Today, February 26th, there were a few final matches in the playoff round for the selection of the Emergency Situation 2026.
In the first match, the Polish national team beat Albania at home with a score of 2:1. The Poles won thanks to goals from Robert Lewandowski and Piotr Zielinski in the other half.. The Albanians scored a single goal, scoring Arber Hoxha at the end of the first half.
In the finals, Poland will play against Sweden, which definitely beat Ukraine (3:0).
Poland — Albania 2:1.
Goals: Lewandowski, 63, Zelinski, 73 – Hoxha, 42.
In another match, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost to Wales in a penalty shootout. The main hour of the match ended with a 1:1 draw. The Welsh goal was scored against Daniel James on the 55th minute, and the Bosnians countered with a shot from Edin Dzeko on the 86th minute.. In the penalty shootout, the Bosnians were the strongest with a score of 4:2.
In the fight for a ticket to the World Cup, Bosnia and Herzegovina will play against Italy, which defeated Northern Ireland (2:0).
Wales - Bosnia and Herzegovina 1:1 (penalty shootout - 2:4).
Goli: James, 51 – Dzeko, 86.
Finally, the Czech Republic in a penalty shootout snatched their ticket to the final play-off round against Ireland. The main hour of the match ended with a score of 2:2. At the Irish warehouse, who scored two goals before 23 minutes, the goals were scored by Troy Perrott and Matej Kovar, who saw the ball in his own goal. Patrik Schick and Ladislav Krejci scored against the Czechs. In the penalty shootout, the Czechs were the strongest with a score of 4:3.
In the final of the selection cycle, the Czech Republic plays against Denmark, which was defeated by Macedonia (4:0).
Czech Republic - Ireland 2:2 (penalty shootout 4:3).
Goals: Shik, 27 (pen), Krejci, 86 - Perrott, 19, Kovarzh, 23 (ag).