FIFA Men's World Cup

UEFA World Cup Playoffs Scores, Live Updates: Italy, Türkiye, Sweden Eye Spots

Updated: Mar 31, 2026 - 2:40 PM ET

We're in for a soccer smorgasbord on Tuesday. In Europe, eight teams will be playing for four World Cup spots. The winners will join the historic 48-team tournament (the largest ever in World Cup history) that will kick on June 11.

The 2026 edition will be hosted across three countries – the United States, Mexico and Canada. And elite squads like Brazil, Spain, France and England will be here. Not to mention Argentina (led by Lionel Messi) and Portugal (headlined by Cristiano Ronaldo).

But before we get to all that, we have some details to finalize on Tuesday. Following along for the top moments and highlights of the UEFA World Cup playoffs.

1:25p ET

World Cup Playoff Scoreboard

3:41p ET

Halftime Across Europe! Italy Down to Ten; Sweden, Czechia Lead

3:34p ET

Poland Responds But Sweden Gets Another!

3:29p ET

Bastoni Sent Off! Red Card for Italy

3:19p ET

Elanga Gets Sweden Going!

3:07p ET

Czechia Gets on the Board!

3:03p ET

ITALY! Moise Kean With a First-Time Finish

2:57p ET

Some Long Waits For Teams in Action Today

2:49p ET

Amazing Scenes in Bosnia

2:45p ET

'Please Cheer for Italy!'

1:30p ET

What to Watch For: Czechia vs. Denmark

1:29p ET

What to Watch For: Sweden vs. Poland

1:29p ET

What to Watch For: Bosnia & Herzegovina vs. Italy

1:28p ET

What To Watch For: Kosovo vs. Türkiye

Live Coverage for this began on 2:40p ET

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