The Football International Federation (FIFA) has confirmed approximately 10 neutral venues for the ongoing qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
These locations will be used for matches taking place from October as part of the World Cup qualifying process.
On their official website, FIFA also provided a list of the matchups with countries that will occupy these new locations.
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The neutral venues and corresponding matches with countries include:
• Ethiopia vs Guinea-Bissau → Rwanda
• Sierra Leone vs Burkina Faso → Liberia
• Comoros vs Madagascar → Ivory Coast
• Niger vs Congo → Burkina Faso
• Somalia vs Mozambique → Algeria
• Lesotho vs Nigeria → South Africa
• Zimbabwe vs South Africa → South Africa
• Seychelles vs Ivory Coast → Mauritius
• Gambia vs Gabon → Kenya
• São Tomé vs Tunisia and Malawi → Tunisia.