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2026 MEN’S WORLD CUP

QUALIFIERS

QUALIFIERS

QUALIFYING NEWS

New Zealand qualify, New Caledonia to playoffs
[TUE 25 MAR 2025]

New Zealand have taken the OFC’s first ever automatic place at the Men’s World Cup with a 3-0 win over New Caledonia in the final match. New Caledonia will have another chance to qualify in the playoffs. more...

UEFA group phase draw complete
[SAT 14 DEC 2024]

The draw for the UEFA group phase of qualifiers for the 2026 Men’s World Cup was held on FRI 13 DEC 2024 in Zürich, Switzerland. The 54 participating teams have been placed into twelve groups. more...

Pots confirmed for UEFA draw
[TUE 03 DEC 2024]

FIFA and UEFA have announced the pots for the UEFA group phase of qualifiers for the 2026 Men’s World Cup. The draw will be held on FRI 13 DEC 2024 in Zürich, Switzerland, where the 54 teams will be allocated into twelve groups. more...

Last four decided as OFC group phase concludes
[TUE 19 NOV 2024]

The OFC group phase of qualifiers for the 2026 Men’s World Cup completed on MON 18 NOV 2024, with Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, and Tahiti advancing to the elimination phase. One of those four teams will qualify directly for the final tournament. more...

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QUALIFIED TEAMS

UEFA

CAF

HOSTS

	Canada
	Mexico
	United States

CONCACAF

AFC

	Iran
	Japan

CONMEBOL

	Argentina

OFC

	New Zealand

PLAYOFFS

CURRENT STATUS

		Teams
		Entered	Eliminated	Active	To Qualify	To Playoffs	Qualified
Hosts	Canada, Mexico, United States	3	0	3	3	0	3
UEFA	Group phase	54	0	54	16	0	0
CAF	Group phase	53	3	50	9	1	0
AFC	Final round	46	29	17	8	1	2
CONCACAF	First group phase	32	2	30	3	2	0
CONMEBOL	Group phase	10	0	10	6	1	1
OFC	Elimination phase	11	9	2	1	1	1
Playoffs					2		0
*Total*		209	43	166	48	6	7

KEY DATES

2023:
- THU 13 JUL 2023: Draw for CAF group phase [Abidjan, CIV]
- THU 27 JUL 2023: Draw for AFC preliminary round and AFC first group phase [Kuala Lumpur, MAS]
- THU 07 SEP 2023: CONMEBOL group phase begins
- THU 12-TUE 17 OCT 2023: AFC preliminary round
- WED 15 NOV 2023: CAF group phase begins
- THU 16 NOV 2023: AFC first group phase begins
2024:
- THU 25 JAN 2024: Draw for CONCACAF first group phase [Zürich, SUI]
- FRI 22-TUE 26 MAR 2024: CONCACAF preliminary round
- WED 05 JUN 2024: CONCACAF first group phase begins
- TUE 11 JUN 2024: AFC first group phase ends
- THU 27 JUN 2024: Draw for AFC final round [Kuala Lumpur, MAS]
- THU 18 JUL 2024: Draw for OFC group phase [Zürich, SUI]
- THU 05 SEP 2024: AFC final round begins
- FRI 06-MON 09 SEP 2024: OFC preliminary round [Apia, SAM]
- THU 10 OCT 2024: OFC group phase begins
- MON 18 NOV 2024: OFC group phase ends
- FRI 13 DEC 2024: Draw for UEFA group phase [Zürich, SUI]
2025:
- FRI 21 MAR 2025: UEFA group phase begins
- FRI 21-MON 24 MAR 2025: OFC elimination phase [New Zealand]
- TUE 10 JUN 2025: AFC final round ends, CONCACAF first group phase ends
- THU 17 JUL 2025: Draw for AFC playoffs
- MON 01 SEP 2025: CONCACAF final round begins
- TUE 09 SEP 2025: CONMEBOL group phase ends
- TUE 14 OCT 2025: CAF group phase ends
- WED 08-TUE 14 OCT 2025: AFC repechage playoffs
- TUE 18 NOV 2025: UEFA group phase ends, CONCACAF final round ends
- THU 13-TUE 18 NOV 2025: AFC second round playoff
- MON 10-TUE 18 NOV 2025: CAF playoffs
2026:
- THU 26-TUE 31 MAR 2026: UEFA playoffs
- MON 23-TUE 31 MAR 2026: Playoffs

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QUALIFYING NEWS

QUALIFIED TEAMS

UEFA

CAF

HOSTS

CONCACAF

AFC

CONMEBOL

OFC

PLAYOFFS

CURRENT STATUS

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