The UEFA Play-offs and the FIFA Play-Off Tournament will take centre stage this month. There, the final six tickets to the FIFA World Cup 2026™ will be seized. Elsewhere, the teams already assured of big-stage berths will step up their preparations with some intriguing fixtures.
Algeria
Coach: Vladimir Petkovic
Friday, 27 March
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Kick-off times
Guatemala City: 13:30
Algiers: 20:30
Genoa: 20:30
Tuesday, 31 March
Allianz Stadium, Turin
Kick-off times
Montevideo: 15:30
Algiers: 19:30
Turin: 20:30
Argentina
Coach: Lionel Scaloni
Friday, 27 March
Lusail Stadium, Lusail
Kick-off times
Buenos Aires: 15:00
Madrid: 19:00
Lusail: 21:00
Tuesday, 31 March
Lusail Stadium, Lusail
Kick-off times
Buenos Aires: 13:00
Lusail: 19:00
Australia
Coach: Tony Popovic
Friday, 27 March
Accor Stadium, Sydney
Kick-off times
Yaounde: 10:10
Sydney: 20:10
Tuesday, 31 March
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Kick-off times
Willemstad: 05:10
Melbourne: 20:10
Austria
Coach: Ralf Rangnick
Friday, 27 March
Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna
Kick-off times
Accra: 17:00
Vienna: 18:00
Tuesday, 31 March
Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna
Kick-off times
Vienna: 20:45
Seoul: 03:45 on Wednesday, 1 April
Belgium
Coach: Rudi Garcia
Saturday, 28 March
Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta
Kick-off times
Atlanta: 16:30
Brussels: 21:30
Tuesday, 31 March
Soldier Field, Chicago
Kick-off times
Mexico City: 19:00
Chicago: 20:00
Brussels: 03:00 on Wednesday, 1 April
Brazil
Coach: Carlo Ancelotti
Thursday, 26 March
Boston Stadium, Boston
Kick-off times
Boston: 16:00
Brasilia: 17:00
Paris: 21:00
Tuesday, 31 March
Camping World Stadium, Orlando
Kick-off times
Orlando: 20:00
Brasilia: 21:00
Zagreb: 02:00 on Wednesday, 1 April
Cabo Verde
Coach: Bubista
Friday, 27 March
Eden Park, Auckland
Kick-off times
Santiago: 00:00
Praia: 02:00
Auckland: 16:00
Monday, 30 March
Eden Park, Auckland
Praia: 02:00
Helsinki: 06:00
Auckland: 16:00
Canada
Coach: Jesse Marsch
Saturday, 28 March
Toronto Stadium, Toronto
Kick-off times
Toronto: 13:00
Reykjavik: 17:00
Tuesday, 31 March
Toronto Stadium, Toronto
Kick-off times
Toronto: 19:30
Tunis: 00:30 on Wednesday, 1 April
Colombia
Coach: Nestor Lorenzo
Thursday, 26 March
Camping World Stadium, Orlando
Kick-off times
Bogota: 18:30
Orlando: 19:30
Zagreb: 01:30 on Wednesday, 1 April
Tuesday, 31 March
Northwest Stadium, Landover
Kick-off times
Bogota: 14:00
Landover: 15:00
Paris: 21:00
Côte d’Ivoire
Coach: Emerse Fae
Saturday, 28 March
Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
Kick-off times
Milton Keynes: 14:00
Yamoussoukro: 14:00
Seoul: 23:00
Tuesday, 31 March
Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool
Kick-off times
Yamoussoukro: 18:30
Edinburgh: 19:30
Liverpool: 19:30
Croatia
Coach: Zlatko Dalic
Thursday, 26 March
Camping World Stadium, Orlando
Kick-off times
Bogota: 18:30
Orlando: 19:30
Zagreb: 01:30 on Wednesday, 1 April
Tuesday, 31 March
Camping World Stadium, Orlando
Kick-off times
Orlando: 20:00
Brasilia: 21:00
Zagreb: 02:00 on Wednesday, 1 April
Curaçao
Coach: Fred Rutten
Friday, 27 March
Accor Stadium, Sydney
Kick-off times
Willemstad: 02:00
Beijing: 14:00
Sydney: 17:00
Tuesday, 31 March
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Kick-off times
Willemstad: 05:10
Melbourne: 20:10
Ecuador
Coach: Sebastian Beccacece
Friday, 27 March
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech
Kick-off times
Quito: 15:15
Marrakech: 21:15
Tuesday, 31 March
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Kick-off times
Quito: 13:45
Eindhoven: 20:45
Egypt
Coach: Hossam Hassan
Thursday, 26 March
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Kick-off times
Cairo: 19:00
Al Rayyan: 20:00
Riyadh: 20:00
Monday, 30 March
Lusail Stadium, Lusail
Kick-off times
Madrid: 19:00
Cairo: 19:00
Lusail: 20:00
England
Coach: Thomas Tuchel
Friday, 27 March
Wembley Stadium, London
Kick-off times
Montevideo: 16:45
London: 19:45
Tuesday, 31 March
Wembley Stadium, London
Kick-off times
London: 19:45
Tokyo: 03:45 on Wednesday, 1 April
France
Coach: Didier Deschamps
Thursday, 26 March
Boston Stadium, Boston
Kick-off times
Boston: 16:00
Brasilia: 17:00
Paris: 21:00
Tuesday, 31 March
Northwest Stadium, Landover
Kick-off times
Bogota: 14:00
Landover: 15:00
Paris: 21:00
Germany
Coach: Julian Nagelsmann
Friday, 27 March
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Kick-off times
Basel: 20:45
Berlin: 20:45
Monday, 30 March
MHPArena, Stuttgart
Kick-off times
Accra: 18:45
Stuttgart: 20:45
Ghana
Coach: Otto Addo
Friday, 27 March
Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna
Kick-off times
Accra: 17:00
Vienna: 18:00
Monday, 30 March
MHPArena, Stuttgart
Kick-off times
Accra: 18:45
Stuttgart: 20:45
Haiti
Coach: Sebastien Migne
Saturday, 28 March
Toronto Stadium, Toronto
Kick-off times
Port-au-Prince: 20:00
Toronto: 20:00
Tunis: 01:00 on Sunday, 29 March
Tuesday, 31 March
Toronto Stadium, Toronto
Kick-off times
Port-au-Prince: 12:30
Toronto: 12:30
Reykjavik: 16:30
IR Iran
Coach: Amir Ghalenoei
More information to follow.
Japan
Coach: Hajime Moriyasu
Saturday, 28 March
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Kick-off times
Glasgow: 17:00
Tokyo: 02:00 on Sunday, 29 March
Tuesday, 31 March
Wembley Stadium, London
Kick-off times
London: 19:45
Tokyo: 03:45 on Wednesday, 1 April
Jordan
Coach: Jamal Sellami
More information to follow.
Korea Republic
Coach: Hong Myungbo
Saturday, 28 March
Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
Kick-off times
Milton Keynes: 14:00
Yamoussoukro: 14:00
Seoul: 23:00
Tuesday, 31 March
Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna
Kick-off times
Vienna: 20:45
Seoul: 03:45 on Wednesday, 1 April
Mexico
Coach: Javier Aguirre
Saturday, 28 March
Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City
Kick-off times
Mexico City: 19:00
Lisbon: 02:00 on Sunday, 29 March
Tuesday, 31 March
Soldier Field, Chicago
Kick-off times
Mexico City: 19:00
Chicago: 20:00
Brussels: 03:00 on Wednesday, 1 April
Morocco
Coach: Mohamed Ouahbi
Friday, 27 March
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech
Kick-off times
Quito: 15:15
Marrakech: 21:15
Tuesday, 31 March
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech
Kick-off times
Asuncion: 16:00
Marrakech: 20:00
Netherlands
Coach: Ronald Koeman
Friday, 27 March
Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam
Kick-off times
Amsterdam: 20:45
Oslo: 20:45
Tuesday, 31 March
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Kick-off times
Quito: 13:45
Eindhoven: 20:45
New Zealand
Coach: Darren Bazeley
Friday, 27 March
Eden Park, Auckland
Kick-off times
Helsinki: 08:15
Auckland: 19:15
Monday, 30 March
Eden Park, Auckland
Kick-off times
Santiago: 03:15
Auckland: 19:15
Norway
Coach: Stale Solbakken
Friday, 27 March
Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam
Kick-off times
Amsterdam: 20:45
Oslo: 20:45
Tuesday, 31 March
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Kick-off times
Bern: 18:00
Oslo: 18:00
Panama
Coach: Thomas Christiansen
Friday, 27 March
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Kick-off times
Panama: 12:00
Durban: 19:00
Tuesday, 31 March
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Kick-off times
Panama: 12:30
Cape Town: 19:30
Paraguay
Coach: Gustavo Alfaro
Friday, 27 March
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
Kick-off times
Asuncion: 15:00
Piraeus: 20:00
Tuesday, 31 March
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech
Kick-off times
Asuncion: 16:00
Marrakech: 20:00
Portugal
Coach: Roberto Martinez
Saturday, 28 March
Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City
Kick-off times
Mexico City: 19:00
Lisbon: 02:00 on Sunday, 29 March
Tuesday, 31 March
Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta
Kick-off times
Atlanta: 20:00
Lisbon: 01:00 on Wednesday, 1 April
Qatar
Coach: Julen Lopetegui
Thursday, 26 March
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Kick-off times
Belgrade: 15:00
Al Rayyan: 17:00
Tuesday, 31 March
Lusail Stadium, Lusail
Kick-off times
Buenos Aires: 13:00
Lusail: 19:00
Saudi Arabia
Coach: Herve Renard
Thursday, 26 March
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Kick-off times
Cairo: 19:00
Al Rayyan: 20:00
Riyadh: 20:00
Monday, 30 March
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Kick-off times
Belgrade: 16:00
Al Rayyan: 17:00
Riyadh: 17:00
Scotland
Coach: Steve Clarke
Saturday, 28 March
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Kick-off times
Glasgow: 17:00
Tokyo: 02:00 on Sunday, 29 March
Tuesday, 31 March
Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool
Kick-off times
Yamoussoukro: 18:30
Edinburgh: 19:30
Liverpool: 19:30
Senegal
Coach: Pape Thiaw
Saturday, 28 March
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Kick-off times
Lima: 11:00
Dakar: 16:00
Saint-Denis: 17:00
Tuesday, 31 March
Abdoulaye Wade Stadium, Diamniadou
Kick-off times
Banjul: 19:00
Diamniadou: 19:00
South Africa
Coach: Hugo Broos
Friday, 27 March
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Kick-off times
Panama: 12:00
Durban: 19:00
Tuesday, 31 March
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Kick-off times
Panama: 12:30
Cape Town: 19:30
Spain
Coach: Luis de la Fuente
Friday, 27 March
Lusail Stadium, Lusail
Kick-off times
Buenos Aires: 15:00
Madrid: 19:00
Lusail: 21:00
Monday, 30 March
Lusail Stadium, Lusail
Kick-off times
Madrid: 18:00
Cairo: 19:00
Lusail: 20:00
Switzerland
Coach: Murat Yakin
Friday, 27 March
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Kick-off times
Basel: 20:45
Berlin: 20:45
Tuesday, 31 March
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Kick-off times
Bern: 18:00
Oslo: 18:00
Tunisia
Coach: Sabri Lamouchi
Saturday, 28 March
Toronto Stadium, Toronto
Kick-off times
Toronto: 20:00
Tunis: 01:00 on Sunday, 29 March
Tuesday, 31 March
Toronto Stadium, Toronto
Kick-off times
Port-au-Prince: 19:30
Toronto: 19:30
Tunis: 00:30 on Wednesday, 1 April
Uruguay
Coach: Marcelo Bielsa
Friday, 27 March
Wembley Stadium, London
Kick-off times
Montevideo: 15:45
London: 19:45
Tuesday, 31 March
Allianz Stadium, Turin
Kick-off times
Montevideo: 15:30
Algiers: 19:30
Turin: 20:30
USA
Coach: Mauricio Pochettino
Saturday, 28 March
Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta
Kick-off times
Atlanta: 16:30
Brussels: 22:30
Tuesday, 31 March
Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta
Kick-off times
Atlanta: 20:00
Lisbon: 01:00 on Wednesday, 1 April
Uzbekistan
Coach: Fabio Cannavaro
Friday, 27 March
Milliy Stadium, Tashkent
Kick-off times
Libreville: 12:00
Tashkent: 16:00
Monday, 30 March
Milliy Stadium, Tashkent
Kick-off times
Caracas: 08:00
Tashkent: 17:00
