Article by Alexandru Stanciu – published on Saturday, September 6, 2025, 10:40 / Updated on Saturday, September 6, 2025 10:41
The 2026 World Championship, which will be played in the United States, Mexico and Canada, already knows 17 of the 48 teams that will participate in the final tournament. In addition to the 3 host countries, another 14 national teams have already obtained their tickets, following the preliminary campaigns.
Morocco became the latest team to ensure its qualification at the 2026 World Championship, along with Uruguay, Colombia and Paraguay.
The 2026 World Championship already knows 17 teams that will participate in the final tournament
Morocco crushed Niger with 5-0, and after a perfect course of 6 wins from 6 matches, he assured for the seventh time in history participating in the final phase of the World Championship.
Thus, Morocco became the 17th team and the first of Africa to get the ticket for the 2026 tournament. Along with them, in the area of South America, the qualification was also provided by Uruguay, Colombia and Paraguay, completing the list of already qualified teams.
The first teams to secure their ticket for the 2026 World Championship are the three co-organizing countries: Canada, Mexico and the United States.
New Zealand and Japan were the next to confirm their participation in the World Championship. The other national teams that complement the 17 qualified teams so far are Brazil, Ecuador, Iran, Argentina, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Jordan and Australia.
How are the places distributed to the 2026 World Championship
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Canada, Mexico and the United States of America (host countries)
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16 places for UEFA
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9 places for the African area
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8 places for the Asian area
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3 places for Central America
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a place for Oceania
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6 places for South America
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2 places in intercontinental play-offs
The 2026 World Championship is scheduled from June 11 to July 19. It will be the first tour with 48 teams at the beginning.
The groups for the World Championship will be set by lot in early December, but FIFA has not yet announced the exact date and place of the ceremony.
