The 2026 World Cup qualifiers from the United States, Mexico and Canada
The classifieds The 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States are beginning to be defined less than a year before the ball starts rolling in the biggest event.
The World Cupwhich will have 48 teams for the first time, will begin on June 11, with its opening match at the Azteca Stadium, and the new champion will be known on July 19.
The places of each confederation
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AFC (Asia): Eight direct places + one for the playoffs.
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CAF (Africa): Nine direct places + one for the playoffs.
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Concacaf (North America, Central America and the Caribbean): Six direct places (three hosts and three classified in the Qualifiers) + 2 for the playoffs.
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CONMEBOL (South America): Six direct places + 1 for the playoffs.
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OFC (Oceania): One direct place + 1 playoff.
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UEFA (Europe): 16 direct places.
World Cup 2026: the qualifiers
The American team is one of the host countries so it has already secured its place in the World Cup. It will be his 12th participation and he will seek to surpass what was done in 1994, when he was local and reached the round of 16
La Tri is another of the organizers and will be present at the World Cup. It will be their 18th World Cup (not missing since Italy 1990) and the great objective will be to overcome the barrier of the quarterfinals, where they reached in 1970 and 1986, when they were also local.
Canada is another of the host countries and will have its third participation in a World Cup, the second in a row.
The Japanese team managed, for the fourth time, to be the first to be present at the World Cup. He won his qualifying match and will compete in the World Cup for the eighth consecutive time.
The New Zealanders are the second team to qualify for the World Cup and are the first to do so directly from the OFC Qualifiers after beat New Caledonia in the final. It will be his third participation.
With two days left in the Asian Qualifiers, Iran tied against Uzbekistan and secured qualification for the 2026 World Cup. This will be their seventh participation and the fourth in a row.
Comfortable leader of the South American Qualifiers from the beginning, the Albiceleste got a ticket at the beginning of the fourteenth round, due to the tie between Uruguay, their last ‘victim’, and Bolivia in El Alto. It will be the 19th participation of Argentina, which is also a three-time champion and defending champion.
The first debutant to secure his place! In the absence of a date for the closing of the third round of the Asian Qualifiers, Uzbekistan sealed its ticket to the World Cup with its goalless draw against the United Arab Emirates.
A regular in the competition, with 11 consecutive qualifications – 12 in total -, South Korea beat Iraq and confirmed its place in the World Cup on the same day as Uzbekistan, asserting itself as the leader of its group.
Jordan, another debutant, benefited from the South Korean victory and, due to its previous victory over Oman, also sealed its qualification for the World Cup, where it will be present for the first time.
The Australian team defeated Saudi Arabia in a “final” for direct qualification and achieved passage to its seventh World Cup, the sixth in a row.
Carletto Ancelotti’s team defeated Paraguay and secured their qualification two dates in advance, despite having an irregular campaign in the qualifiers. It remains the only team to have played in all the World Cups in history.
The team led by Sebastián Beccacece secured its ticket to the World Cup with a goalless draw against Peru, keeping a clean sheet again.
La Celeste beat Peru in the Centennial and sealed their ticket to the World Cup, a date before the closing of the Qualifiers.
The Tricolor celebrated its classification in Barranquilla with a comfortable 3-0 victory against Bolivia.
La Albirroja drew goalless against Ecuador and celebrated their ticket at home. His last World Cup was in South Africa 2010.
The Moroccan team beat Niger 5-0 and became the first African qualifier for the 2026 event. It will be their seventh performance in a World Cup. It comes from achieving the best campaign in the history of the continent, when in Qatar 2022 it reached the semifinals.
Tunisia beat Equatorial Guinea 1-0, secured first place in Group H of the African Qualifiers and will play in the 2026 World Cup. It will be its 7th. participation in its history and the third in a row.
Mohamed Salah’s team will play in its fourth World Cup in history and returns after being absent in Qatar 2022. They beat Djibouti 2-0 and secured first place in Group A of the African Qualifiers with 7 wins and 2 draws.
The North African team qualified one date before the end by beating Somalia and will play in its fifth World Cup. They achieved 7 wins out of 9 and won their group over Uganda and Mozambique.
Ghana beat Comoros 1-0 on matchday 10 of the African Qualifiers, securing first place in Group I and securing its place in the 2026 World Cup. It will be the Black Stars’ 5th participation in the biggest event.
