Meet the nations competing for global glory in 2026
2026 World Cup qualified nations, tournament entrants, and 2026 World Cup squads. Those phrases all point to the same thing keeping track of who is in, who is close, and which routes still remain.
A widely shared qualification snapshot lists 42 teams as qualified (updated through November 18, 2025). In that same snapshot, Europe still has four remaining places to be decided through UEFA playoffs ending in March 2026. Two final World Cup tickets are decided in the inter-confederation playoffs at the end of March 2026.
| Confederation | Teams qualified |
|---|---|
| Hosts | Canada, Mexico, United States |
| AFC | Japan, Iran, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Jordan, Australia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia |
| CAF | Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Ghana, Cape Verde, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Senegal |
| CONMEBOL | Argentina, Ecuador, Colombia, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay |
| OFC | New Zealand |
| CONCACAF | Panama, Haiti, Curaçao |
| UEFA | Germany, Switzerland, Scotland, England, France, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Croatia, Norway |
Qualification data sourced from FIFA.com and official confederation websites (UEFA, AFC, CAF, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF, OFC). Last verified March 2026.