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Weaker groups plus the whole third placed bollocks is going to mean much less chance of big nations failing to reach the knockouts.

We could end up with a group containing Iran, Panama, and Curacao ffs.

Tbph mate I've not given the World Cup 2026 much thought - I don't like all this pissing about with it, so I've just blanked it out and take it as it comes, seems an easier way of dealing with football organisational madness sometimes.

When I think back to 1974 when Haiti and Zaire were in it, it was just all so simplistic, it's like the European Cup now Champions League with all it's stupid qualification league format, that is just total nonsense.

Although I do like the underdogs in the world cup, because one of them will put on a show of some description that makes it memorable for decades to come.
 
New Caledonia v Jamaica with the winner playing Doctor Congo

Suriname v Bolivia to play Iraq

MASSIVE. The random bird presenting has confirmed it’ll be a “true football thriller”. So that’s good.
 
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From 9m ago
12.45 GMT
Confirmed World Cup 2026 playoffs

Path A
SF1: Italy v Northern Ireland
SF2: Wales v Bosnia-Herzegovina

Path B
SF3: Ukraine v Sweden
SF4: Poland v Albania

Path C
SF5: Turkey v Romania
SF6: Slovakia v Kosovo

Path D
SF7: Denmark v North Macedonia
SF8: Czech Republic v Republic of Ireland

Draw for the four finals:
Winner of SF2 (Wales Bosnia-Herzegovina) at home v winner of SF1 (Italy v Northern Ireland).
Winner of SF3: (Ukraine and Sweden) at home v winner of SF4 (Poland v Albania).
Winner of SF 6 (Slovakia v Kosovo v winner of SF5 (Turkey v Romania)
Winner of SF8 (Czech Republic v Republic of Ireland) at home v winner of SF7 (Denmark v North Macedonia).
 
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I quite like the third place bollocks. Means no team is totally out going into the final game. Some proper ****e will make it out the groups so I look forward to the challenge of Uzbekistan after overcoming those three teams.

Nah it's bollocks, means there's much less jeopardy.

There'll be 72 games just to eliminate 16/48 teams. Absolute nonsense.