Who Has Qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup?
The 23rd FIFA World Cup in 2026 will be held jointly in Canada, USA and Mexico. The 2026 World Cup will see the tournament expanded from 32 to 48 teams. Qualifications started October 12, 2023.
FIFA World Cup team USAQualifiers So Far
UEFA is guaranteed 16 slots at the tournament, while CAF gets nine and AFC eight. There is a minimum of 6 each from CONMEBOL and CONCACAF, while OFC has one guaranteed slot. The remaining two places will be decided through an intercontinental playoff.
- United States - automatic qualifier due to hosting games
- Mexico - automatic qualifier due to hosting games
- Canada - automatic qualifier due to hosting games
- Japan
- Argentina
- New Zealand
- Iran
Teams Info
- Argentina are the defending champions.
- Congo, Pakistan and Russia are all banned from the 2026 FIFA World Cup (each for different reasons).
- The hosts United States, Mexico and Canada are automatic qualifiers.
- Mexico, is the first country to host games in three World Cups.
Debuts
The 2026 World Cup will see the tournament expanded from 32 to 48 teams, so it is expected that there will many teams making their debut.
Missing Out?
At the 2022 World Cup, some the big names in international football missed out on qualifying, such as Italy, Colombia, Austria, Algeria, Egypt, Sweden and Norway. Who will be on this list in 2026?
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