Over the next week, the final six spots at the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be filled. See how the Opta supercomputer expects this week’s semi-finals to go…
In one sense, the end of World Cup qualification is so close we can almost touch it. Over the next week, the final six teams to compete in Canada, Mexico and the United States will be confirmed.
But for those involved, this could be one of the longest weeks of their lives. Unable to secure automatic qualification, they all now have a second chance – but for the majority, that will require winning two matches.
Sixteen teams enter the European play-offs; four will progress to the World Cup. And then there are the intercontinental…