In total, 48 teams will participate in the tournament, and more than half have already secured their place
There are 208 days left until the start of the 2026 World Cup, which will take place in , and . In total, 48 countries will participate in the tournament, and day after day the teams will be known. On this November FIFA Date, which started on the 13th and runs until the 18th, 2 more entered the classified list, namely Croatia and France, which join 26 that had already guaranteed their place in previous months, totaling 28 qualified teams.
Check below the teams that are already qualified for the 2026 World Cup, in addition to the USA, Mexico and Canada that guaranteed a place as they are the organizers of the event.
Countries already qualified for the 2026 World Cup:
North and Central America – 3 places up for grabs
- USA
- Mexico
- Canada
South America
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Ecuador
- Uruguay
- Paraguay
- Colombia
UEFA – 13 places up for grabs
- England
- France
- Croatia
Asia
- Japan
- Iran
- Jordan
- Uzbekistan
- South Korea
- Australia
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
Oceania
Africa
- Morocco
- Tunisia
- Algeria
- Egypt
- Gana
- Cape Verde
- Senegal
- Ivory Coast
- South Africa
Repechage
Two countries are already guaranteed in the playoff that will take place in March 2026 with teams from all confederations, with the exception of UEFA, they are: Bolivia and New Caledonia. In total, the repechage will have six participants in search of the last two remaining, however, the confrontation will be defined based on the FIFA ranking. The two best placed will go on to the two finals, while the others will compete in the semi-finals.
