List of qualified teams for 2026 World Cup

Following are teams that have qualified for the 2026 World Cup, to be hosted by the U.S., Mexico and Canada from June 11 to July 19: 

• United States
  • Taking part as hosts
  • Best performance: Third place (1930)
• Mexico
  • Taking part as hosts
  • Best performance: Quarter-finals (1970, 1986)
• Canada
  • Taking part as hosts
  • Best performance: Group stage (1986, 2022)
• Japan
  • Qualified on: March 20
  • Best performance: Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018, 2022)
• New Zealand
  • Qualified on: March 24
  • Best performance: Group stage (1982, 2010)
• Iran
  • Qualified on: March 25
  • Best performance: Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022)
• Argentina
  • Qualified on: March 25
  • Best performance: Winners (1978, 1986, 2022)
• Uzbekistan
  • Qualified on: June 5
  • Best performance: Never previously qualified
• South Korea
  • Qualified on: June 5
  • Best performance: Fourth place (2002)
• Jordan
  • Qualified on: June 5
  • Best performance: Never previously qualified
• Australia
  • Qualified on: June 10
  • Best performance: Round of 16 (2006, 2022)
• Brazil
  • Qualified on: June 10
  • Best performance: Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
• Ecuador
  • Qualified on: June 10
  • Best performance: Round of 16 (2006)
• Uruguay
  • Qualified on: September 4
  • Best performance: Winners (1930, 1950)
• Colombia
  • Qualified on: September 4
  • Best performance: Quarter-finals (2014)
• Paraguay
  • Qualified on: September 4
  • Best performance: Quarter-finals (2010)
• Morocco
  • Qualified on: September 5
  • Best performance: Semi-finals (2022)
• Tunisia
  • Qualified on: September 8
  • Best performance: Group stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018, 2022)
• Egypt
  • Qualified on: October 8
  • Best performance: Round of 16 (1934)
• Algeria
  • Qualified on: October 9
  • Best performance: Round of 16 (2014)
• Ghana
  • Qualified on: October 12
  • Best performance: Quarter-finals (2010)
• Cape Verde
  • Qualified on: October 13
  • Best performance: Never previously qualified
• South Africa
  • Qualified on: October 14
  • Best performance: Group stage (1998, 2002, 2010)
• Qatar
  • Qualified on: October 14
  • Best performance: Group stage (2022)
• England
  • Qualified on: October 14
  • Best performance: Winners (1966)
• Saudi Arabia
  • Qualified on: October 14
  • Best performance: Round of 16 (1994)
• Ivory Coast
  • Qualified on: October 14
  • Best performance: Group stage (2006, 2010, 2014)
• Senegal
  • Qualified on: October 14
  • Best performance: Quarter-finals (2002)
• France
  • Qualified on: November 13
  • Best performance: Winners (1998, 2018)
• Croatia
  • Qualified on: November 14
  • Best performance: Runners-up (2018)
• Portugal
  • Qualified on: November 16
  • Best performance: Third place (1966)
• Norway
  • Qualified on: November 16
  • Best performance: Round of 16 (1938, 1998)
• Germany
  • Qualified on: November 17
  • Best performance: Winners (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)
• Netherlands
  • Qualified on: November 17
  • Best performance: Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010)
• Belgium
  • Qualified on: November 18
  • Best performance: Third place (2018)
• Austria
  • Qualified on: November 18
  • Best performance: Third place (1954)
• Switzerland
  • Qualified on: November 18
  • Best performance: Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954)
• Spain
  • Qualified on: November 18
  • Best performance: Winners (2010)
• Scotland
  • Qualified on: November 18
  • Best performance: Group stage (multiple years)
• Panama
  • Qualified on: November 19
  • Best performance: Group stage (2018)
• Haiti
  • Qualified on: November 19
  • Best performance: Group stage (1974)
• Curacao
  • Qualified on: November 19
  • Best performance: Never previously qualified
• Sweden
  • Qualified on: March 31
  • Best performance: Runners-up (1958)
• Turkey
  • Qualified on: March 31
  • Best performance: Third place (2002)
• Czech Republic
  • Qualified on: March 31
  • Best performance: Runners-up (1934, 1962)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Qualified on: March 31
  • Best performance: Group stage (2014)
• DR Congo
  • Qualified on: March 31
  • Best performance: Group stage (1974)
• Iraq
  • Qualified on: March 31
  • Best performance: Group stage (1986)

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—Reuters