Who do Wales and Northern Ireland have to beat to get to the World Cup?

It's going to be a hard road ahead for Wales and Northern Ireland - and only one can make it to the World Cup 2026

With England and Scotland having confirmed their places at World Cup 2026, do Wales and Northern Ireland still have a chance to qualify?

Well, both teams have entered the European play-offs, where a total of 16 teams will battle it out for four slots at the tournament.

Each now know who they'll be facing in matches taking place around the continent on 26 March next year.

Northern Ireland will head to Italy for their semi-final match, and Wales will host Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Both home nations sides will have to win those games for a chance to progress - but if they do - they end up having to play each other for a place at the tournament.

World Cup 2026 will take place the US, Canada and Mexico.

BBC Sport's NI Senior Journalist Jonathan Bradley says: "According to the Fifa rankings, this is the hardest draw Northern Ireland could have faced."

Dafydd Pritchard from BBC Sport Wales says: "Difficult matches lie in wait for Wales, but they will fancy their chances of qualifying for a second successive World Cup, and only a third in their history."