
In addition to Poland-Albania and Slovakia-Kosovo, other matches were played for the European zone, to determine the final 4 teams that will go to the 2026 World Cup.
In Bergamo, Italy did the job, winning 2-0 against Northern Ireland, thanks to second-half goals from Sandro Tonali and Moise Kean. The Azzurri will face the winner of the Wales-Bosnia Herzegovina tie in the final, where regular time ended 1-1 and the challenge went into extra time.
Denmark won 4-0 against North Macedonia, with the goals also scored in the second half. Damsgaard opened the scoring, Isaksen scored twice and Norgaard scored to seal the 4-0 win. Denmark will face the winner of the Czech Republic-Ireland tie in the final, with the regular time ending in a 2-2 draw and extra time now underway.
Sweden won 1-3 against Ukraine in the challenge played in Valencia, on neutral ground. Viktor Gyokere's double decided the Nordics and they will face Poland in the final.