28 teams officially qualify for the 2026 World Cup

With the end of the international break in October, 28 teams have officially booked their places in the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. A further 20 places are still to be decided during the next international break in November, in addition to the European and global play-offs scheduled for March 2026. According to the continental distribution, nine teams have qualified from Africa, eight from Asia, six from South America, and three from North America, in addition to one team from Oceania and one from Europe. The remaining places are distributed among the continents as follows: 15 places for Europe, three for North America, and two for the global play-offs. The 15 European places include: 11 places allocated directly to the group winners and four places for the European play-offs, which will be held next March between 16 teams, including the 12 runners-up in the qualifying groups and the four best teams in the UEFA Nations League who did not previously qualify directly or for the play-offs.
The teams that have officially qualified so far are:
Africa: Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Ghana, Cape Verde, South Africa, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire.
Asia: Japan, South Korea, Uzbekistan, Australia, Iran, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia.
South America: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Ecuador, Colombia.
North America: United States, Mexico, Canada.
Oceania: New Zealand.
Europe: England.
With the next round of matches and continental play-offs still to come, football fans are eagerly awaiting the identities of the final 20 teams that will complete the list of 48 teams participating in the next edition of the World Cup.