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World Cup play-offs: Who went through? What are the match-ups in the finals?

· 2179 words · By Nick Miller; Stuart James; Sebastian Stafford-Bloor; Adam Leventhal; Alex Brodie; Eduardo Tansley; Dermot Corrigan; Jacob Whitehead; Avi Creditor; Martin Rogers
Original article: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7149592/2026/03/26/world-cup-playoffs-italy-swe…

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“Italy avoided an upset to beat Northern Ireland and put themselves one win from qualifying for their first World Cup since 2014.”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence in archive to confirm or refute Italy's World Cup qualification status
“Gennaro Gattuso’s side are the most decorated nation left in the World Cup play-offs, as four-time winners, and now face Bosnia and Herzegovina to book their ticket to this summer’s tournament in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence in archive to verify Italy's decoration count or play-off details
“The World Cup play-off finals are scheduled for Tuesday, March 31, at which point all 48 teams competing at the 2026 World Cup will be finalised.”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence in archive to confirm World Cup play-off dates
“The European play-off finals will feature Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Italy, Sweden vs Poland, Kosovo vs Turkey, and Czech Republic vs Denmark.”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence in archive to verify European play-off fixtures
“The Intercontinental play-off finals will feature DR Congo vs Jamaica and Iraq vs Bolivia.”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence in archive to confirm Intercontinental play-off fixtures
“Jamaica defeated New Caledonia 1-0 in the Intercontinental play-off semi-final.”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence in archive to verify Jamaica vs New Caledonia result
“Bolivia defeated Suriname 2-1 in the Intercontinental play-off semi-final.”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence in archive to confirm Bolivia vs Suriname result
“Italy defeated Northern Ireland 2-0 in the European play-off semi-final.”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence in archive to verify Italy vs Northern Ireland match outcome
“The Czech Republic defeated the Republic of Ireland 2-2 on penalties in the European play-off semi-final.”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence in archive to confirm Czech Republic vs Ireland result
“Turkey defeated Romania 1-0 in the European play-off semi-final.”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence in archive to verify Turkey vs Romania match outcome
“Bosnia and Herzegovina defeated Wales 1-1 on penalties in the European play-off semi-final.”
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“Sweden defeated Ukraine 3-1 in the European play-off semi-final.”
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