WC 2026

World Cup 2026

Road to the
World Cup

How 48 nations from 6 confederations earned their place.

CONMEBOL 6 + 1 playoff UEFA 16 CAF 9 AFC 8 + 1 playoff CONCACAF 6 + 1 playoff OFC 1 playoff Playoffs 2 spots

CONMEBOL

South America

6 direct spots · 1 intercontinental playoff

Qualified Teams

Argentina Argentina Ecuador Ecuador Colombia Colombia Uruguay Uruguay Brazil Brazil Paraguay Paraguay
# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Argentina ARG Q 18 12 2 4 +21 38
2 Ecuador ECU Q 18 8 8 2 +9 29
3 Colombia COL Q 18 7 7 4 +10 28
4 Uruguay URU Q 18 7 7 4 +10 28
5 Brazil BRA Q 18 8 4 6 +7 28
6 Paraguay PRY Q 18 7 7 4 +4 28
7 Bolivia BOL 18 6 2 10 -18 20
8 Venezuela VEN 18 4 6 8 -10 18
9 Peru PER 18 2 6 10 -15 12
10 Chile CHL 18 2 5 11 -18 11

UEFA

Europe

16 spots (12 group winners + 4 Nations League play-off winners)

Qualified Teams

Germany Germany Switzerland Switzerland Sweden Sweden France France Belgium Belgium Austria Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Scotland Scotland Spain Spain Türkiye Türkiye Croatia Croatia Czech Republic Czech Republic Norway Norway Portugal Portugal England England Netherlands Netherlands

Group A

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Germany GER Q 6 5 0 1 +13 15
2 Slovakia SVK 6 4 0 2 -2 12
3 Northern Ireland NIR 6 3 0 3 +1 9
4 Luxembourg LUX 6 0 0 6 -12 0

Group B

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Switzerland SUI Q 6 4 2 0 +12 14
2 Kosovo KVX 6 3 2 1 +1 11
3 Slovenia SVN 6 0 4 2 -5 4
4 Sweden SWE Q 6 0 2 4 -8 2

Group D

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 France FRA Q 6 5 1 0 +12 16
2 Ukraine UKR 6 3 1 2 -1 10
3 Iceland ICE 6 2 1 3 +2 7
4 Azerbaijan AZE 6 0 1 5 -13 1

Group J

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Belgium BEL Q 8 5 3 0 +22 18
2 Wales WAL 8 5 1 2 +10 16
3 North Macedonia MKD 8 3 4 1 +3 13
4 Kazakhstan KAZ 8 2 2 4 -4 8
5 Liechtenstein LIE 8 0 0 8 -31 0

Group H

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Austria AUT Q 8 6 1 1 +18 19
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Q 8 5 2 1 +10 17
3 Romania ROM 8 4 1 3 +9 13
4 Cyprus CYP 8 2 2 4 0 8
5 San Marino SMR 8 0 0 8 -37 0

Group C

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Scotland SCO Q 6 4 1 1 +6 13
2 Denmark DEN 6 3 2 1 +9 11
3 Greece GRC 6 2 1 3 -2 7
4 Belarus BLR 6 0 2 4 -13 2

Group E

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Spain ESP Q 6 5 1 0 +19 16
2 Türkiye TUR Q 6 4 1 1 +5 13
3 Georgia GEO 6 1 0 5 -8 3
4 Bulgaria BGR 6 1 0 5 -16 3

Group L

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Croatia CRO Q 8 7 1 0 +22 22
2 Czech Republic CZE Q 8 5 1 2 +10 16
3 Faroe Islands FRO 8 4 0 4 +2 12
4 Montenegro MNE 8 3 0 5 -9 9
5 Gibraltar GIB 8 0 0 8 -25 0

Group I

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Norway NOR Q 8 8 0 0 +32 24
2 Italy ITA 8 6 0 2 +9 18
3 Israel ISR 8 4 0 4 -1 12
4 Estonia EST 8 1 1 6 -13 4
5 Moldova MDA 8 0 1 7 -27 1

Group F

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Portugal POR Q 6 4 1 1 +13 13
2 Republic of Ireland IRL 6 3 1 2 +2 10
3 Hungary HUN 6 2 2 2 +1 8
4 Armenia ARM 6 1 0 5 -16 3

Group K

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 England ENG Q 8 8 0 0 +22 24
2 Albania ALB 8 4 2 2 +2 14
3 Serbia SRB 8 4 1 3 -1 13
4 Latvia LVA 8 1 2 5 -10 5
5 Andorra AND 8 0 1 7 -13 1

Group G

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Netherlands NED Q 8 6 2 0 +23 20
2 Poland POL 8 5 2 1 +7 17
3 Finland FIN 8 3 1 4 -6 10
4 Malta MLT 8 1 2 5 -15 5
5 Lithuania LTU 8 0 3 5 -9 3

CAF

Africa

9 spots

Qualified Teams

Morocco Morocco South Africa South Africa Egypt Egypt Tunisia Tunisia Cape Verde Islands Cape Verde Islands Ghana Ghana Algeria Algeria Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire Senegal Senegal Congo DR Congo DR
Group Stage 9 groups

Group E

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Morocco MAR Q 8 8 0 0 +20 24
2 Niger NER 8 5 0 3 +1 15
3 Tanzania TZA 8 3 1 4 -1 10
4 Zambia ZMB 8 3 0 5 0 9
5 Congo COG 8 0 1 7 -20 1
6 Eritrea ERI 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group C

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 South Africa ZAF Q 10 6 3 1 +11 18
2 Nigeria NGA 10 4 5 1 +7 17
3 Benin BEN 10 5 2 3 +1 17
4 Rwanda RWA 10 3 2 5 -4 11
5 Lesotho LSO 10 2 3 5 -8 9
6 Zimbabwe ZWE 10 0 5 5 -7 5

Group A

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Egypt EGY Q 10 8 2 0 +18 26
2 Burkina Faso BFA 10 6 3 1 +15 21
3 Sierra Leone SLE 10 4 3 3 +2 15
4 Guinea-Bissau GNB 10 2 4 4 -2 10
5 Ethiopia ETH 10 2 3 5 -5 9
6 Djibouti DJI 10 0 1 9 -28 1

Group H

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Tunisia TUN Q 10 9 1 0 +22 28
2 Namibia NAM 10 4 3 3 +3 15
3 Equatorial Guinea GNQ 10 4 2 4 -3 14
4 Malawi MWI 10 4 1 5 +1 13
5 Liberia LBR 10 3 3 4 -2 12
6 São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe 10 1 0 9 -21 3

Group D

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Cape Verde Islands CPV Q 10 7 2 1 +8 23
2 Cameroon CMR 10 5 4 1 +12 19
3 Libya LBY 10 4 4 2 +2 16
4 Angola AGO 10 2 6 2 +1 12
5 Mauritius MUS 10 1 3 6 -10 6
6 Eswatini SWZ 10 0 3 7 -13 3

Group I

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Ghana GHA Q 10 8 1 1 +17 25
2 Madagascar MDG 10 6 1 3 +5 19
3 Mali MLI 10 5 3 2 +11 18
4 Comoros COM 10 5 0 5 -1 15
5 Central African Republic CAF 10 2 2 6 -13 8
6 Chad TCD 10 0 1 9 -19 1

Group G

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Algeria DZA Q 10 8 1 1 +16 25
2 Uganda UGA 10 6 0 4 +5 18
3 Mozambique MOZ 10 6 0 4 -3 18
4 Guinea GIN 10 4 3 3 +3 15
5 Botswana BWA 10 3 1 6 -4 10
6 Somalia SOM 10 0 1 9 -17 1

Group F

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Côte d'Ivoire CIV Q 10 8 2 0 +25 26
2 Gabon GAB 10 8 1 1 +13 25
3 Gambia GMB 10 4 1 5 +9 13
4 Kenya KEN 10 3 3 4 +4 12
5 Burundi BDI 10 3 1 6 0 10
6 Seychelles SYC 10 0 0 10 -51 0

Group B

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Senegal SEN Q 10 7 3 0 +19 24
2 Congo DR COD Q 10 7 1 2 +9 22
3 Sudan SDN 10 3 4 3 +2 13
4 Togo TGO 10 1 5 4 -5 8
5 Mauritania MRT 10 1 4 5 -9 7
6 South Sudan SSD 10 0 5 5 -16 5
Play-offs - Semi-finals FINAL ROUND 1 group
# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Nigeria NGA 1 1 0 0 +3 3
2 Congo DR COD Q 1 1 0 0 +1 3
3 Cameroon CMR 1 0 0 1 -1 0
4 Gabon GAB 1 0 0 1 -3 0

AFC

Asia

8 spots + 1 intercontinental playoff

Qualified Teams

Iran Iran Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Qatar Qatar Japan Japan Iraq Iraq Jordan Jordan Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Korea Republic Korea Republic Australia Australia
Round 2 7 groups

Group E

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Iran IRN Q 6 4 2 0 +12 14
2 Uzbekistan UZB Q 6 4 2 0 +9 14
3 Turkmenistan TKM 6 0 2 4 -10 2
4 Hong Kong HKG 6 0 2 4 -11 2

Group A

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Qatar QAT Q 6 5 1 0 +15 16
2 Kuwait KWT 6 2 1 3 0 7
3 India IND 6 1 2 3 -4 5
4 Afghanistan AFG 6 1 2 3 -11 5

Group B

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Japan JPN Q 6 6 0 0 +24 18
2 Korea DPR KOR 6 3 0 3 +4 9
3 Syria SYR 6 2 1 3 -3 7
4 Myanmar MMR 6 0 1 5 -25 1

Group F

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Iraq IRQ Q 6 6 0 0 +15 18
2 Indonesia IDN 6 3 1 2 0 10
3 Vietnam VNM 6 2 0 4 -4 6
4 Philippines PHL 6 0 1 5 -11 1

Group G

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Jordan JOR Q 6 4 1 1 +12 13
2 Saudi Arabia KSA Q 6 4 1 1 +9 13
3 Tajikistan TJK 6 2 2 2 +4 8
4 Pakistan PAK 6 0 0 6 -25 0

Group C

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Korea Republic KOR Q 6 5 1 0 +19 16
2 Thailand THA 6 2 2 2 0 8
3 China PR CHN 6 2 2 2 0 8
4 Singapore SGP 6 0 1 5 -19 1

Group I

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Australia AUS Q 6 6 0 0 +22 18
2 Palestine PSE 6 2 2 2 0 8
3 Lebanon LBN 6 1 3 2 -3 6
4 Bangladesh BGD 6 0 1 5 -19 1
Round 3 3 groups

Group C

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Japan JPN Q 10 7 2 1 +27 23
2 Australia AUS Q 10 5 4 1 +9 19
3 Saudi Arabia KSA Q 10 3 4 3 -1 13
4 Indonesia IDN 10 3 3 4 -11 12
5 China PR CHN 10 3 0 7 -13 9
6 Bahrain BHR 10 1 3 6 -11 6

Group A

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Iran IRN Q 10 7 2 1 +11 23
2 Uzbekistan UZB Q 10 6 3 1 +7 21
3 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 10 4 3 3 +7 15
4 Qatar QAT Q 10 4 1 5 -7 13
5 Kyrgyz Republic KGZ 10 2 2 6 -6 8
6 Korea DPR KOR 10 0 3 7 -12 3

Group B

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Korea Republic KOR Q 10 6 4 0 +13 22
2 Jordan JOR Q 10 4 4 2 +8 16
3 Iraq IRQ Q 10 4 3 3 0 15
4 Oman OMN 10 3 2 5 -5 11
5 Palestine PSE 10 2 4 4 -3 10
6 Kuwait KWT 10 0 5 5 -13 5
Round 4 FINAL ROUND 2 groups

Group A

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Qatar QAT Q 2 1 1 0 +1 4
2 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 1 0 3
3 Oman OMN 2 0 1 1 -1 1

Group B

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Saudi Arabia KSA Q 2 1 1 0 +1 4
2 Iraq IRQ Q 2 1 1 0 +1 4
3 Indonesia IDN 2 0 0 2 -2 0

CONCACAF

North, Central America & Caribbean

6 spots (inc. 3 co-hosts) + 1 intercontinental playoff

🏆 Co-Hosts — Automatic Qualification

Canada Canada United States United States Mexico Mexico

Qualified Teams

Panama Panama Curacao Curacao Haiti Haiti
Round 2 2 groups

Group D

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Panama PAN Q 4 4 0 0 +9 12
2 Nicaragua NIC 4 3 0 1 +5 9
3 Guyana GUY 4 2 0 2 +2 6
4 Montserrat MSR 4 1 0 3 -7 3
5 Belize BLZ 4 0 0 4 -9 0

Group C

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Curacao CUW Q 4 4 0 0 +13 12
2 Haiti HTI Q 4 3 0 1 +4 9
3 St. Lucia St. Lucia 4 1 1 2 -4 4
4 Aruba ABW 4 0 2 2 -7 2
5 Barbados BRB 4 0 1 3 -6 1
Final round FINAL ROUND 3 groups

Group C

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Haiti HTI Q 6 3 2 1 +3 11
2 Honduras HND 6 2 3 1 +3 9
3 Costa Rica CRI 6 1 4 1 +2 7
4 Nicaragua NIC 6 1 1 4 -8 4

Group A

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Panama PAN Q 6 3 3 0 +5 12
2 Suriname SUR 6 2 3 1 +3 9
3 Guatemala GTM 6 2 2 2 +1 8
4 El Salvador SLV 6 1 0 5 -9 3

Group B

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Curacao CUW Q 6 3 3 0 +10 12
2 Jamaica JAM 6 3 2 1 +8 11
3 Trinidad and Tobago TTO 6 1 4 1 +1 7
4 Bermuda BMU 6 0 1 5 -19 1

OFC

Oceania

1 intercontinental playoff spot

Qualified Teams

New Zealand New Zealand

Group B

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 New Zealand NZL Q 3 3 0 0 +18 9
2 Tahiti TAH 3 2 0 1 +2 6
3 Vanuatu VUT 3 1 0 2 -6 3
4 Samoa WSM 3 0 0 3 -14 0

Intercontinental Playoffs

2 final spots · 6 nations

Semi-finals

BOL Bolivia
2 – 1
Suriname SUR
FT
NCL New Caledonia
0 – 1
Jamaica JAM
FT

Final

COD Congo DR
1 – 0
Jamaica JAM
AET
IRQ Iraq
2 – 1
Bolivia BOL
FT

Qualified

Iraq Iraq Congo DR Congo DR