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USA Today – Which teams are qualified for 2026 World Cup?

Posted: November 21, 2025
Belgium national football team's 7-0 victory over Liechtenstein

Photo Credit: Nicolas Tucat, Agence France-Presse

The 2026 World Cup will include 48 teams, a huge jump up from the 32 that participated in Qatar 2022. Following November’s qualifiers, 42 nations have qualified.

Here is a complete list of every country to qualify for the 2026 World Cup:

  • Host nations: Canada, Mexico, United States
  • Asia: Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Uzbekistan
  • Africa: Algeria, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia
  • Concacaf: Curac̀§ao, Haiti, Panama
  • Europe: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland
  • Oceania: New Zealand
  • South America: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay

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