Watch the World Cup qualification playoff draw on November 20 at 2:00 p.m. in Zurich
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The Ukrainian national team will find out its opponents in the playoffs, the matches of which will be held on March 26 and 31, 2026.
Serhiy Rebrov’s team is included in the first basket together with the teams of Italy, Denmark, and Turkey.
Ukraine’s opponent in the semifinals will be one of the teams from the fourth basket:
- Sweden, Romania, North Macedonia, Northern Ireland.
Ukraine will hold a semi-final match at a conventional home stadium.
The 12 second-placed teams in the groups (divided into baskets 1–3 according to the FIFA rankings) and the 4 winners of their Nations League quartets (basket 4) will take part in the play-offs.
All 16 participants will be divided into 4 ways. Each path will have one semi-final and one final. The semi-finals are scheduled for March 26, the finals for March 31, 2026. The losing teams in the semi-finals will play friendly matches against each other on the day of the finals. The four winners of the playoffs will advance to the final part of the 2026 World Cup.
The teams from the first basket will play the semi-finals at home against opponents from the fourth basket, and the representatives of baskets 2 and 3 will meet each other. The team with the higher rating will be the host in the semi-finals. After the formation of the semi-final pairs, a separate draw will be held for the hosts of the final matches. In the finals, representatives of baskets 1 or 4 will play against teams from baskets 2 or 3.
The draw for the 2026 World Cup selection playoffs. Rival of Ukraine. Watch online LIVE
The video broadcast of the draw will be held on November 20 at 14:00 on the official FIFA website.
Qualification of the World Cup 2026. UEFA zone. Playoffs
Distribution by baskets for drawing
- Basket 1: Italy, Denmark, Turkey, Ukraine
- Basket 2: Poland, Wales, Czech Republic, Slovakia
- Basket 3: Ireland, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo
- Basket 4: Sweden, Romania, North Macedonia, Northern Ireland
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