Overview
- The two playoff slates, which finish Tuesday, will award the last six berths for the expanded 48-team World Cup.
- In Europe, four single-match finals include Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Italy, Sweden vs Poland, Kosovo vs Türkiye, and Czechia vs Denmark.
- In Mexico's intercontinental tournament, Congo DR plays Jamaica in Guadalajara, while Bolivia meets Iraq in Monterrey.
- Iraq's build-up was disrupted by regional conflict, yet a private jet secured travel so the match will proceed as scheduled.
- Italy, a four-time champion, risks a third straight absence if it fails to win in Zenica.