The list of countries to compete in the Intercontinental Playoffs to determine the two remaining nations to qualify to the 2026 FIFA World Cup is now complete.
The final round of qualifiers in the respective continents were completed on Tuesday, November 18 that had the likes of Haiti, Curacao and Panama qualify to next year’s World Cup from the CONCACAF region.
Curacao have become the smallest country ever to qualify to compete at the FIFA World Cup; Haiti will compete at the World Cup just for the second time in the country’s history. (Click highlighted text to read full story)
Bolivia, Suriname, New Caledonia and Jamaica have joined Democratic Republic of Congo and Iraq in the mini tournament that will be played between March 23 and March 31 in 2026 in Mexico.
Based on the FIFA rankings, DR Congo and Iraq have been seeded as finalists in the mini tournament with each nation set to face the winner of the semifinal matchups.
A special draw to pair the semifinalists (Bolivia, New Caledonia, Jamaica and Suriname) will be conducted at the FIFA Headquarters in Switzerland on Thursday, November 20 at 12:00 GMT.
