A report 48 groups will play within the 2026 World Cup co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Tunisia qualified for a 3rd straight World Cup on Monday (September 8, 2025) after beating Equatorial Guinea 1-0 with a objective in harm time. Tunisia leads Africa Group H in qualifying by 10 factors from Nigeria and has but to concede a objective.
Forty-three groups will get their spots by continental qualifying tournaments. Another two will safe their locations within the intercontinental playoffs that includes six groups and scheduled for March 2026. The three host countries routinely qualify.
The breakdown
Asia will have eight direct locations and one within the intercontinental playoff.
Africa has 9 direct spots plus one for the intercontinental playoff.
North and Central America and the Caribbean get three direct berths (plus the three host nations) and one other two spots within the intercontinental playoffs.
South America has six direct spots and can ship one other staff to the intercontinental playoffs.
Oceania for the primary time has a assured spot — New Zealand clinched that in March. It may add one other with New Caledonia going into the intercontinental playoffs.
Europe will have 16 groups certain to play within the World Cup.
Already qualified
United States, Mexico, Canada (qualified routinely as hosts)
Africa: Morocco (qualified on Sept. 5) Tunisia (qualified on Sept. 8)
Asia: Japan (qualified on March 20) Iran (qualified on March 25) Jordan (qualified on June 5) South Korea (qualified on June 5) Uzbekistan (qualified on June 5) Australia (qualified on June 10)
Oceania: New Zealand (qualified on March 24)
South America: Argentina (qualified on March 25) Brazil (qualified on June 10) Ecuador (qualified on June 10) Uruguay (qualified on Sept. 4) Colombia (qualified on Sept. 4) Paraguay (qualified on Sept. 4)
