FIFA World Cup is one of the biggest tournaments of members of the 6 FIFA confederations over the world where all FIFA-associated teams qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, will join hosts Canada, Mexico, and the United States. In this tournament, 48 teams would play and qualification began on 7 September 2023. Here is the list of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers from UEFA, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFA, CAF, and AFC.
The process of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification was allowed by the FIFA executive committee on 9 May 2017 in Zürich. Before the tournament, all 210 remaining FIFA member associations are eligible to enter the qualifying process. Canada, Mexico, and the United States is the host nation so they will qualify automatically.
- Europe (UEFA): 16 Teams
- North, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF): 6 Teams
- South America (CONMEBOL): 6 Teams
- Oceania Football Confederation (OFA): 1 Team
- Confederation of African Football (CAF): 9 Teams
- Asia (AFC): 8 Teams
- Play Off: 2 Teams
- FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers –
Format for the qualification process
- Each confederation is responsible for its own qualification tournament
- League format
- Single round-robin format
- Knockout format
- One of the participating nations or in neutral territory
- Single-leg knockout format
2026 FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers
Confederation qualification of FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers below –
AFC
- First round – 20 teams (ranked 27–46)
- Second round – 36 Teams (round-robin )
- Third round – 18 Teams (round-robin)
- Fourth round – 6 Teams
- Fifth round – inter-confederation ply-offs
CAF
- First round – 9 groups of 6 teams (round-robin)
- Second round – 4 best-ranked group runners-up (inter-confederation play-offs)
CONCACAF
- First round – 4 teams (FIFA ranked 29 to 32)
- Second round – 30 Teams (CONCACAF teams ranked 1 to 28)
- Third round – 12 Teams (inter-confederation play-offs)
CONMEBOL
- 10 nations in CONCACAF members (round-robin)
OFC (Oceania Football Confederation)
- First round: 4 OFC teams (FIFA Ranking(4 lowest FIFA-ranked teams and play round-robin)
- Second round: 7 highest-ranked teams
- Third round: The 4 OFC teams ( inter-confederation play-offs)
UEFA (Union of European Football Associations
- First-round: 12 groups of 4 or 5 teams
- Second round: The 16-group runner-up (National League overall ranking)
Inter-confederation play-offs
- 6 nations
