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On Friday, the draw for the upcoming World Cup qualifying play-off matches took place. The European champions, Italy, will have to make a great effort not to miss the second row of football feast - Roberto Mancini's players will probably have to overcome the barrier of Portugal. Twelve national teams will clash for three tickets. Path A will feature Scotland - Ukraine and Wales - Austria; B - Russia - Poland and Sweden - Czech Republic; C - Italy - North Macedonia and Portugal - Turkey. The winners of the semi-finals (to be held on March 24-25 next year) will advance to the finals (March 28-29), with the winners earning a spot in Qatar. Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Croatia, England, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, and Qatar have already secured their spots in the World Cup.
🥁 The semi-finals are set for the European play-offs!🎫 One team from each of the 3 paths will reach the #WorldCup 🏆 pic.twitter.com/cvkFwdzQoX — FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) November 26, 2021
