The World Cup play-off draw takes place Thursday at 12:00 GMT, determining semi-final and final matchups.
Wales secures a home semi-final, while Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland play away.
Each of the four paths contains four teams with one-legged semi-finals and finals.
Seeded teams host semi-finals: Pot 1 faces Pot 4, and Pot 2 meets Pot 3.
The draw will also decide home advantage for the finals.
Path Structure and Fixtures
The draw begins with Pot 1 and ends with Pot 4, forming the four distinct paths.
Semi-finals occur Thursday, 26 March, at 17:00 GMT or 19:45 GMT, with finals on Tuesday, 31 March.
Being in Pot 1 or Pot 2 guarantees a home semi-final, offering strategic advantage in the play-offs.
Pot 3 teams may have stronger recent form, while Pot 4 contains Nations League qualifiers and lower seeds.
Inter-Confederation Play-Offs
Six nations compete for the final two World Cup spots outside Europe, with a draw also Thursday.
The highest-ranked teams, DR Congo and Iraq, advance directly to separate finals, while four others enter semi-finals.
Concacaf teams Jamaica and Suriname must split across the two paths, ensuring one per bracket.
Africa, Asia, Conmebol, Concacaf, and OFC nations face off in semi-finals and finals for World Cup qualification.
