Flashscore will update you in this article on which nations have already qualified for the main event in North America.
Host nations
Europe (16 direct berths)
Play-offs: Albania, Czechia, Ireland, Italy, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Denmark, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Turkey, Wales
South America (six direct berths plus one play-off place)
Play-offs: Bolivia
North & Central America (three direct berths plus two play-off places)
Africa (nine direct berths plus one play-off place)
Play-offs: D.R. Congo
Asia (eight direct berths plus one play-off place)
Oceania (one direct berth plus one play-off place)
Play-offs: New Caledonia
When are the play-off draws, and how do the play-offs work?
The draw for the FIFA play-off tournament and the European play-off draw will take place on Thursday, November 20th.
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.