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Four teams heading to the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals through the European Playoffs (PO) have been finalized. The Czech Republic beat Denmark to be in the same group as South Korea, and Italy failed 'again' to advance to the World Cup finals.
The 2026 FIFA 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup European PO, which was divided into four passes (A to D) with a total of 16 teams participating, including second place in each group of European qualifiers, finished the journey through the final by pass at 3:45 a.m. (Korea time) on the 1st. Bosnia and Herzegovina (pass A), Sweden (pass B), Turkiye (pass C), and the Czech Republic (pass D), which won on the day, qualified for the World Cup finals.
The Czech Republic (43rd in FIFA rankings) tied Denmark (21st) 2-2 in regular time and overtime after a rough-and-ready match in Prague, Czech Republic, and won 3-1 in a penalty shootout to advance to the World Cup for the first time in 20 years. The Czech Republic will head to Group A of the World Cup, which includes South Korea, Mexico and South Africa.
In Pass A, Italy (13th in FIFA rankings) lost to Bosnia (71st) and was eliminated. Italy lost the penalty shootout 1-4 after drawing 1-1 with Bosnia in the Pass A Final in Zenica, Bosnia.
As a result, Italy has failed to advance to the World Cup finals for three consecutive times since the 2018 World Cup in Russia. On the other hand, Bosnia succeeded in advancing to the World Cup finals for the first time in 12 years since the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, placing itself in Group B, which includes Canada, Qatar and Switzerland.
In the Pass B final, Sweden (42nd in FIFA ranking) beat Poland (34th) 3-2 and returned to the World Cup stage for the first time in eight years since the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Sweden will play the Netherlands, Japan and Tunisia in Group F of the World Cup.
Turkiye (ranked 25th in FIFA) defeated Kosovo (79th) 1-0 in the enemy territory to advance to the World Cup for the first time in 24 years since the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, and will compete with the United States, Paraguay and Australia for the round of 32.
The owners of the remaining two 2026 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup tickets will be confirmed through intercontinental POs from Democratic Republic of Congo-Jamaica, Iraq-Bolivia. The winner of the Democratic Republic of the Congo-Jamaica match will be Group K, which includes Portugal, Uzbekistan, and Colombia, while the winner of the Iraq-Bolivia match will be Group I, which includes France, Senegal and Norway. After the Iraq-Bolivia match scheduled for noon on the 1st, all 48 teams that will advance to the 2026 FIFA World 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup finals will be confirmed.
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