FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers

A total of 25 nations have already sealed qualification, joining co-hosts United States,
Mexico and Canada in the draw for next year’s showpiece, with 20 places still to be decided


NORTH AMERICA
Three group winners
qualify. Two best second-
placed teams advance
to play-off tournament

Group A		Pts
Suriname	6
Panama		6
Guatemala	5
El Salvador	3

Group B		Pts
Jamaica		9
Curaçao		8
Trinidad and Tobago 5
Bermuda		0

Group C		Pts
Honduras	8
Costa Rica	6
Haiti		5
Nicaragua	1


EUROPE Twelve group winners qualify. Twelve teams to play off for four places

Group A		Pts
Germany		9
Slovakia	9
N. Ireland	6
Luxembourg	0
 
Group B		Pts
Switz.		10
Kosovo		7
Slovenia	3
Sweden		1

Group C		Pts
Denmark		10
Scotland	10
Greece		3
Belarus		0

Group D		Pts
France		10
Ukraine		7  
Iceland		4
Azerbaijan	1

Group E		Pts
Spain		12
Türkiye		9
Georgia		3
Bulgaria	0

Group F		Pts 
Portugal	10
Hungary		5
Ireland		4
Armenia		3

Group G		Pts
Neth’lands	16
Poland		13
Finland		10
Lithuania	3
Malta		2

Group H		Pts
Austria		15
Bosnia-H	13
Romania		10
Cyprus		8
San Marino	0

Group I		Pts 
Norway		18
Italy		15
Israel		9
Estonia		4
Moldova		1

Group J		Pts 
Belgium		14
N. M’donia	13
Wales		10
Kazakhstan	7
Liechtenstein	0
 
Group K		Pts
England		18
Albania		11
Serbia		10
Latvia		5
Andorra		1

Group L		Pts
Croatia		16
Czechia		13
Faroe Isl.	12
Montenegro	6
Gibraltar	0


INTERNATIONAL DATES

Final matchdays: Nov 13-18

Play-offs: Mar 2026
Mexico hosts inter-confederation
FIFA Play-Off Tournament (Six teams)*


Europe:
16 places

North
America: 6

South
America: 6

Africa: 9

Asia: 8

Play-offs: 2

Oceania: 1

Host nation
Already qualified
Qualifying position
Play-off position


SOUTH AMERICA
Top six teams qualified –
seventh-placed team goes
into play-off tournament

Final standings	Pts
Argentina	38
Ecuador		29
Colombia	28
Uruguay		28
Brazil		28
Paraguay	28
Bolivia		20
Venezuela	18
Peru		12
Chile		11


ASIA Eight teams have qualified
Iran
Jordan
South Korea
Australia
Japan
Qatar
Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia

Two teams play off to advance to play-off tournament
UAE Iraq


OCEANIA
New Zealand
New Caledonia
Advanced to
play-off
tournament


AFRICA Nine group winners qualified
Egypt
Côte d'Ivoire
Senegal
Algeria
South Africa
Tunisia
Cabo Verde
Ghana
Morocco

Four best second-placed teams play off for one berth in play-off tournament
Gabon DR Congo Cameroon	Nigeria


Source: FIFA 
Picture: Getty Images
*Europe hosts own play-offs – only continent without berth in inter-confederation play-offs
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