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Polish reporter: There are 16 new places for the World Cup, but only 3 are from Europe. Haiti and Curacao have already qualified.

3:40am, 22 November 2025【Football】

November 22: The draw for the World Cup European qualifying play-offs has ended. Polish journalist Maciej Kaliszuk complained that Europe has been allocated too few places.

The reporter complained after the draw: "Poland, Ukraine, Sweden - only one of these three teams can qualify for the World Cup. To qualify, Wales must be stronger than Belgium (the same group in the group stage) or Italy (potential opponents in the play-offs)."

"At the same time, Curacao and Haiti have already qualified for the World Cup. This is FIFA's policy: Europe has only received 3 of the 16 new places in the World Cup."

source:7m cm