US EditionWho Has Qualified for 2026 World Cup? Updated List of Teams with Confirmed Places at FIFA Tournament
The expanded 48-team format increases slots for Asia, Africa, and North America, with 42 teams confirmed and six spots decided by playoffs in March 2026.
- At the end of the November international break, 42 of the 48 finalists for the 2026 FIFA World Cup are known, with the expanded tournament lasting 40 days and featuring 104 matches.
- The expanded format increased continental allocations, with Asian Football Confederation guaranteed places doubling from four and CONCACAF providing at least six teams while Oceania Football Confederation secured its first guaranteed spot, claimed by New Zealand with a 3-0 OFC final win.
- Uzbekistan and Jordan qualified by finishing top two in AFC third round, securing their first World Cup appearances, while Cape Verde, population 600,000, earned its inaugural finals spot shortly after.
- The remaining places hinge on playoffs in March, with six spots decided by UEFA playoffs and an inter-confederation playoff featuring DR Congo, Bolivia and New Caledonia; DR Congo progressed on penalties.
- The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw will be held on December 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C., before the tournament begins on June 11 and ends at MetLife Stadium on July 19.
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Independent EspañolA record 48 teams will play at the 2026 World Cup, co-organized by the United States, Mexico and Canada. On Tuesday, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Scotland and Austria secured the latest automatic locations in Europe. A total of 43 teams will get seats through continental classification tournaments. Two others will secure places in the intercontinental playoffs, which will feature six teams and are scheduled for March in Mexico. The three host co…
Football empacho in the summer of 2026. FIFA has extended the quota of qualifyings to the World Cup from 32 to 48 selections, so that the number of matches is increased from the 64 of Qatar... to 104! More than a hundred matches and more than a month of football (from 11 June to 19 July) that will be divided between Canada, Mexico and the United States, the three venues chosen for the 23rd edition of the World Cup.FIFA not only premieres the for…
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