FAI...New Manager is Heimir Hallgrimsson

[Never beat the deeler]

Can someone point me towards an explainer on all this pot 2 / pot 3 stuff?

Looking at FIFA website there are 16 teams to get whittled down to 4, so 2 rounds of playoffs?

The continent's four remaining berths will then be settled in a 16-team UEFA play-off competition involving the 12 group runners-up and four best-ranked UEFA Nations League section winners who did not finish in the top two of their World Cup qualifying groups.

The 16 teams will be drawn into four play-off paths, each featuring four teams, with single-leg semi-finals and finals taking place in March 2026.

https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/articles/uefa-qualifying-teams-schedule-dates-places

This article which is the most helpful I've found

https://www.the42.ie/what-next-ireland-6876797-Nov2025/?utm_source=thescore&utm_content=top-stories