List of qualified teams for FIFA World Cup 2026

Updated 01 Apr, 2026 02:42pm 2 min read
Iraq players celebrate after qualifying for FIFA World Cup. – Reuters
Iraq players celebrate after qualifying for FIFA World Cup. – Reuters

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:

UNITED STATES

Best ​performance: Third place (1930)

MEXICO

Best performance: Quarter-finals (1970, 1986)

CANADA

Best performance: ‌Group stage (1986, 2022)

JAPAN

Best performance: Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018, 2022)

NEW ZEALAND

Best performance: Group stage (1982, 2010)

IRAN

Best performance: Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022)

ARGENTINA

Best performance: Winners (1978, ​1986, 2022)

UZBEKISTAN

Best performance: Never previously qualified

SOUTH KOREA

Best performance: ​Fourth place (2002)

JORDAN

Best performance: Never previously qualified

AUSTRALIA

Best performance: ⁠Round of 16 (2006, 2022)

BRAZIL

Best performance: Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)

ECUADOR

Best ​performance: Round of 16 (2006)

URUGUAY

Best performance: Winners (1930, 1950)

COLOMBIA

Best performance: Quarter-finals (2014)

PARAGUAY

Best performance: Quarter-finals (2010)

MOROCCO

Best performance: Semi-finals (2022)

TUNISIA

Best performance: Group Stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018, 2022)

EGYPT

Best performance: Round of 16 (1934)

ALGERIA

Best performance: Round of 16 (2014)

GHANA

Best ​performance: Quarter-finals (2010)

CAPE VERDE

Best performance: Never previously qualified

SOUTH AFRICA

Best performance: Group ​stage (1998, 2002, 2010)

QATAR

Best performance: Group stage (2022)

ENGLAND

Best performance: Winners (1966)

SAUDI ARABIA

Best ‌performance: ⁠Round of 16 (1994)

IVORY COAST

Best performance: Group stage (2006, 2010, 2014)

SENEGAL

Best performance: Quarter-finals (2002)

FRANCE

Best performance: Winners (1998, 2018)

CROATIA

Best performance: Runners-up (2018)

PORTUGAL

Best performance: Third place (1966)

NORWAY

Best performance: Round of 16 (1938, 1998)

GERMANY

Best performance: Winners (1954, 1974, 1990, ​2014)

NETHERLANDS

Best ​performance: Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010)

BELGIUM

Best performance: Third place (2018)

AUSTRIA

Best performance: Third place (1954)

SWITZERLAND

Best performance: Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954)

SPAIN

Best performance: Winners (2010)

SCOTLAND

Best performance: Group stage (1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, ​1998)

PANAMA

Best performance: Group stage (2018)

HAITI

Best performance: Group stage (1974)

CURACAO

Best performance: Never previously qualified

SWEDEN

Best performance: Runners-up (1958)

TURKEY

Best performance: Third place (2002)

CZECH REPUBLIC

Best performance: ⁠Runners-up (1934, 1962)

BOSNIA ​AND HERZEGOVINA

Best performance: Group stage (2014)

DR CONGO

Best performance: Group stage (1974)

IRAQ

Best performance: Group stage (1986)

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