DR Congo will trade tackles with Jamaica at the Estadio Guadalajara, while Iraq and Bolivia will clash at Estadio Monterrey in battles that will decide the final two teams to qualify for the 2026 World Cup to be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.

DR Congo won the ticket to represent Africa in the inter-continental playoff when they defeated Nigeria through penalties in the CAF playoff held in Morocco, last year.

The DR Congo versus Jamaica game will hold by 3.00 p.m. Mexican time, which is 10.00 p.m. in Nigeria, while the Iraq versus Bolivia game will kickoff by 9.00 p.m. Mexican time (4.00 a.m.).

Winners in both games will complete the line-up for the 48-team tournament, which kicks off on June 11, 2026.

Representing CONCACAF, Jamaica booked their place in the first final pathway on Thursday last weekend following their 1-0 defeat of New Caledonia in Guadalajara, and face a DR Congo side from CAF that qualified automatically for the match based on the strength of their position in the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking.

The winners of the tie will advance to FIFA World Cup 2026 Group K, which features Colombia, Portugal and tournament debutants Uzbekistan, with six matches pencilled in for Atlanta, Guadalajara, Houston (two), Miami and Mexico City.

In the other fixture in Monterrey, CONMEBOL will be represented by Bolivia, who were 2-1 winners over Suriname on Thursday to advance to the second final pathway. They will face Iraq from AFC who, like DR Congo, also advanced automatically for the match thanks to their position in the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking.

The winners of this pathway will feature in FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I together with France, Norway and Senegal. The matches in this group will hold in Boston (two), New York/New Jersey (two), Philadelphia and Toronto, from June 16 to June 26, 2026.

The final four slots from Europe’s allocation for the tournament will also be decided earlier today as Bosnia and Herzegovina face four-time world champions Italy at home in Zenica, Czech Republic host Denmark in Prague, Kosovo play Türkiye in Pristina, while Sweden against Poland holds in Solna.