Soccer-Iraq await Bolivia or Suriname in World Cup playoff tournament

Soccer Football - World Cup Playoff Tournament and European Playoff draws - FIFA Headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland- November 20, 2025 FIFA president Gianni Infantino holds the World Cup trophy and poses for a photograph with New Caledonia football federation president Gilles Tavergeux, staff members and former France player and 1998 FIFA World Cup winner Christian Karembeu after the draw REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

ZURICH (Reuters) -Iraq will play either Bolivia or Suriname to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after the inter-confederation playoff tournament draw was held on Thursday to decide the pathways that determine two slots for the 2026 World Cup.

Meanwhile, the Democratic Republic of Congo await either New Caledonia or Jamaica in the other pathway.