The 2026 World Cup is coming to North America with an expanded field, as the United States, Canada, and Mexico will host and participate in the 23rd edition of the most celebrated tournament in the world.
This page will serve as the home for every bit of news you can use for the 2026 World Cup, with links to format, confederations’ qualification tables, qualified teams, and much more.
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Argentina will look to defend its title come 2026, and they’ve been joined by a who’s who of nations including England, Brazil, Japan, and Morocco amongst others. UEFA and CONCACAF have the most left to decide amongst confederations, and of course there are the inter-confederation playoffs in March 2026.
Below is everything you need when it comes to qualification for the 2026 World Cup in North America.
2026 World Cup qualification pages — Schedules, results, tables
- South America (CONMEBOL) — Started September 2023
- Asia (AFC) — Started October 2023
- Africa (CAF) — Started November 2023
- North and Central America (CONCACAF) — Started March 2024
- Oceania (OFC) — Started September 2024
- Europe (UEFA) — Started March 2025
- Inter-confederation playoffs — Set for March 2026
Who have qualified for the 2026 World Cup?
- USMNT (hosts)
- Canada (hosts)
- Mexico (hosts)
- Japan (AFC region)
- Iran (AFC region)
- Uzbekistan (AFC region)
- Jordan (AFC region)
- South Korea (AFC region)
- Australia (AFC region)
- Saudi Arabia (AFC region)
- Qatar (AFC region)
- Argentina (CONMEBOL region)
- Ecuador (CONMEBOL region)
- Brazil (CONMEBOL region)
- Uruguay (CONMEBOL region)
- Colombia (CONMEBOL region)
- Paraguay (CONMEBOL region)
- Morocco (CAF region)
- Tunisia (CAF region)
- Egypt (CAF region)
- Algeria (CAF region)
- Ghana (CAF region)
- Cape Verde (CAF region)
- Ivory Coast (CAF region)
- Senegal (CAF region)
- South Africa (CAF region)
- England (UEFA region)
- New Zealand (OFC region)
- France (UEFA region)
- Croatia (UEFA region)
- Portugal (UEFA region)
- Norway (UEFA region)
- Germany (UEFA region)
- Austria (UEFA region)
- Belgium (UEFA region)
- Netherlands (UEFA region)
- Spain (UEFA region)
- Scotland (UEFA region)
- Switzerland (UEFA region)
- Haiti (CONCACAF region)
- Panama (CONCACAF region)
- Curacao (CONCACAF region)
- Sweden (UEFA region)
- Turkiye (UEFA region)
- Czechia (UEFA region)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (UEFA region)
