European 2026 World Cup play-off results - collated
European 2026 World Cup qualifying play-off results on Thursday (aet denotes after extra time):
Semi-finals
In Istanbul, Turkey
Turkey 1 (Kadioglu 53) Romania 0
In Bergamo, Italy
Italy 2 (Tonali 56, Kean 80) Northern Ireland 0
In Cardiff
Wales 1 (D. James 51) Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 (Dzeko 86) - aet
Bosnia win 4-2 on penalties
In Valencia, Spain
Ukraine 1 (Ponomarenko 90) Sweden 3 (Gyokeres 6, 51, 73-pen)
In Warsaw
Poland 2 (Lewandowski 63, Zielinski 73) Albania 1 (Hoxha 42)
In Bratislava
Slovakia 3 (Valjent 6, Haraslin 45, Strelec 90+4) Kosovo 4 (Hodza 22, Asllani 47, Muslija 60, Hajrizi 72)
In Copenhagen
Denmark 4 (Damsgaard 49, Isaksen 58, 59, Norgaard 75) North Macedonia 0
In Prague
Czech Republic 2 (Schick 27-pen, Krejci 86) Republic of Ireland 2 (Parrott 19-pen, Kovar 23-og) - aet
Czech Republic win 4-3 on penalties
Playing Tuesday, March 31 (all 1945 GMT)
Finals
Bosnia and Herzegovina v Italy
Kosovo v Turkey
Sweden v Poland
Czech Republic v Denmark
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