Every nation that has qualified for the 2026 World Cup

[p]Flashscore will keep you up to date in this article on which nations have already qualified for the main event in North America.[/p][h2]Host nations[/h2][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/usa/fuitL4CF/"]USA[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/canada/x4toKORL/"]Canada[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mexico/O6iHcNkd/"]Mexico[/a][/b][/p][h2]Europe (16 direct berths plus four via the European Play-Offs)[/h2][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/austria/naHiWdnt/"]Austria[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/belgium/GbB957na/"]Belgium[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bosnia-herzegovina/fqe7WYTr/"]Bosnia & Herzegovina[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/croatia/K8aznggo/"]Croatia[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/czech-republic/6LHwBDGU/"]Czech Republic[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/france/QkGeVG1n/"]France[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/germany/ptQide1O/"]Germany[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/netherlands/WYintcWb/"]The Netherlands[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norway/8rP6JO0H/"]Norway[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portugal/WvJrjFVN/"]Portugal[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/scotland/fZRU25WH/"]Scotland[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/bLyo6mco/"]Spain[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sweden/OQyqbHWB/"]Sweden[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/switzerland/rHJ2vy1B/"]Switzerland[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/turkey/QeijuHo5/"]Turkey[/a][/b][/p][embed guid="861bb1ce-883d-454f-852e-59d1a71278b0" url="https://x.com/Flashscorecom/status/1991487135350747155" social-type="twitter" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-world-cup-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-european-play-offs-for-the-2026-world-cup/zTTgMtZg/"]Everything you need to know about the European Play-Offs[/a][/h2][h2]South America (six direct berths plus one entry into the FIFA Play-Off Tournament)[/h2][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/argentina/f9OppQjp/"]Argentina[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brazil/I9l9aqLq/"]Brazil[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ecuador/8tbm8Tri/"]Ecuador[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/colombia/G02s4PCS/"]Colombia[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/paraguay/YaNlqp6j/"]Paraguay[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/uruguay/xMk44orG/"]Uruguay[/a][/b][/p][image alt="The top five form the South American qualifiers" id="30c90cc0-5acd-4545-8d2c-c7de3a525901" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="102ec147-5e89-4801-b4df-eef64c6f1720" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][h2]North & Central America (three direct berths plus two entries into the FIFA Play-Off Tournament)[/h2][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/panama/OWKqbCfi/"]Panama[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/curacao/bLLGpOkQ/"]Curacao[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/haiti/nk4v10Z1/"]Haiti[/a][/b][/p][h2]Africa (nine direct berths plus one entry into the FIFA Play-Off Tournament)[/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/morocco/IDKYO3R8/"][b]Morocco[/b][/a][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tunisia/QqZVYk95/"]Tunisia[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/egypt/bejDn7NN/"]Egypt[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/algeria/nc87N1BR/"]Algeria[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ghana/nNBjHale/"]Ghana[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cape-verde/MocyWdm7/"]Cape Verde[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-africa/W2ijYvlr/"]South Africa[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ivory-coast/G2FRjBgn/"]Ivory Coast[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/senegal/hOIsJLJr/"]Senegal[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/d-r-congo/phn9mm8H/"]D.R. Congo[/a][/b][/p][embed guid="115e6838-ac0a-4804-a5d7-4ee34a2e30cd" url="https://x.com/CAF_Online/status/1990177748719899037" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Asia (eight direct berths plus one entry into the FIFA Play-Off Tournament)[/h2][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/australia/xSrf6qMM/"]Australia[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/japan/ULXPdOUj/"]Japan[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/jordan/vNcmJoU2/"]Jordan[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/iran/xrRx85iA/"]Iran[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-korea/K6Gs7P6G/"]South Korea[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/uzbekistan/EZYKKRMc/"]Uzbekistan[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/qatar/zqzHL77i/"]Qatar[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/saudi-arabia/biSY8ox4/"]Saudi Arabia[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/iraq/K8aAGt6r/"]Iraq[/a][/b][/p][embed guid="470e86aa-7b2e-4978-824d-52c7ee0ecb5c" url="https://x.com/Flashscorecom/status/1991480325411651754" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Oceania (one direct berth plus one entry into the FIFA Play-Off Tournament)[/h2][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-zealand/rLctHkpU/"]New Zealand[/a][/b][/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-world-cup-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-fifa-play-off-tournament-iraq-d-r-congo-await-in-finals/OGrPLXWq/"]Everything you need to know about the FIFA Play-Off Tournament[/a][/h2][h2]How do the play-offs work?[/h2][p]The FIFA Play-Off Tournament will feature two finals where the winners of the two semi-finals between the unseeded teams will face the two seeded teams, with the eventual winners securing two spots at the FIFA World Cup 2026.[/p][p]The European Play-Offs will be made up of 12 group runners-up and the four best-ranked UEFA Nations League section winners.[/p][p]The 16 teams that enter will be drawn into four play-off paths, with four teams in each. Play-off matches will be played in single-leg semi-finals, followed by single-leg finals to decide Europe’s final four World Cup 2026 participants.[/p]