Who has qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup? Full List of Teams 48/48

Who has qualified for FIFA World Cup 2026? Full list of teams heading to the United States, Canada & Mexico

The 2026 World Cup will have a record 48 teams in the tournament to be co-hosted the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Sweden secured their place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Poland in the UEFA Path B Final on Tuesday night at the Strawberry Arena.

Turkey ended a 24-year wait to return to the FIFA World Cup by defeating Kosovo 1-0 in the UEFA World Cup Qualifiers Path B Final on Tuesday night.

Forty-Eight teams will get their spots through continental qualifying tournaments. Another two will secure their places in the intercontinental playoffs featuring six teams and scheduled for March 2026. The three host countries automatically qualify.

2026 FIFA World Cup teams breakdown

For the expanded 2026 FIFA World Cup, featuring 48 teams, the allocation of qualification spots across the six confederations is as follows:

• Asia (AFC): 8 direct qualification places, plus 1 additional slot via the intercontinental playoffs.

• Africa (CAF): 9 direct spots, with 1 more available through the intercontinental playoffs.

• North, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF): 3 direct berths, in addition to the three host nations — the United States, Canada, and Mexico — which qualify automatically. Two more teams from the region will enter the intercontinental playoffs.

• South America (CONMEBOL): 6 direct qualification places, plus 1 playoff spot.

• Oceania (OFC): For the first time, the region has a guaranteed World Cup berth — New Zealand secured that place in March — and could earn a second through the playoffs, with New Caledonia representing the confederation.

• Europe (UEFA): 16 direct qualification places, the largest allocation of any confederation.

Which teams have qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup so far?

HOST: United States, Mexico, Canada (qualified automatically as hosts)

Asia

Japan (qualified on March 20)

Iran (qualified on March 25)

Jordan (qualified on June 5)

South Korea (qualified on June 5)

Uzbekistan (qualified on June 5)

Australia (qualified on June 10)

Qatar (Qualified 14 October)

Saudi Arabia  (Qualified 14 October)

Iraq Qualified on 31st March

Oceania

New Zealand (qualified on March 24)

Concacaf

Curaçao  Qualified on 18 November

Haiti  Qualified on 18 November

Panama   Qualified on 18 November

Europe

England  Qualified 14 October)

France Qualified on 13th November

Croatia   Qualified on  14, November

Norway Qualified on 16  November

Portugal  Qualified on 16 November

Germany Qualified on 17 November

Netherland Qualified on 17 November

Austria  Qualified on 18 November

Scotland  Qualified on 18 November

Spain Qualified on 18 November

Switzerland Qualified on 18 November

Belgium Qualified on 18 November

Tukey Qualified on 31 March

Sweden Qualified on 31 March

Czechia Qualified on 31 March

Bosnia and Herzegovina Qualified on 31 March

South America

Argentina (qualified on March 25)

Brazil (qualified on June 10)

Ecuador (qualified on June 10)

Uruguay (qualified on September 4)

Colombian (qualified on September 4)

Paraguay (qualified on September 4)

Africa 

Morocco qualified on September 5

Tunisia qualified on September 8

Egypt qualified on October 8

Algeria qualified on October 10

Ghana qualified on October 12

Cape Verde qualifies on October 13

South Africa Qualified On October 14 

Ivory Coast Qualifies on October 14

Senegal Qualifies on October 14

DR Congo Qualified on 31 March




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