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2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification (inter-confederation Play-offs)
The inter-confederation play-offs of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament will determine two qualification spots for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be played in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The play-offs will take place in March 2026 in one or more of the host countries. Format The slot allocation for the inter-confederation play-offs was confirmed by the FIFA Council in 2017. Each confederation received one play-off slot, with the exception of UEFA, with an additional play-off also given to the confederation of the host association(s). As Canada, Mexico and the United States were later appointed as hosts for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, CONCACAF received two spots in the play-off tournament, while the Asian Football Confederation, AFC, Confederation of African Football, CAF, CONMEBOL and Oceania Football Confederation, OFC each received one. The play-off tournament will be held in one or more of the host countries, and will act as a preparatory event for the World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2022 FIFA World Cup Qualification (inter-confederation Play-offs)
For the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, there were two scheduled inter-confederation play-offs to determine the final two qualification spots to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Matches were played on 13–14 June 2022 in the city of Al Rayyan, Qatar (one of the venues of the World Cup). Format The draw for the inter-confederation play-offs was held on 26 November 2021, 17:00 CET, in Zürich, Switzerland. Four teams from four confederations ( AFC, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and OFC) were drawn into two ties. Originally, the two teams in each tie were to play a two-legged home-and-away series. However, the ties were single-leg knockout matches in Qatar. These play-offs were the last ties to decide the two remaining World Cup slots for a 32-team tournament. The 2026 FIFA World Cup has been expanded to 48 teams, and included as part of the qualifiers a play-off tournament involving six teams to decide the last two berths. Qualified teams Venue Matches For the first time, FIFA decided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Penalty Shoot-out (association Football)
In association football, a penalty shoot-out (previously known as kicks from the penalty mark) is a tie-breaking method to determine which team is awarded victory in a match that cannot end in a tie (draw), draw, when the score is tied after the normal time as well as Overtime (sports)#Association football, extra time (if used) has expired. For example, in a FIFA World Cup, penalties are used in elimination matches; the round of 32, the round of 16, the quarter-finals, the semi-finals, and the final (competition), final. In a penalty shoot-out, each team takes turns shooting at goal from the penalty mark, with the goal defended only by the opposing team's Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Each team has five shots which must be taken by different players; the team that makes more successful kicks is declared the victor. Shoot-outs finish as soon as one team has an insurmountable lead. If scores are level after five pairs of shots, the shootout progresses into additiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
International Association Football Competitions Hosted By
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FIFA World Cup Qualification Inter-confederation Play-offs
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2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification (OFC)
The Oceanian section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification process took place from 6 September 2024 to 24 March 2025. The 2026 tournament was the 16th edition of Oceanian qualifiers and marked the first time OFC had a direct qualification slot into the FIFA World Cup. On 24 March 2025, the Oceanian confederation qualification ended with New Zealand directly qualifying to the 2026 FIFA World Cup and New Caledonia qualifying to the inter-continental play-offs. Format The qualification structure was as follows: *First round: The four lowest-ranked teams in the FIFA Men's World Rankings played a three-match knockout round in September 2024. The winner advanced to the second round. *Second round: The winning team from the first round joined the seven highest-ranked teams in two four-team groups in October and November 2024. The top two teams from each group advanced to the third round. *Third round: The four teams advancing from the second round played a three-match knockout r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification (CONMEBOL)
The South American section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will act as qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be held in Canada, the United States, and Mexico for national teams who are members of CONMEBOL. A total of 6 direct slots in the final tournament and 1 inter-confederation play-off slot are available for CONMEBOL teams. CONMEBOL was the first confederation to begin its qualification process for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with #PAR v PER, Paraguay–Peru being the first match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, global qualification process. Format On 22 August 2022, CONMEBOL sent a request to FIFA asking to keep the current qualification format that has been used since the 1998 World Cup qualification in South America. This was confirmed, with the first games of the qualifiers tentatively to be played in March or June 2023. On 27 February 2023, CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez (football executive), Alejandro Domínguez announced that the qualifie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification – CONCACAF Third Round
The third round of CONCACAF matches of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification is expected to take place during the months of September, October, and November 2025. This round will determine the final three CONCACAF teams to directly qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup as well as the two CONCACAF representatives in the inter-confederation play-offs. Format As Canada, Mexico, and the United States qualified for the final tournament as hosts, they will not take part in the qualification tournament. Twelve teams – the second round group winners and runners-up – were drawn into three groups of four teams each to play a home-and-away league format. The winners will qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the two best runners-up will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs. Qualified teams The following teams finished first or second in their respective second round groups: Seeding The draw took place at 19:00 EDT (UTC–4:00) on 12 June 2025. Teams were seeded based on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification (CONCACAF)
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2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification – CAF Second Round
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) is the African section of the qualification tournament for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico. A total of nine slots in the final tournament and one inter-confederation play-off slot are reserved for CAF teams. Format Due to nine CAF teams now directly qualifying instead of five, the CAF Executive Committee announced a new qualification format on 19 May 2023. Teams were drawn into nine groups of six teams. The winner of each group will directly qualify to the World Cup, while the four best group runners-up will participate in play-offs to determine which team will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs. * Group stage: Nine groups of six teams will play in a home-and-away round-robin matches. Group winners will qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. * Play-off stage: The four best group runners-up will be drawn into play-offs to determine the CAF representative at the inter-confederation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification – AFC Fifth Round
The Asian section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification is acting as qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup for national teams of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). AFC teams have been allocated eight direct qualifying slots and one inter-confederation play-off slot. The qualification process involves five rounds; the first two also serving as 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification, qualification for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup. Entrants All FIFA-affiliated nations entered the joint qualification process for both the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2027 AFC Asian Cup; Northern Mariana Islands national football team, Northern Mariana Islands, who is not a FIFA member, would have entered through the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Play-off round, 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification play-off round. However, the AFC excluded Northern Mariana Islands from the draw for the play-off round. Format The qualification format was announced on 1 August 2022, having been revamped to fit the increased fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
