Yoane Wissa and DR Congo have discovered their 2026 World Cup finals route after play-off draw | OneFootball

The dream is still alive for Yoane Wissa to go to the 2026 World Cup finals.

We are now at the stage whereby 42 of the 48 qualifiers are now known (see below).

So just the six more to be sorted.

Four of those remaining six places are to be competed for by 16 European countries, including Sweden, Denmark and Italy. The European play-offs for the 2026 World Cup finals were drawn on Thursday afternoon, with Will Osula, Sandro Tonali, Emil Krafth and Anthony Elanga all finding out who their countries have drawn.

As well as the European countries and their play-off discovery today, there was also the draw made for the inter-confederation play-offs, with six countries competing for two spaces.

After failing to top their group, DR Congo successfully got through the African play-offs, winning the semi-final and final, in the Newcastle United striker’s absence.

That has given Yoane Wissa and DR Congo a place at these inter-confederation play-offs in March 2026.

Six nations, drawn in two paths with a semi-final and a final.

The two countries with the highest world ranking go straight into the two finals, these are Iraq and DR Congo. So Yoane Wissa and his international teammates only have to win one match in March to get to the 2026 World Cup finals.

Today’s inter-confederation draw for the 2026 World Cup finals playoffs

Yoane Wissa and DR Congo will need to beat the winners of New Caledonia v Jamaica, to get through to next summer’s finals.

Whilst for the other place in the finals, Iraq will play the winners of Bolivia v Suriname.

The 42 teams now already through to the 2026 World Cup finals:

Hosts:

Canada, Mexico, United States

Africa:

Algeria, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia

Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Uzbekistan

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland

Oceania: