Last night, two matches of the semifinal stage of the playoff for the 2026 World Cup took place, where representatives from various continents faced off.
In the match between the national teams of New Caledonia and Jamaica, the "reggae boys" secured a 1-0 victory.
The only goal in this game was scored in the 18th minute by Bailey Cadamarteri — a 20-year-old forward from Wrexham, who plays in the English Championship. In the match between the national teams of Bolivia and Suriname, the representatives of South America predictably won — 2-1 (Paniagua, 72, Terceiros, 79-p; van Gelder, 48).
In the final battles for the two spots in the final tournament of the 2026 World Cup, Jamaica will face the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while Bolivia will compete against Iraq. Both of these games will take place on Tuesday, March 31.
