi finals to be drawn with the winners playing off for one of the remaining slots?

As Sweden qualified via the Nations League - I believe they could become the first team to qualify for a World Cup without winning a game (if they win both ties on penalties).

Why can’t we just have a simple unseeded set of games? Sick of these organisations maximising the chances of qualification for the perceived big boys. No doubt we’ll find pot 1 teams will also get home advantage

Why should Northern Ireland have to face an Italy instead of a North Macedonia?

Not sure if serious but, because they didn't finish top 2 in their qualifying group? These pots are entirely on merit and have nothing to do with big boys