FIFA World Cup 2026: Intercontinental play-offs preview – DR Congo, New Caledonia and Jamaica

With the 2026 FIFA World Cup fast approaching, a mini-tournament of intercontinental play-offs is set to add two more teams to the main draw.

Scheduled for late March in Mexico, the action will feature six teams.

Here, Sports News Blitz writer AJ Becker takes a closer look at the three nations who will be taking part in Pathway 1 of the play-offs.