Flashscore will keep you up to date in this article on which nations have already qualified for the main event in North America.
Host nations
Europe (16 direct berths plus four via the European Play-Offs)
European Play-Offs: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Northern Ireland, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, Wales
Follow the European Play-Offs here.
Everything you need to know about the European Play-Offs
South America (six direct berths plus one entry into the FIFA Play-Off Tournament)
FIFA Play-Off Tournament: Bolivia
North & Central America (three direct berths plus two entries into the FIFA Play-Off Tournament)
FIFA Play-Off Tournament: Jamaica, Suriname
Africa (nine direct berths plus one entry into the FIFA Play-Off Tournament)
FIFA Play-Off Tournament: D.R. Congo
Asia (eight direct berths plus one entry into the FIFA Play-Off Tournament)
FIFA Play-Off tournament: Iraq
Oceania (one direct berth plus one entry into the FIFA Play-Off Tournament)
FIFA Play-Off Tournament: New Caledonia
Everything you need to know about the FIFA Play-Off Tournament
How do the play-offs work?
The FIFA Play-Off Tournament will feature two finals where the winners of the two semi-finals between the unseeded teams will face the two seeded teams, with the eventual winners securing two spots at the FIFA World Cup 2026.
The European Play-Offs will be made up of 12 group runners-up and the four best-ranked UEFA Nations League section winners.
The 16 teams that enter will be drawn into four play-off paths, with four teams in each. Play-off matches will be played in single-leg semi-finals, followed by single-leg finals to decide Europe’s final four World Cup 2026 participants.