Today’s highlights
• Turkey begin the play-off semi-finals in Istanbul against Romania with an exciting group of players holding the hopes of a nation on their backs, but Romania are a good side and won’t be pushovers
• That is followed by the other seven matches, which include former winners Italy, who are looking to avoid missing out for a third consecutive World Cup and yet more national embarrassment when they host Northern Ireland
• The other standout fixture is Czechia against the Republic of Ireland – can Troy Parrott produce more heroics for the visitors, or will the hosts andfavourites go through?
All the play-off semi-final fixtures
Turkey vs Romania – 18:00 CET
Czech Republic vs Republic of Ireland – 20:45 CET
Denmark vs North Macedonia – 20:45 CET
Italy vs Northern Ireland – 20:45 CET
Poland vs Albania – 20:45 CET
Slovakia vs Kosovo – 20:45 CET
Ukraine vs Sweden – 20:45 CET
Wales vs Bosnia & Herzegovina – 20:45 CET
Key updates to keep you informed:
12:30 CET – Good afternoon and welcome to play-off semi-final day! It is a huge day for nations in Europe that have yet to book their plane for the United States this summer. Turkey and Romania get the action-packed evening started at 18:00 CET before the other seven games get underway at 20:45 CET.
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