The 2026 World Cup is coming to North America with an expanded field, as the United States, Canada, and Mexico will host and participate in the 23rd edition of the most celebrated tournament in the world.
This page will serve as the home for every bit of news you can use for the 2026 World Cup, with links to format, confederations’ qualification tables, qualified teams, and much more.
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Argentina will look to defend its title come 2026, and they’re dominating CONMEBOL qualifying, while Japan have already qualified from the Asian Football Confederation and New Zealand has Oceania’s automatic spot with Africa, CONCACAF, Oceania, and now Europe in the fray.
Below is everything you need when it comes to qualification for the 2026 World Cup in North America.
2026 World Cup qualification pages — Schedules, results, tables
- South America (CONMEBOL) — Started September 2023
- Asia (AFC) — Started October 2023
- Africa (CAF) — Started November 2023
- North and Central America (CONCACAF) — Started March 2024
- Oceania (OFC) — Started September 2024
- Europe (UEFA) — Started March 2025
Who have qualified for the 2026 World Cup?
- USMNT (hosts)
- Canada (hosts)
- Mexico (hosts)
- Japan (AFC region)
- New Zealand (OFC region)
- Iran (AFC region)
- Argentina (CONMEBOL region)
- Uzbekistan (AFC region)
- Jordan (AFC region)
- South Korea (AFC region)
- Australia (AFC region)
- Ecuador (CONMEBOL region)
- Brazil (CONMEBOL region)
- Uruguay (CONMEBOL region)
- Colombia (CONMEBOL region)
- Paraguay (CONMEBOL region)
- Morocco (CAF region)
- Tunisia (CAF region)
