When are the UEFA World Cup qualifying playoffs? The playoffs take place in March 2026. The 16 teams involved will be split into four paths, with the overall winners of each path taking a place ...

More than the negative result, as Argentina qualified for the World Cup earlier in the day and then beat them convincingly, Brazil were defeated also for the way they played, as the team coached by ...

European World Cup qualifying soft-launched in March. It won't kick into full gear until September, but six of the 12 groups — the ones with five teams, as opposed to four — are underway.

North America plays host to the grandest World Cup in history in 2026, with more nations than ever before competing on ...

We already know seven of the 48 heading for the World Cup and can start to have a decent go at guessing a good chunk of the ...

Japan became the first national team to qualify through the World Cup qualifiers, with New Zealand and Argentina also clinching ...

BBC Sport looks at who has booked a place at the 2026 World Cup already, and how qualifying works around the world.

Note: Group winners qualify automatically for 2026 World Cup finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico; Group runners-up join four sides from Nations League in play-offs. Enditem Follow ...

Argentina became the fourth team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup this week ... with 16 places available to European sides. European qualifying consists of 12 groups, with the group winners ...