The start of the world’s biggest sports festival FIFA World Cup 2026 is now just a few months away. For the first time in history, this tournament will be organized simultaneously in three countries – Canada, Mexico and America. This World Cup, to be held next summer, will be the biggest edition so far, in which a total of 48 teams will participate.
when will it happen fifa World Cup?
FIFA World Cup 2026 will be held from 11 June to 19 July 2026. Its final is on 19th July America Will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
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* A total of 48 teams will play in the tournament.
* Of these, 46 teams will qualify directly, while 2 teams will qualify through the intercontinental playoff.
* Three host countries – Canada, Mexico and USA have already qualified.
* England is the first team to qualify from Europe (UEFA).
* Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Uruguay have qualified from South America.
* From Asia (AFC), Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Uzbekistan and Qatar have made it to the list.
* From Africa (CAF), Algeria, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco and Tunisia have qualified.
* New Zealand has qualified directly from Oceania (OFC).
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These countries have qualified for FIFA 2026 so far
Algeria, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde (first time), Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, England, Ghana, Iran, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Paraguay, Qatar, Senegal, South Africa, South Korea, Tunisia, Uruguay, USA, Uzbekistan.
How many teams’ qualification is confirmed?
* A total of 27 teams have confirmed their place in the World Cup.
* The remaining 21 slots will be decided by qualifiers and playoffs from November 2025 to March 2026.
* The hosting trio (America, Mexico, Canada) will jointly organize this event for the first time.
* New debuting countries: Cape Verde, Uzbekistan, Jordan.
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