UEFA’s sizable representation at the 2026 World Cup means they’ll stage their own playoffs, as they did in 2022, while those who scraped out of their respective qualifying processes around the rest of the world will be involved in FIFA’s inter-confederation playoffs.

The college football playoff bracket is coming into focus ahead of Week 13, with the best teams emerging and setting themselves up for a run at the College Football Playoff National Championship.

The draw for UEFA's World Cup qualification playoffs is set for Thursday, Nov. 20 at 7 a.m. ET. UEFA's World Cup qualifying playoffs will be contested on March 26 (semifinals) and March 31 (finals). Twelve European countries have already clinched a spot in the 2026 World Cup:

The Wildcats then scored three times in the first six minutes of the third quarter, expedited by the Pirates fumbling a kick return and having a punt blocked. Columbia coasted to the 4A South State final from there. Pass Christian returns home 11-2 as the most successful Pirates team ever fielded.

The picture is getting clearer every week. We’ve now reached a point where we can officially declare some teams as CFP Locks. No matter what happens in the remaining two weeks in the regular season, some teams have already earned their way in.

Five teams are locked into CFP spots, while four squads were eliminated including the preseason No. 1 Texas Longhorns.

The SEC is always going to have the most teams in the CFP field and there's a way seven get in this year, even if it's a long shot.

The NHL has hit the quarter mark of the season, and five teams have pleasantly surprised and sit in a playoff spot heading into Friday's action.