Group K<\/a> alongside Portugal, Uzbekistan and Colombia.<\/p>\nAdvertisement<\/p>\n
In Tuesday\u2019s final playoff, Iraq was able to hold off Bolivia for a 2-1 win at Estadio BBVA in Monterrey, Mexico. Ayman Hussein\u2019s goal in the 55th minute was the difference as Iraq ends a 40-year World Cup drought. Iraq\u2019s reward? A spot in a difficult Group I with France, Norway and Senegal all favorites to advance.<\/p>\n
With Iraq in, the 48-team field is now complete. Groups are set, storylines are forming and the road to the World Cup officially moves from qualification chaos to tournament anticipation.<\/p>\n
2026 World Cup: Complete groups<\/p>\n
Group A: Mexico, South Africa, Korea Republic, Czechia
Group B: Canada,Bosnia and Herzegovina, Qatar, Switzerland
Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland
Group D: United States, Paraguay, Australia, T\u00fcrkiye
Group E: Germany, Cura\u00e7ao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador
Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia
Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand
Group H: Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay
Group I: France, Senegal, Iraq, Norway
Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
Group K: Portugal, DR Congo, Uzbekistan, Colombia
Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama<\/p>\n
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Here\u2019s how the playoffs unfolded in real-time:<\/p>\n
Live coverage is over52 updates<\/p>\n
Tue, March 31, 2026 at 10:03 PM PDT<\/p>\n
Iraq has claimed the final spot at the 2026 World Cup, closing the book on a dramatic playoff window that delivered one last twist on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
While Bosnia\u2019s stunning elimination of Italy grabbed the early headlines, the Iraqis made sure the final word belonged to them, grinding out the result they needed to punch their ticket to North America. It\u2019s a historic moment for a program that has battled through a difficult qualifying path and now returns to the sport\u2019s biggest stage with momentum and belief.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, they\u2019ll be the underdogs in this tournament\u2019s version of the \u201cGroup of Death\u201d alongside France, Norway and Senegal<\/p>\n
Tue, March 31, 2026 at 9:41 PM PDT<\/p>\n
Iraq is 15 minutes away from booking the final spot in the 2026 World Cup. Bolivia is getting desperate, as it should, but Iraq hasn\u2019t yielded in its attack.<\/p>\n
Tue, March 31, 2026 at 9:19 PM PDT<\/p>\n
Tue, March 31, 2026 at 8:54 PM PDT<\/p>\n
It\u2019s all tied up as the teams head to the locker room to regroup. After going down early, Bolivia responded well with several opportunities to score culminating in Paniagua\u2019s golazo in the 38th minute. The winner tonight will join Group I alongside France, Norway and Senegal.<\/p>\n
Tue, March 31, 2026 at 8:44 PM PDT<\/p>\n
Ramiro Vaca sends it in and 18-year-old Mois\u00e9s Paniagua capitalizes to level the score vs. Iraq.<\/p>\n
Tue, March 31, 2026 at 8:20 PM PDT<\/p>\n
Tue, March 31, 2026 at 8:12 PM PDT<\/p>\n
After an incredible save from Bolivia\u2019s Guillermo Viscarra, the ensuing corner kick results in Ali Hamadi blasting a header into the net to give Iraq a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n
Tue, March 31, 2026 at 8:08 PM PDT<\/p>\n
Iraq: Ahmed Basil Fadhil; Hussein Ali, Zaid Tahseen, Akam Hashem, Merchas Doski; Ibrahim Bayesh, Youssef Amyn, Aimar Sher, Amir Al-Ammari; Ali Al Hamadi, Ayman Hussein<\/p>\n
Bolivia: Guillermo Viscarra; Diego Medina, Lu\u00eds Haqu\u00edn, Efra\u00edn Morales, Roberto Fern\u00e1ndez; Robson Matheus, Ramiro Vaca, Gabriel Villam\u00edl; Miguel Terceros, Mois\u00e9s Paniagua, Juan Godoy<\/p>\n
Tue, March 31, 2026 at 8:00 PM PDT<\/p>\n
Iraq and Bolivia have taken the field for Tuesday night\u2019s inter-continental playoff final in Monterrey, Mexico with one final World Cup spot on the line.<\/p>\n
Tue, March 31, 2026 at 4:49 PM PDT<\/p>\n
The Reggae Boyz have been eliminated from qualifying for the 2026 World Cup as DR Congo books its ticket with a 1-0 win over the Reggae Boyz after 120+ minutes. Axel Tuanzebe\u2019s 100th minute tap-in was the difference and now DR Congo can set its sights on its Group K opponents: Portugal, Uzbekistan and Colombia.<\/p>\n
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DR Congo’s defender #04 Axel Tuanzebe (unseen) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal in extra time during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers final playoff football match between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Jamaica at the Akron Stadium in Zapopan, Jalisco state, Mexico, on March 31, 2026. (Photo by Ulises Ruiz \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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Tue, March 31, 2026 at 4:45 PM PDT<\/p>\n
Tue, March 31, 2026 at 4:16 PM PDT<\/p>\n
It took 100 minutes, but DR Congo finds the net with a tap-in from Burnley\u2019s Axel Tuanzebe off the corner kick. How will Jamaica respond?<\/p>\n
Tue, March 31, 2026 at 4:00 PM PDT<\/p>\n
Scoreless after 90+ minutes, the sides will now play 30 extra minutes in the Mexican heat in Guadalajara for a spot in the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n
Tue, March 31, 2026 at 3:51 PM PDT<\/p>\n
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DR Congo’s midfielder #08 Samuel Moutoussamy reacts after his team had a goal disallowed during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers final playoff football match between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Jamaica at the Akron Stadium in Zapopan, Jalisco state, Mexico, on March 31, 2026. (Photo by Ulises Ruiz \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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Tue, March 31, 2026 at 3:36 PM PDT<\/p>\n
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Tue, March 31, 2026 at 3:00 PM PDT<\/p>\n
Sean Leahy<\/p>\n
Even first 45 minutes. Both teams recorded a single shot on goal, while Congo has 4 shot attempts to 3 for Jamaica.<\/p>\n
The winner of this match will be a part of Group K with Portugal, Uzbekistan and Colombia.<\/p>\n
Tue, March 31, 2026 at 2:58 PM PDT<\/p>\n
Sean Leahy<\/p>\n
Tue, March 31, 2026 at 2:30 PM PDT<\/p>\n
Sean Leahy<\/p>\n
Denmark missed three attempts, while Tom\u00e1s Chory, Tom\u00e1s Soucek and Michal Sad\u00edlek took advantage of their PKs to help send Czechia to the World Cup for the first time since 2006.<\/p>\n
Tue, March 31, 2026 at 2:23 PM PDT<\/p>\n
Sean Leahy<\/p>\n
Whoever comes out on top will be a part of Group B with Canada, Qatar and Switzerland.<\/p>\n
ITA: Moise Kean – 15′
BiH: Haris Tabakovi\u0107 – 79′<\/p>\n
Tue, March 31, 2026 at 2:17 PM PDT<\/p>\n
Sean Leahy<\/p>\n
The winner of this one will join Group A with Mexico, South Africa and South Korea.<\/p>\n
CZE: Pavel Sulc – 3′, Ladislav Krejc\u00ed – 100′
DEN: Joachim Andersen – 72\u2019, Kasper H\u00f8gh – 111′<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Italy has failed to qualify for its third straight World Cup. Bosnia and Herzegovina was victorious against the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47470,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[19537,2025,4194,1648,12477,19540,19543,1216,3184,4059,949,19544,19433,11849,19547,8395,19548,655,3077,19535,382,537,6299,19536,10882,19541,34,94,384,19545,6169,389,19538,654,2979,19539,6414,8816,971,6456,19431,7412,271,19542,50,19549,19280,3497,106,1218,2248,1717,19432,10738,19546,19550,5861,2577],"class_list":{"0":"post-47469","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iraq","8":"tag-alessandro-bastoni","9":"tag-algeria","10":"tag-argentina","11":"tag-australia","12":"tag-austria","13":"tag-axel-tuanzebe","14":"tag-ayman-hussein","15":"tag-belgium","16":"tag-bosnia-and-herzegovina","17":"tag-brazil","18":"tag-canada","19":"tag-cape-verde","20":"tag-colombia","21":"tag-croatia","22":"tag-curacao","23":"tag-denmark","24":"tag-ecuador","25":"tag-egypt","26":"tag-england","27":"tag-fox-soccer","28":"tag-france","29":"tag-germany","30":"tag-ghana","31":"tag-gianluigi-donnarumma","32":"tag-haiti","33":"tag-haris-tabakovic","34":"tag-iran","35":"tag-iraq","36":"tag-italy","37":"tag-ivory-coast","38":"tag-jamaica","39":"tag-japan","40":"tag-joachim-andersen","41":"tag-jordan","42":"tag-mexico","43":"tag-moise-kean","44":"tag-morocco","45":"tag-new-zealand","46":"tag-norway","47":"tag-panama","48":"tag-paraguay","49":"tag-portugal","50":"tag-qatar","51":"tag-robert-lewandowski","52":"tag-saudi-arabia","53":"tag-scotland","54":"tag-senegal","55":"tag-south-africa","56":"tag-south-korea","57":"tag-spain","58":"tag-sweden","59":"tag-switzerland","60":"tag-tunisia","61":"tag-turkiye","62":"tag-uruguay","63":"tag-usmnt","64":"tag-uzbekistan","65":"tag-world-cup"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}