From Brazil to France: Complete list of teams qualified for 2026 FIFA World Cup
Here is the complete list of teams that have booked direct spots in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The tournament is set to begin on June 11.
New Delhi: A total of 48 teams will participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which is set to be co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada from June 11 to July 19, 2026.
Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Scotland and Austria booked Europe's remaining automatic spots on Tuesday, while four more teams from the region will advance to the World Cup from the playoffs. Later, Curaçao, Panama and Haiti qualified for the three available places in the North and Central America and the Caribbean conference (CONCACAF).
A total of 42 teams have already advanced through continental qualifying tournaments, and another two sides will book their spots in the intercontinental playoffs featuring six teams. The three host countries also automatically qualified for the tournament.
Eight countries from Asia have booked their places in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Iraq will play in the Intercontinental playoff in March, after defeating the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in November. Nine teams from Africa have booked their spots in next year's tournament. The Democratic Republic of the Congo booked a place in the intercontinental playoff in March.
New Zealand have booked Oceania's only guaranteed spot at the 2026 World Cup, while New Caledonia is headed to the intercontinental playoff. A total of six teams from South America have qualified for the World Cup.
Bolivia, DR Congo, Iraq, Jamaica, New Caledonia and Suriname will participate in a six-team Intercontinental playoff tournament, which is scheduled to begin in March 2026 in Mexico.
Team qualified for the 2026 FIFA 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: Curaçao, 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