"The structure of the UEFA play-offs is straightforward but unforgiving. UEFA lists four distinct 'paths' (A through D), each comprising two single-match semi-finals on 26 March, followed by a single-match final on 31 March that pits the two semi-final winners against each other."
"Because UEFA publishes the finals as bracket pairings rather than named teams-using slashes to indicate 'winner of this semi-final' versus 'winner of that semi-final'-the only fully verifiable way to describe 31 March is as four winner-versus-winner fixtures whose participants are determined by the semi-final results."
The UEFA play-offs for the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place at the end of March 2026, following European qualifiers from March to November 2025. Four paths will each produce a team through semi-finals on March 26 and finals on March 31. UEFA's structure includes two semi-finals per path, leading to a final match. Matches typically start at 20:45 CET, with one semi-final scheduled for an earlier kickoff. Path A features Italy against Northern Ireland and Wales against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the semi-finals.
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