Here’s a look at which national teams have secured their spots at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Below is an overview of qualified teams by continent.
EUROPE
Europe will have 16 representatives at the World Cup in North America. Twelve of them will be the winners of the qualifying groups, while the remaining four will be decided through playoffs, featuring group runners-up and four teams from the Nations League.
🏴 England
🇫🇷 France
🇭🇷 Croatia
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇳🇴 Norway
🇩🇪 Germany
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇧🇪 Belgium
🇪🇸 Spain
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇦🇹 Austria
🏴 Scotland
PO1
Teams that will play in the playoffs:
Pot 1:
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
Pot 2:
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- 🏴 Wales
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Pot 3:
- 🇦🇱 Albania
- 🇮🇪 Republic of Ireland
- 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 🇽🇰 Kosovo
Pot 4:
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia
- 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland
ASIA
Asia will have 8 direct representatives, plus potentially one more through the intercontinental playoff.
🇯🇵 Japan
🇮🇷 Iran
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
🇰🇷 South Korea
🇯🇴 Jordan
🇦🇺 Australia
🇶🇦 Qatar
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
AFRICA
Africa will have 9 direct representatives, plus potentially one more through the intercontinental playoff.
🇲🇦 Morocco
🇹🇳 Tunisia
🇪🇬 Egypt
🇩🇿 Algeria
🇬🇭 Ghana
🇨🇻 Cape Verde
🇿🇦 South Africa
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
🇸🇳 Senegal
NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA (CONCACAF)
The CONCACAF region will have 6 direct representatives, plus two more through the intercontinental playoff. The three host nations automatically qualified, while three additional teams will come through the qualifiers.
Canada
Mexico
USA
🇵🇦 Panama
🇭🇹 Haiti
🇨🇼 Curaçao
SOUTH AMERICA
South America will contribute 6 direct representatives, plus one team that will compete in the intercontinental playoff.
Argentina
Brazil
Uruguay
Ecuador
Colombia
Paraguay
OCEANIA
For the first time in history, Oceania will have 1 direct representative, which will be New Zealand. New Caledonia has qualified for the intercontinental playoff, where they will be considered heavy underdogs.
🇳🇿 New Zealand
INTERCONTINENTAL PLAYOFF
The final 2 World Cup participants will be determined in the intercontinental playoff, scheduled for March 2026. The tournament will feature 2 CONCACAF teams and 1 team each from Asia, Africa, South America, and Oceania. FIFA rankings will be used to seed the playoff teams.
Teams competing for the last two spots:
🇨🇩 DR Congo
🇳🇨 New Caledonia
🇧🇴 Bolivia
🇮🇶 Iraq
🇯🇲 Jamaica
🇸🇷 Suriname
The final tournament of the FIFA World Cup will be held from June 11 to July 19, 2026.
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