World Cup 2026: Who has qualified already?

A quarter of the 2026 World Cup’s can be secured during games played Nov. 16-18.

In Europe, 11 of UEFA’s 16 total World Cup spots can be secured this week. On Nov. 16, Norway earned its first World Cup berth since 1998 with a 4-1 win over Italy, and Erling Haaland — one of soccer’s biggest stars — finally will play on the game’s biggest stage. Also on Nov. 16, Portugal assured that Cristiano Ronaldo can play in a record sixth World Cup with a 9-1 win over Armenia. A day later, Germany — with a 6-0 rout of Slovakia — and the Netherlands — which defeated Lithuania 4-0 — punched their tickets to the World Cup.

In Concacaf, the three host nations — Canada, Mexico and the United States — are automatic qualifiers, but three others spots are up for grabs with seven squads still in contention with those spots being decided on Nov. 18.

So far, 34 nations have punched tickets to next summer’s 48-team tournament.

Here’s what to know about where qualifying stands for the 2026 World Cup, including which nations could secure berths next:

Who has qualified for World Cup 2026?

Through games of Monday, Nov. 17

The 2026 World Cup will include 48 teams, a huge jump up from the 32 that participated in Qatar 2022. As November’s qualifiers continue to play out, 34 nations have qualified.

Here is a complete list of every country to qualify for the 2026 World Cup:

• Host nations: Canada, Mexico, United States
• Asia: Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Uzbekistan
• Africa: Algeria, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia
• Concacaf: None yet
• Europe: Croatia, England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal
• Oceania: New Zealand
• South America: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay

World Cup qualifying: Who could clinch a 2026 spot next?

Through games of Monday, Nov. 17

Qualification is nearing its conclusion (the World Cup draw is Dec. 5, after all). Each confederation’s schedule and process mean each continent wraps up at different points – for example, spots in Africa, Asia and South America already have been claimed.

• Austria: Austria — which hasn’t qualified for a World Cup since 1998 — can qualify if it avoids defeat against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Nov. 18.
• Belgium: The Red Devils can qualify for their fourth consecutive World Cup with a win over Liechtenstein on Nov. 18. Belgium also can qualify with a draw or loss to Liechtenstein, and if Wales draws with North Macedonia. If Belgium draws with Liechtenstein and Wales or North Macedonia also win, Belgium’s goal differential works in its favor (plus-6 over North Macedonia; plus-11 over Wales).
• Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosnia and Herzegovina — which last qualified for the World Cup in 2014 — needs to defeat Austria on Nov. 18.
• Costa Rica: Costa Rica — which has qualified for five of the last six World Cups — needs to defeat Honduras on Nov. 18 and hope Haiti does not win against Nicaragua.
• Curaçao: Curaçao needs to get a result on the road against Jamaica on Nov. 18 to qualify for its first World Cup.
• Denmark: Denmark can qualify for its third consecutive World Cup by getting a result against Scotland on Nov. 18.
• Haiti: Haiti — which hasn’t qualified for a World Cup since 1974 — can do so with a win over Nicaragua on Nov. 18 and if Honduras does not get a win over Costa Rica. Haiti can also qualify if they defeat Nicaragua by a margin that moves the Haitians ahead of Honduras on goal differential.
• Honduras: Honduras needs a result against Costa Rica on Nov. 18, and for Haiti to not get a win over Nicaragua. If Honduras defeats Costa Rica and Haiti wins against Nicaragua, then Haiti needs to overcome Honduras’ plus-two goal differential. Honduras has qualified for three World Cups in its history (1982, 2010 and 2014).
• Jamaica: The Reggae Boyz haven’t qualified for a World Cup since 1998, and have a Nov. 18 showdown with Curaçao for Concacaf Group B bragging rights. Jamaica needs to win that game to qualify.
• Kosovo: Kosovo needs to defeat Switzerland on Nov. 18, and also overcome a goal differential of 11 in order to qualify for its first World Cup as an independent nation.
• North Macedonia: North Macedonia – which has never qualified for the World Cup as an independent nation – needs to defeat Wales and hope Liechtenstein wins against Belgium on Nov. 18 (it should be noted that Liechtenstein has seven losses in seven World Cup qualifiers so far). If Belgium draws with Liechtenstein, there is a scenario in which North Macedonia qualifies if it can overcome Belgium’s plus-6 goal differential.
• Panama: Panama can qualify for just its second-ever World Cup (it qualified in 2018) with a win over El Salvador and if Guatemala gets a result against Suriname. If Panama draws with El Salvador, then it needs Suriname to lose to Guatemala. There’s a scenario in which Panama can qualify even if Suriname win, so long as Panama overcomes Suriname’s plus-three goal differential.
• Poland: Poland needs to defeat Malta on Nov. 17 and hope Lithuania defeats the Netherlands, while also overturning the Netherlands’ huge goal difference advantage (plus-13). Poland has qualified for the previous two World Cups, and four of the last six tournaments.
• Scotland: Scotland can qualify for its first World Cup since 1998 with a win over Denmark at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 18.
• Spain: Spain are vying to qualify for its 13th consecutive World Cup. Spain prevailed 4-0 against Georgia on Nov. 15, and can secure a spot in next summer’s tournament with a result over Türkiye on Nov. 18. The reigning European champions haven’t gotten past the Round of 16 in the previous two World Cups.
• Suriname: Suriname — which has never qualified for a World Cup — can do so by getting a result against Guatemala and if El Salvador gets a result against Panama on Nov. 18. If Suriname defeats Guatemala and Panama defeats El Salavdor, then goal difference must remain in Suriname’s favor. If Suriname and Panama both lose, then goal differential also must remain in Suriname’s favor.
• Switzerland: In order to reach their sixth consecutive World Cup, Switzerland needs a result against Kosovo on Nov. 18, or not lose its plus-11 goal differential edge over Kosovo.
• Türkiye: Türkiye can qualify for the World Cup with a win over Spain on Nov. 18 by more than 14 goals. Türkiye hasn’t qualified for the World Cup since its third-place finish in the 2002 World Cup.
• Wales: Wales — which made its first World Cup appearance in 64 years at the 2022 tournament in Qatar — needs to defeat North Macedonia on Nov. 18 and hope Liechtenstein defeats Belgium. If Belgium draws with Liechtenstein, there is a scenario in which Wales qualifies if it can overcome Belgium’s plus-11 goal differential.

World Cup qualifiers: How many spots for each region?

Here is a complete breakdown of how FIFA divided all 48 berths at the 2026 World Cup:

• Host nations (3): Canada, Mexico and the United States all qualified as soon as they were picked to host the tournament.
• Asia (8): Eight Asian countries have qualified. The Asian Football Confederation will place one team in the intercontinental playoff, with Iraq and the United Arab Emirates facing off for that last-chance ticket in a two-legged tie on Nov. 13 and Nov. 18.
• Africa (9): African qualifying sorted 54 countries into nine groups of six (though Eritrea withdrew from Group E before play began). The nine group winners have qualified, while DR Congo emerged from a four-team playoff and earned a spot in the intercontinental playoff in March.
• Concacaf (3): The region’s third round — featuring three groups of four — began play on Thursday, Sept. 4. Group winners qualify directly, while the two best runners-up will enter the intercontinental playoff.
• Europe (16): UEFA qualifying features 54 teams broken up into 12 groups. Group winners qualify for the World Cup, while the second-place finishers (along with the top four teams from the UEFA Nations League who didn’t win their qualifying groups) will enter a playoff for Europe’s final four berths that is set for March 2026.
• Oceania (1): New Zealand has already claimed Oceania’s only guaranteed berth at the 2026 World Cup, while New Caledonia is headed to the intercontinental playoff.
• South America (6): CONMEBOL’s marathon qualifying tournament has concluded, with six teams getting places at the World Cup. A seventh (Bolivia) claimed the region’s spot in the intercontinental playoff.
• Intercontinental playoff (2): New Caledonia and Bolivia have locked in spots in what will be a six-team tournament scheduled for March 2026. The tournament will be held in Mexico.