Overview:
In the other final, Bolivia will play Iraq after they overcame Suriname in the other semi-final.
DR Congo will face Jamaica in the Fifa Inter-continental play off final as they aim to reach the Fifa World Cup finals for the first time since 1974.
The African representatives who beat Nigeria to the spot learned their opponents following Jamaica’s 1-0 win over New Caledonia.
Bailey Cadamarteri scored the winner that settled the scores to take the Reggae Boyz closer to reaching the Mexico, Canada and USA edition due to start in June.
The highly anticipated clash will happen in Guadalajara, Mexico on Tuesday April 1, 2026 with the winner reaching the World Cup finals.
What they said as quoted by Fifa.com
“It was a very tough game; New Caledonia is a good team but we did a good job defending and I’m just happy for the win. We could have scored another couple of goals but we’ll take the win. The next game it doesn’t matter how, we just have to win it, so we’re looking forward to it.” Andre Blake, Jamaica captain
“I thought we were aggressive, pressing and trying to win back the ball as much as possible. I think we put some smiles on our supporter’s faces and we know that the next match will be difficult but we’re up for the fight.” Rudolph Speid, Jamaica head coach
In the other final, Bolivia will play Iraq after they overcame Suriname in the other semi-final.
What are the Uganda Cranes doing during the FIFA windows?
Are they waiting for 2027 tournament? The team was so abysmal at the last AFCON, that they need to be working every available FIFA window if they are to make an impact in PAMOJA 2027.