Which Teams are Qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup? Full list, Latest Update
The full qualification picture for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is expected to be completed within the next week.
Of the tournament’s 48 qualifying berths, 42 have already been filled. In the coming days, the last six will be determined via playoffs held around Europe and Mexico.
Four slots will be determined by European playoffs, with another two awarded by inter-confederation playoffs in Mexico.
Here’s what you need to know regarding qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including which countries may secure spots next.
Who has qualified for the World Cup 2026?
The 2026 World Cup will feature 48 teams, a significant increase from the 32 that competed in Qatar 2022.
Here’s a complete list of all 42 countries that qualified for the 2026 World Cup:
- Host nations: Canada, Mexico, United States
- Asia: Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Uzbekistan
- Africa: Algeria, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia
- Concacaf: Curaçao, Haiti, Panama
- Europe: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland
- Oceania: New Zealand
- South America: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay
World Cup qualifying: Who could clinch a 2026 spot next?
The following 16 teams have advanced to the UEFA World Cup qualification playoffs, with four countries poised to gain World Cup spots.
European playoff Teams
The following 16 teams have advanced to the UEFA World Cup qualification playoffs, with four countries poised to gain World Cup spots.
- Slovakia
- Kosovo
- Denmark
- Ukraine
- Turkey
- Republic of Ireland
- Poland
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Italy
- Wales
- Albania
- Czechia
- Romania
- Sweden
- North Macedonia
- Northern Ireland
Intercontinental Playoff Teams
The following six teams will compete in the intercontinental playoff, with two additional World Cup spots on the line.
- Bolivia
- Iraq
- Jamaica
- New Caledonia
- Congo
- Suriname
World Cup qualifiers: How many spots for each region?
Here’s a complete breakdown of how FIFA distributed the 48 spots for the 2026 World Cup:
- Host nations (3): Canada, Mexico, and the United States qualified as soon as they were chosen to host the tournament.
- Asia (8): Eight Asian countries have qualified, and Iraq defeated the UAE to advance to the intercontinental playoffs.
- Africa: The African qualifying divided 54 countries into nine groups of six (however Eritrea withdrew from Group E before play began). The nine group winners have qualified, while Congo advanced from a playoff to the intercontinental playoff.
- Concacaf (3): The region’s third round, consisting of three groups of four, began play in September. Curaçao, Haiti, and Panama advanced directly to the World Cup, while Jamaica and Suriname, the best runners-up, will compete in an intercontinental playoff.
- Europe (16): UEFA qualifying included 54 teams divided into 12 groups. Group winners advanced to the World Cup, while the second-place finishers (together with the top four teams from the UEFA Nations League who did not win their qualifying groups) will compete in a playoff for Europe’s remaining four slots.
- Oceania (1): New Zealand has already secured Oceania’s single guaranteed spot at the 2026 World Cup, while New Caledonia has advanced to the intercontinental playoff.
- South America (6): CONMEBOL’s long qualifying competition has completed, with six countries earning spots in the World Cup. A seventh (Bolivia) secured the region’s place in the intercontinental playoffs.
- Intercontinental playoff (2): Six teams will compete for two berths in the intercontinental playoff, held in Guadalajara and Monterrey, Mexico.