The 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico is right around the corner, and right now, 42 of the 48 nations have officially punched their ticket to the world’s biggest stage. We’re keeping track of every team that has qualified and who still has a chance to play in the World Cup.

Who’s in?

AFC
Australia
Jordan
South Korea
Uzbekistan
Iran
Japan
Qatar
Saudi Arabia

All eight teams have secured their direct slot in the tournament from the Asia qualifier.

OFC
New Zealand

New Zealand is the one team that qualified with a direct slot from the Oceania qualifier.

CAF
Morocco
Egypt
Tunisia
Algeria
Ghana
Cape Verde
South Africa
Ivory Coast
Senegal

All nine teams have secured their direct slot in the tournament from the African qualifier.

CONMEBOL
Argentina
Brazil
Ecuador
Uruguay
Columbia
Paraguay

All six teams have secured their direct slot in the tournament from the South American qualifier.

CONCACAF
USA (host)
Canada (host)
Mexico (host)
Panama
Curacao
Haiti

The three hosts, plus the qualifiers, have secure a direct slot in the tournament from the North/Central America qualifier.

UEFA
England
France
Croatia
Portugal
Norway
Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
Switzerland
Scotland
Spain
Austria

Second Round

Path A
Italy vs Northern Ireland
Wales vs Bosnia and Herzegovina

Path B
Ukraine vs Sweden
Poland vs Albania

Path C
Turkey vs Romania
Slovakia vs Kosovo

Path D
Denmark vs North Macedonia
Czech Republic vs Republic of Ireland

Each semifinal will take place on March 26, 2026. The winners will advance to face off in their given path on March 31, 2026, with that winner qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Inter-Confederation Playoffs

This is a playoff tournament with six teams, one from the AFC, CAF, CONMEBOL, and OFC, and then two from the CONCACAF. It will be held to decide the final two berths to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The bottom two teams in the FIFA World Cup rankings will be placed in two elimination games. The winners will play the top two teams in the rankings, and then those two winners will qualify. The playoffs will be held in March of 2026.

Qualified
Bolivia (CONMEBOL)
DR Congo (CAF)
New Caledonia (OFC)
Iraq (AFC)
Jamaica (CONCACAF)
Suriname (CONCACAF)

Path A
New Caledonia vs Jamaica

The winner will face the DR Congo for a final qualification spot.

Path B
Bolivia vs Suriname

The winner will face Iraq for a final qualification spot.

The World Cup will run from Thursday, July 11, 2026, until Sunday, July 19th, 2026.