Our players will go head-to-head for the final European places at the 2026 FIFA World Cup following the play-off draw on Thursday lunchtime.
Following the conclusion of the initial UEFA group stage qualifiers this month, there are five nations with Spurs interest who will be competing in the play-offs next March with an aim to join those who have already sealed automatic qualification to next summer's tournament.
As the top-ranked team in the play-off draw, Guglielmo Vicario and Destiny Udogie's Italy were in pot one and will host Jamie Donley's Northern Ireland in Path A.
Also in Path A, Ben Davies and Brennan Johnson's Wales are set to face Bosnia and Herzegovina at home. That means, if the Welsh get past Bosnia, they will face the winners of Italy and Northern Ireland in the play-off final, with Wales to be at home.
Over in Path B, Dejan Kulusevski and Lucas Bergvall's Sweden face an away tie against Ukraine before potentially hosting the Path B final against either Poland or Albania.
Radu Dragusin's Romania travel to Turkey in the Path C semi-final before another away trip to Slovakia or Kosovo should they make the final.
Explainer
Of those 16 teams who entered the draw, 12 group runners-up entered the top three pots in order of their FIFA ranking alongside the four UEFA Nations League group winners placed into pot four. One team from each pot was then drawn into four separate paths: Path A, Path B, Path C and Path D.
All eight matches in the play-off semi-finals:
Path A
Italy vs Northern Ireland
Wales vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
Path B
Ukraine vs Sweden
Poland vs Albania
Path C
Slovakia vs Kosovo
Turkey vs Romania
Path D
Czech Republic vs Republic of Ireland
Denmark vs North Macedonia
The format
In each path, there will be a one-legged semi-final with the teams in pot one (Italy) and pot two (Wales) at home in the semi-finals. The winners from the four play-offs finals will book their place at the tournament in United States, Canada and Mexico.
Dates
The semi-finals are set to take place on Thursday 26 March 2026, with the play-off finals on Tuesday 31 March (exact dates and kick-off times still to be confirmed).