April 1 — Following are teams that have qualified for the 2026 World Cup, to be hosted by the US, Mexico and Canada from June 11 to July 19:
1. United States
Taking part as hosts
Best performance: Third place (1930)
2. Mexico
Taking part as hosts
Best performance: Quarter-finals (1970, 1986)
3. Canada
Taking part as hosts
Best performance: Group stage (1986, 2022)
4. Japan
Qualified on: March 20
Best performance: Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018, 2022)
5. New Zealand
Qualified on: March 24
Best performance: Group stage (1982, 2010)
6. Iran
Qualified on: March 25
Best performance: Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022)
7. Argentina
Qualified on: March 25
Best performance: Winners (1978, 1986, 2022)
8. Uzbekistan
Qualified on: June 5
Best performance: Never previously qualified
9. South Korea
Qualified on: June 5
Best performance: Fourth place (2002)
10. Jordan
Qualified on: June 5
Best performance: Never previously qualified11.
11. Australia
Qualified on: June 10
Best performance: Round of 16 (2006, 2022)
12. Brazil
Qualified on: June 10
Best performance: Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
13. Ecuador
Qualified on: June 10
Best performance: Round of 16 (2006)
14. Uruguay
Qualified on: September 4
Best performance: Winners (1930, 1950)
15. Colombia
Qualified on: September 4
Best performance: Quarter-finals (2014)
16. Paraguay
Qualified on: September 4
Best performance: Quarter-finals (2010)
17. Morocco
Qualified on: September 5
Best performance: Semi-finals (2022)
18. Tunisia
Qualified on: September 8
Best performance: Group stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018, 2022)
19. Egypt
Qualified on: October 8
Best performance: Round of 16 (1934)
20. Algeria
Qualified on: October 9
Best performance: Round of 16 (2014)
21. Ghana
Qualified on: October 12
Best performance: Quarter-finals (2010)
22. Cape Verde
Qualified on: October 13
Best performance: Never previously qualified
23. South Africa
Qualified on: October 14
Best performance: Group stage (1998, 2002, 2010)
24. Qatar
Qualified on: October 14
Best performance: Group stage (2022)
25. England
Qualified on: October 14
Best performance: Winners (1966)
26. Saudi Arabia
Qualified on: October 14
Best performance: Round of 16 (1994)
27. Ivory Coast
Qualified on: October 14
Best performance: Group stage (2006, 2010, 2014)
28. Senegal
Qualified on: October 14
Best performance: Quarter-finals (2002)
29. France
Qualified on: November 13
Best performance: Winners (1998, 2018)
30. Croatia
Qualified on: November 14
Best performance: Runners-up (2018)
31. Portugal
Qualified on: November 16
Best performance: Third place (1966)
32. Norway
Qualified on: November 16
Best performance: Round of 16 (1938, 1998)
33. Germany
Qualified on: November 17
Best performance: Winners (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)
34. Netherlands
Qualified on: November 17
Best performance: Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010)
35. Belgium
Qualified on: November 18
Best performance: Third place (2018)
36. Austria
Qualified on: November 18
Best performance: Third place (1954)
37. Switzerland
Qualified on: November 18
Best performance: Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954)
38. Spain
Qualified on: November 18
Best performance: Winners (2010)
39. Scotland
Qualified on: November 18
Best performance: Group stage (1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998)
40. Panama
Qualified on: November 19
Best performance: Group stage (2018)
41. Haiti
Qualified on: November 19
Best performance: Group stage (1974)
42. Curacao
Qualified on: November 19
Best performance: Never previously qualified
43. Sweden
Qualified on: March 31
Best performance: Runners-up (1958)
44. Turkey
Qualified on: March 31
Best performance: Third place (2002)
45. Czech Republic
Qualified on: March 31
Best performance: Runners-up (1934, 1962)
46. Bosnia and Herzegovina
Qualified on: March 31
Best performance: Group stage (2014)
47. DR Congo
Qualified on: March 31
Best performance: Group stage (1974)
48. Iraq
Qualified on: March 31
Best performance: Group stage (1986)
— Reuters
