How to watch World Cup 2026 Qualifying play-offs: Free Streams & TV Channels

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The final chance to reach the World Cup has arrived with the European play-offs and the inter-confederation play-offs.

Meanwhile, we also have the inter-confederation play-offs with two final games. DR Congo take on Jamaica and Iraq face Bolivia.

Below you'll find all the free streams you need to watch the games as well as how to watch in the US and UK.

Watch World Cup 2026 Qualifying play-offs for free

Free streams are available for every game — here’s where to find them:

European Play-Offs
Tuesday March 31 (all times BST)

Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Italy: 7.45pm — RaiPlay (Italy)
Sweden vs Poland: 7.45pm — TVP (Poland)
Kosovo vs Turkey: 7.45pm — RTK1 (Kosovo) / TV8 (Turkey)
Czechia vs Denmark: 7.45pm — CT Sport (Czechia) / Virgin Media Two (Ireland)

Inter-Confederation Play-Offs
Tuesday, March 31 / Wednesday, April 1 (all times BST)

DR Congo vs Jamaica: 10pm — FIFA+ (multiple countries)
Iraq vs Bolivia: 4am — FIFA+ (multiple countries)

‼️ Can't access your stream because of geoblocks? You need a VPN and we'll have more on that below.

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How to watch World Cup 2026 Qualifying play-offs live streams in the US

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Watching the World Cup qualifiers is complicated in the US, so we’ve made a handy list of the channels you need below:

How to watch World Cup 2026 Qualifying play-offs live streams in the UK

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In the UK, the four European ties will be available on Prime Video. To watch the games, you'll need to use their new pay-per-view feature, which is priced at £2.49 a game. No additional subscription is required.

And, finally the inter-confederation games are available at no cost on FIFA+.

Traveling away from the UK right now? Use a VPN to watch from anywhere in the world.

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