World Cup play-offs LIVE: Wales v Bosnia-Herzegovina & Italy v Northern Ireland build-up

Mar 26, 2026 · 83 words · By Live Reporting Written by Ben Ramsdale; Holly Bacon; Tasnim Chowdhury

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What to know about World Cup play-offs LIVE: Wales v Bosnia-Herzegovina & Italy v Northern Ireland build-up

Thanks for joining us!published at 16:59 GMT 26 March Big night ahead then...

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Thanks for joining us!published at 16:59 GMT 26 March Big night ahead then...

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good news for Adam [16:25] who doesn't know whether to watch Wales or Northern Ireland - you can watch both on the BBC.

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BBC Sport's build-up from Bergamo is underway here - you can watch and listen to Italy v Northern Ireland across the BBC.

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Claim 1: “coverage from Cardiff ahead of Wales against Bosnia and Herzegovina”

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Wikipedia entries only describe team histories and do not mention BBC coverage for Wales vs Bosnia and Herzegovina match. No independent sources confirm specific coverage.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team (Bosnian: Fudbalska reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine; Croatian: Nogometna reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine; Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Босн…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_nationa…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article provides details of international football games played by the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team from 2020 to present. For results prior to 2020, see Bosnia and Herzegovina na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_nationa…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article lists the results for the Wales national football team from 2000 through to 2019.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales_national_football_team_r…

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Claim 2: “you can watch and listen to Italy v Northern Ireland across the BBC”

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Wikipedia entry for BBC Sport mentions general coverage but does not specify Italy vs Northern Ireland match. Other entries relate to team history and political context, not broadcast coverage.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC, providing national sports coverage for BBC television, radio and online. The BBC holds the television and radio UK broadcasting rights to several sports, b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Sport

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in men's international association football. From 1882 to 1950, all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland nat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland_national_foot…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Troubles (Irish: Na Trioblóidí) were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted for about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also known internationally as the Northern Irelan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubles

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Claim 3: “you can watch both on the BBC”

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Wikipedia entries only describe team histories and do not mention BBC coverage for specific matches. No independent sources confirm BBC's coverage of Wales vs Bosnia and Herzegovina or Northern Ireland vs Italy matches.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article lists the results for the Wales national football team from 2000 through to 2019.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales_national_football_team_r…

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