World Cup battles and Brazil heat up the international break; see fixtures | OneFootball

The Brasileirão will pause for a few days, but football will not. The coming days will feature matches of the Brazilian National Team and HOT duels for World Cup spots.

Check out the highlights of the FIFA Date and plan ahead!

Brazilian National Team 🇧🇷

The Brazilian National Team will play its last two friendlies before the final call-up for the World Cup. First against France. Then against Croatia.

Brazil vs. France will be on Thursday (26th), at 5 PM (Brasília time), at Gillette Stadium in Boston.

Brazil vs. Croatia will be the following Tuesday (31st), at 9 PM, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando.

World Cup Duels 🏆

While Brazil, Croatia, and France are already secured in the World Cup, other teams will fight for spots.

In Europe, 16 teams will compete for four spots. There will be eight single-match confrontations. The eight winners will be ONE GAME away from the World Cup.

The matches of this "playoff semifinal" will all be on Thursday (26th). There's Denmark, Italy, Poland... Check out the duels:

2 PM - Turkey vs. Romania

4:45 PM - Czech Republic vs. Ireland

4:45 PM - Denmark vs. North Macedonia

4:45 PM - Italy vs. Northern Ireland

4:45 PM - Poland vs. Albania

4:45 PM - Slovakia vs. Kosovo

4:45 PM - Ukraine vs. Sweden

4:45 PM - Wales vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

The decisive matches are scheduled for the 31st, a Tuesday.

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The winner of Italy vs. Northern Ireland, for example, will face Wales or Bosnia.

And whoever advances from Ukraine vs. Sweden will face the winner of Poland vs. Albania.

International Playoffs 🗺️

An international playoff brings together six other teams that will compete for two World Cup spots.

There's Bolivia vs. Suriname (on Thursday, the 26th, at 8 PM) and New Caledonia vs. Jamaica (also on Thursday, the 26th, but at 11 PM).

The winner of New Caledonia vs. Jamaica will face Congo on the 31st, Tuesday, at 6 PM.

And the winner of Bolivia vs. Suriname will face Iraq on the 1st, a Wednesday, at midnight.

Brasileirão ⚔️

The Brasileirão will have ONE match during the FIFA Date, Athletico vs. Botafogo, a postponed game from the fifth round.

Athletico vs. Botafogo is scheduled for 6:30 PM on Sunday (29th), at Arena da Baixada.

The Hurricane - sixth with 13 points - could even take the second place (needs to win by two goals difference).

Meanwhile, the Fogão - 17th with six points - can bounce back in the competition and push Santos into the relegation zone.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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