Following the draw for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Play-Off Tournament staged at the Home of FIFA in Zurich, Switzerland, the match schedule for the tournament has been confirmed.

Guadalajara Stadium and Monterrey Stadium will stage two matches each during the tournament, with Guadalajara hosting play-off pathway 1 featuring New Caledonia, Jamaica and Congo DR and Monterrey hosting play-off pathway 2 involving Bolivia, Suriname and Iraq.

The semi-final matches in both cities will be played on Thursday, March 26 before the finals are contested on Tuesday March 31.

The FIFA World Cup 2026 Play-Off Tournament will be played in single-leg knockout matches, ensuring high-stakes showdowns in Mexico as the six competing nations seek to secure one of the final places at the first-ever 48 team FIFA

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