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      <title>List of qualified teams for FIFA World Cup 2026</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The 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:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;UNITED STATES&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best ​performance: Third place (1930)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;MEXICO&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Quarter-finals (1970, 1986)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CANADA&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: ‌Group stage (1986, 2022)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;JAPAN&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018, 2022)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;NEW ZEALAND&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Group stage (1982, 2010)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;IRAN&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ARGENTINA&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Winners (1978, ​1986, 2022)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;UZBEKISTAN&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Never previously qualified&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;SOUTH KOREA&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: ​Fourth place (2002)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;JORDAN&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Never previously qualified&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;AUSTRALIA&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: ⁠Round of 16 (2006, 2022)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;BRAZIL&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ECUADOR&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best ​performance: Round of 16 (2006)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;URUGUAY&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Winners (1930, 1950)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;COLOMBIA&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Quarter-finals (2014)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;PARAGUAY&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Quarter-finals (2010)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;MOROCCO&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Semi-finals (2022)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;TUNISIA&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Group Stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018, 2022)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;EGYPT&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Round of 16 (1934)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALGERIA&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Round of 16 (2014)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;GHANA&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best ​performance: Quarter-finals (2010)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CAPE VERDE&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Never previously qualified&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;SOUTH AFRICA&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Group ​stage (1998, 2002, 2010)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;QATAR&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Group stage (2022)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ENGLAND&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Winners (1966)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;SAUDI ARABIA&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best ‌performance: ⁠Round of 16 (1994)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;IVORY COAST&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Group stage (2006, 2010, 2014)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;SENEGAL&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Quarter-finals (2002)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;FRANCE&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Winners (1998, 2018)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CROATIA&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Runners-up (2018)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;PORTUGAL&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Third place (1966)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;NORWAY&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Round of 16 (1938, 1998)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;GERMANY&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Winners (1954, 1974, 1990, ​2014)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;NETHERLANDS&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best ​performance: Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;BELGIUM&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Third place (2018)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;AUSTRIA&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Third place (1954)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;SWITZERLAND&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;SPAIN&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Winners (2010)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;SCOTLAND&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Group stage (1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, ​1998)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;PANAMA&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Group stage (2018)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;HAITI&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Group stage (1974)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CURACAO&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Never previously qualified&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;SWEDEN&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Runners-up (1958)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;TURKEY&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Third place (2002)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CZECH REPUBLIC&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: ⁠Runners-up (1934, 1962)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;BOSNIA ​AND HERZEGOVINA&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Group stage (2014)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;DR CONGO&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Group stage (1974)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;IRAQ&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best performance: Group stage (1986)&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>The 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:</strong></p>
<p>UNITED STATES</p>
<p>Best ​performance: Third place (1930)</p>
<p>MEXICO</p>
<p>Best performance: Quarter-finals (1970, 1986)</p>
<p>CANADA</p>
<p>Best performance: ‌Group stage (1986, 2022)</p>
<p>JAPAN</p>
<p>Best performance: Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018, 2022)</p>
<p>NEW ZEALAND</p>
<p>Best performance: Group stage (1982, 2010)</p>
<p>IRAN</p>
<p>Best performance: Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022)</p>
<p>ARGENTINA</p>
<p>Best performance: Winners (1978, ​1986, 2022)</p>
<p>UZBEKISTAN</p>
<p>Best performance: Never previously qualified</p>
<p>SOUTH KOREA</p>
<p>Best performance: ​Fourth place (2002)</p>
<p>JORDAN</p>
<p>Best performance: Never previously qualified</p>
<p>AUSTRALIA</p>
<p>Best performance: ⁠Round of 16 (2006, 2022)</p>
<p>BRAZIL</p>
<p>Best performance: Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)</p>
<p>ECUADOR</p>
<p>Best ​performance: Round of 16 (2006)</p>
<p>URUGUAY</p>
<p>Best performance: Winners (1930, 1950)</p>
<p>COLOMBIA</p>
<p>Best performance: Quarter-finals (2014)</p>
<p>PARAGUAY</p>
<p>Best performance: Quarter-finals (2010)</p>
<p>MOROCCO</p>
<p>Best performance: Semi-finals (2022)</p>
<p>TUNISIA</p>
<p>Best performance: Group Stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018, 2022)</p>
<p>EGYPT</p>
<p>Best performance: Round of 16 (1934)</p>
<p>ALGERIA</p>
<p>Best performance: Round of 16 (2014)</p>
<p>GHANA</p>
<p>Best ​performance: Quarter-finals (2010)</p>
<p>CAPE VERDE</p>
<p>Best performance: Never previously qualified</p>
<p>SOUTH AFRICA</p>
<p>Best performance: Group ​stage (1998, 2002, 2010)</p>
<p>QATAR</p>
<p>Best performance: Group stage (2022)</p>
<p>ENGLAND</p>
<p>Best performance: Winners (1966)</p>
<p>SAUDI ARABIA</p>
<p>Best ‌performance: ⁠Round of 16 (1994)</p>
<p>IVORY COAST</p>
<p>Best performance: Group stage (2006, 2010, 2014)</p>
<p>SENEGAL</p>
<p>Best performance: Quarter-finals (2002)</p>
<p>FRANCE</p>
<p>Best performance: Winners (1998, 2018)</p>
<p>CROATIA</p>
<p>Best performance: Runners-up (2018)</p>
<p>PORTUGAL</p>
<p>Best performance: Third place (1966)</p>
<p>NORWAY</p>
<p>Best performance: Round of 16 (1938, 1998)</p>
<p>GERMANY</p>
<p>Best performance: Winners (1954, 1974, 1990, ​2014)</p>
<p>NETHERLANDS</p>
<p>Best ​performance: Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010)</p>
<p>BELGIUM</p>
<p>Best performance: Third place (2018)</p>
<p>AUSTRIA</p>
<p>Best performance: Third place (1954)</p>
<p>SWITZERLAND</p>
<p>Best performance: Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954)</p>
<p>SPAIN</p>
<p>Best performance: Winners (2010)</p>
<p>SCOTLAND</p>
<p>Best performance: Group stage (1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, ​1998)</p>
<p>PANAMA</p>
<p>Best performance: Group stage (2018)</p>
<p>HAITI</p>
<p>Best performance: Group stage (1974)</p>
<p>CURACAO</p>
<p>Best performance: Never previously qualified</p>
<p>SWEDEN</p>
<p>Best performance: Runners-up (1958)</p>
<p>TURKEY</p>
<p>Best performance: Third place (2002)</p>
<p>CZECH REPUBLIC</p>
<p>Best performance: ⁠Runners-up (1934, 1962)</p>
<p>BOSNIA ​AND HERZEGOVINA</p>
<p>Best performance: Group stage (2014)</p>
<p>DR CONGO</p>
<p>Best performance: Group stage (1974)</p>
<p>IRAQ</p>
<p>Best performance: Group stage (1986)</p>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:42:09 +0500</pubDate>
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