With the World Cup 2026 swiftly approaching, and more teams qualifying each international break, our crew is taking a moment to break down the upcoming Playoff round in order to see which squads have the best chance of making the World Cup. Join Aly Trost-Martin, Nico Cantor, Troy Deeney & Geoff Shreeves as they explain just how the Playoffs will work, then creating a tier list with all of the teams that have already qualified.
0:00 UEFA Playoff Qualification EXPLAINER
0:19 Pots 1-4 UEFA Playoff DRAW
0:39 Inter-confederation Playoff EXPLAINER
1:33 Nico Cantor's TIER LIST
1:46 Uzbekistan, Jordan, Sweden, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
2:07 Tunisia, Cape Verde, Algeria, South Africa
2:50 Haiti, Curaçao, Panama
3:21 Paraguay
4:12 Japan, South Korea, Australia, Iran
4:40 Morocco
5:09 Senegal
5:32 Egypt, Ivory Coast, Ghana
6:20 Canada, USA & Mexico (HOSTS)
6:52 Norway
7:06 Netherlands, Spain, Austria
7:26 Belgium
8:00 Scotland
8:37 Croatia
8:55 France, Portugal, Germany, Switzerland
9:15 England
9:53...
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