The 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place in the United States, Canada and Mexico from June 11th to July 19th, 2026. The qualifying phases are currently still underway in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America, and the last two participants will be determined via the inter-confederational play-off tournament in March 2026.
Flashscore will keep you up to date in this article on which nations have already qualified for the main event in North America.
Host nations
USA
Canada
Mexico
Europe (16 direct berths)
Croatia
England
France
Norway
Portugal
The Netherlands
Germany
European Play-Off: Albania, Czech Republic, Ireland, Italy, Northern Ireland, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine
Follow the UEFA qualifiers here.
South America (six direct berths plus one play-off place)
Argentina
Brazil
Ecuador
Colombia
Paraguay
Uruguay
FIFA Play-Off Tournament: Bolivia
North & Central America (three direct berths plus two play-off places)
None confirmed yet.
Follow the CONCACAF qualifiers here.
Africa (nine direct berths plus one play-off place)
Morocco
Tunisia
Egypt
Algeria
Ghana
Cape Verde
South Africa
Ivory Coast
Senegal
FIFA Play-Off Tournament: D.R. Congo
Asia (eight direct berths plus one play-off place)
Australia
Japan
Jordan
Iran
South Korea
Uzbekistan
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Oceania (one direct berth plus one play-off place)
New Zealand
FIFA Play-Off Tournament: New Caledonia
When are the play-off draws, and how do the play-offs work?
The draw for the FIFA Play-Off Tournament and the European Play-Off draw will take place on Thursday, November 20th.
The FIFA Play-Off Tournament will feature two finals where the winners of the two semi-finals between the unseeded teams will face the two seeded teams, with the eventual winners securing two spots at the FIFA World Cup 2026.
The European Play-Offs will be made up of 12 group runners-up and the four best-ranked UEFA Nations League section winners.
The 16 teams that enter will be drawn into four play-off paths, with four teams in each. Play-off matches will be played in single-leg semi-finals, followed by single-leg finals to decide Europe’s final four World Cup 2026 participants.
