These are the qualified teams for the 2026 World Cup

The smell of the World Cup is beginning to be in the air with more than a year to go until the next World Cup, which will take place in 2026 in three different countries: The United States, Mexico and Canada. They are the first to qualify for an event that will have a great novelty.

For the first time since it has been organised, the tournament will have 48 different teams. We are going from 32 in Qatar in 2022 to these 48, which will be divided into 12 groups of 4 teams, with the top two from each group plus the best 8 third place finishers qualifying for the 1/16 finals. The championship will take place between 11 June and 19 July 2026.

With three teams having qualified for the tournament as hosts, 45 tickets are up for grabs, with 16 going to UEFA, nine to CAF, eight to AFC, six to CONMEBOL, three to CONCACAF and one more to OFC. Japan became the first to qualify on sporting merit on the Asian route, while New Zealand followed in Oceania. The next country to qualify was Iran, who snatched an 83rd minute equaliser against Uzbekistan that was enough to secure their place at the World Cup. Uzbekistan, along with Jordan and South Korea, have sealed their AFC berths in the June break, with Australia joining them at the end of the third round of AFC qualifying. Brazil and Ecuador have also sealed their tickets to the tournament.

Argentina, who are already qualified for the tournament, will defend the title they won in Qatar 2022 with a spectacular final against France, the reigning champions until now.

These are the qualified teams for the 2026 World Cup:
 

Hosts: United States, Mexico, Canada.

UEFA: 

CONMEBOL: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador

CONCACAF: 

CAF: 

AFC: Japan, Iran, South Korea, Jordan, Uzbekistan, Australia

OFC: New Zealand