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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

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Association football tournament

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates7 September 2023 – 31 March 2026
Teams206 (from 6 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played883
Goals scored2,480 (2.81 per match)
Attendance15,127,393 (17,132 per match)
Top scorerNorwayErling Haaland (16 goals)
←2022
2030 →
All statistics correct as of 18 November 2025.
International football competition

The2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will decide the 45 teams that will join hostsCanada,Mexico, and theUnited States at the2026 FIFA World Cup.

Qualification began on 7 September 2023 with three matches ofthe CONMEBOL zone played that day.[1] The first goal of the qualification series was scored by Colombian playerRafael Santos Borré againstVenezuela.[2][3]

Cape Verde,Curaçao,Jordan, andUzbekistan all qualified for the first time, with Curaçao becoming the smallest nation to ever qualify,[4] whileQatar had their first successful qualifying campaign after making their debut in the previous edition as hosts.[5][6]

Slot allocation

On 30 March 2017, the Bureau of theFIFA Council (composed of the FIFA president and the presidents of each of the six confederations) proposed a slot allocation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The recommendation was submitted for the ratification by the FIFA Council.[7][8]

On 9 May 2017, two days before the 67thFIFA Congress, the FIFA Council approved the slot allocation in a meeting inManama, Bahrain. This included an intercontinental play-off tournament involving six teams to decide the last two FIFA World Cup spots.[9]

The ratification of slot allocation also gave theOFC a guaranteed berth in the final tournament for the first time in FIFA World Cup history; as such, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the first tournament in which all six confederations have at least one guaranteed berth.

Qualified teams

  Teams qualified
  Teams still able to qualify
  Teams failed to qualify
  Teams withdrew or suspended
  Not a FIFA member
TeamMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Total
times
qualified		Last
time
qualified		Current
consecutive
appearances		Previous best
performance
 CanadaHosts14 February 2023[a]320222Group stage (1986,2022)
 MexicoHosts14 February 2023[a]1820229Quarter-finals (1970,1986)
 United StatesHosts14 February 2023[a]1220222Third place (1930)
 JapanAFC third round Group C winners20 March 2025820228Round of 16 (2002,2010,2018,2022)
 New ZealandOFC third round winners24 March 2025320101Group stage (1982,2010)
 IranAFC third round Group A winners25 March 2025720224Group stage (1978,1998,2006,2014,2018,2022)
 ArgentinaCONMEBOL winners25 March 202519202214Winners (1978,1986,2022)
 UzbekistanAFC third round Group A runners-up5 June 20251[b]—1—
 South KoreaAFC third round Group B winners5 June 202512202211Fourth place (2002)
 JordanAFC third round Group B runners-up5 June 20251—1—
 AustraliaAFC third round Group C runners-up10 June 2025720226Round of 16 (2006,2022)
 BrazilCONMEBOL fifth place10 June 202523202223Winners (1958,1962,1970,1994,2002)
 EcuadorCONMEBOL runners-up10 June 2025520222Round of 16 (2006)
 UruguayCONMEBOL fourth place4 September 20251520225Winners (1930,1950)
 ColombiaCONMEBOL third place4 September 2025720181Quarter-finals (2014)
 ParaguayCONMEBOL sixth place4 September 2025920101Quarter-finals (2010)
 MoroccoCAF Group E winners5 September 2025720223Fourth place (2022)
 TunisiaCAF Group H winners8 September 2025720223Group stage (1978,1998,2002,2006,2018,2022)
 EgyptCAF Group A winners8 October 2025420181First round[c] (1934), group stage (1990,2018)
 AlgeriaCAF Group G winners9 October 2025520141Round of 16 (2014)
 GhanaCAF Group I winners12 October 2025520222Quarter-finals (2010)
 Cape VerdeCAF Group D winners13 October 20251—1—
 South AfricaCAF Group C winners14 October 2025420101Group stage (1998,2002,2010)
 QatarAFC fourth round Group A winners14 October 2025220222Group stage (2022)
 EnglandUEFA Group K winners14 October 20251720228Winners (1966)
 Saudi ArabiaAFC fourth round Group B winners14 October 2025720223Round of 16 (1994)
 Ivory CoastCAF Group F winners14 October 2025420141Group stage (2006,2010,2014)
 SenegalCAF Group B winners14 October 2025420223Quarter-finals (2002)
 FranceUEFA Group D winners13 November 20251720228Winners (1998,2018)
 CroatiaUEFA Group L winners14 November 20257[d]20224Runners-up (2018)
 PortugalUEFA Group F winners16 November 2025920227Third place (1966)
 NorwayUEFA Group I winners16 November 2025419981Round of 16 (1998)
 GermanyUEFA Group A winners17 November 202521[e]202219Winners (1954,1974,1990,2014)
 NetherlandsUEFA Group G winners17 November 20251220222Runners-up (1974,1978,2010)
 BelgiumUEFA Group J winners18 November 20251520224Third place (2018)
 AustriaUEFA Group H winners18 November 20259[f]19981Third place (1954)
  SwitzerlandUEFA Group B winners18 November 20251320226Quarter-finals (1934,1938,1954)
 SpainUEFA Group E winners18 November 202517202213Winners (2010)
 ScotlandUEFA Group C winners18 November 202510[g]19981Group stage (1954,1958,1974,1978,1982,1986,1990,1998)
 PanamaCONCACAF Group A winners18 November 2025220181Group stage (2018)
 HaitiCONCACAF Group C winners18 November 2025219741Group stage (1974)
 CuraçaoCONCACAF Group B winners18 November 20251—1—

Notes

  1. ^abcAlthough theUnited bid was selected on 13 June 2018, the automatic berths allocated to the hosts were not confirmed until a decision by theFIFA Council on 14 February 2023.[10]
  2. ^Until 1991, Uzbekistan was part of theSoviet Union, which competed at seven World Cup tournaments. FIFA considersRussia to be the successor team of the Soviet Union.
  3. ^The1934 World Cup was a straight knockout tournament between 16 teams and did not feature a group stage.
  4. ^Until 1992, Croatia was part ofYugoslavia, which competed at eight World Cup tournaments. FIFA considersSerbia to be the successor team of Yugoslavia.
  5. ^From 1950 to 1990, Germany competed as West Germany, as a separateEast German team existed during that period.
  6. ^Austria qualified 9 times, but only participated 8 times as they withdrew in1938.
  7. ^Scotland qualified 10 times, but only participated 9 times as they withdrew in1950.

Qualification process

On 9 May 2017, the FIFA Council approved theslot allocation scheme for the new 48-team final format.[9]

Summary of qualification

ConfederationDirect slotsPlay-off slotsTeams startedTeams eliminatedTeams can still qualifyTeams qualifiedQualifying start dateQualifying next match dateQualifying end date
AFC8146371812 October 2023—18 November 2025
CAF9153431915 November 2023—16 November 2025
CONCACAF3+3 (hosts)232+3 (hosts)2723+3 (hosts)22 March 2024—18 November 2025
CONMEBOL61103167 September 2023—9 September 2025
OFC11119116 September 2024—24 March 2025
UEFA1605426161221 March 202526 March 202631 March 2026
Play-offs2—(6)0(6)026 March 202626 March 202631 March 2026
Total45+3 (hosts)6206+3 (hosts)1452239+37 September 202326 March 202631 March 2026

Suspensions and withdrawals

Russia were suspended indefinitely on 28 February 2022 from participating in UEFA and FIFA competitions due tothe country's invasion of Ukraine.[11] A circular distributed by UEFA on 11 November 2024 stated 192 group stage matches would take place, confirming Russia's exclusion from the tournament.[12]

Sri Lanka were suspended in January 2023 for an unspecified reason[13] and they did not appear in the draw information the AFC released in early July.[14] However, they were re-added with the condition that their federation would hold elections at least ten days before qualification would begin.[15]

Eritrea withdrew from qualification on 10 November 2023, prior to playing any matches, due to concerns that players would seek political asylum if allowed to travel overseas.[16][17]

Congo were suspended on 6 February 2025 due to government interference inCongolese Football Federation operations.[18][19] No announcement regarding their status was immediately available, and CAF initially cancelled their remaining matches.[20] The suspension was lifted by FIFA on 14 May 2025,[21] and Tanzania and Zambia were awarded 3–0 victories by forfeit.[22]

Format

Each confederation was responsible for its own qualification tournament, which consisted of at least one round of competition using the following formats (Regulations Article 11.3):[23]

  • A doubleround-robin (or "league") format in which each team in a group played all other teams in their group twice – once at home and once away.
  • A single round-robin format in which each team in a group played all other teams in their group once, with the venues either drawn at random or assigned by the confederation with the agreement of the playing associations.
  • Aknockout format in which each team in a round played one other team overtwo legs – once at home and once away.
  • With FIFA's permission, a tournament held in one of the participating nations or in neutral territory.
  • With FIFA's permission, a single-leg knockout format.

Tiebreakers

In the round-robin and tournament formats, the tiebreaker criteria were as follows (Regulations Article 11.5):[23]

  1. Greatest number of points obtained in all group matches (3 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss)
  2. Greatest goal differential in all group matches
  3. Most goals scored in all group matches

Should two or more teams still have equal rank after criteria 1–3 were applied, then the following criteria were used:

  1. Greatest number of points obtained in all matches amongst the concerned teams
  2. Greatest goal differential in all matches amongst the concerned teams
  3. Most goals scored in all matches amongst the concerned teams
  4. Most goals scored away from home in all matches amongst the concerned teams
  5. The best team conduct score using the following table:
    1. First yellow card: –1 point
    2. Second yellow card/indirect red card: –3 points
    3. Direct red card: –4 points
    4. Yellow card and direct red card: –5 points
    Only one score was applied to any player or team official in any match, e.g. a player who received a second yellow card would only have –3 points applied and not –4 (–1 for the first and –3 for the second).
  6. Drawing of lots by FIFA

If the tournament were held in a single host nation or in neutral territory, then criterion 7 would not be applied (Regulations Article 11.6).[23]

In the home-and-away knockout format, the team scoring more goals on aggregate won the tie and advanced. If the aggregate score were level, then 30 minutes ofextra time would be played. If the score were still level at the end of extra time, theaway goals rule would not be applied and the winners would be decided by apenalty shoot-out (Regulations Article 11.9).[23] In thesingle-leg knockout format, the team scoring more goals in a single match wins and advances. If the teams are tied after regulation, then extra time will be played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score is still level (Regulations Article 11.10).[23]

Confederation qualification

AFC

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

On 1 August 2022, theAsian Football Confederation Executive Committee approved the qualification format for Asia's road to the 2026 World Cup, as well as the2027 AFC Asian Cup, in preparation for the eight direct spots and the single intercontinentalplay-off slot allocated to the AFC by FIFA following the expansion of the FIFA World Cup to 48 teams.[24] The draw for the first round was held on 27 July 2023 at the AFC House inKuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[25] The draw for the second round took place two hours later.

The qualification structure was as follows:

  • First round: Twenty teams (ranked 27–46) playedhome-and-away overtwo legs.[26] The ten winners advanced to the second round.
  • Second round: Thirty-six teams (those ranked 1–26 and the tenfirst-round winners) were divided into nine groups of four teams to playhome-and-awayround-robin matches. The eighteen group winners and grouprunners-up advanced to the third round.
  • Third round: The eighteen teams that advanced from the second round were divided into three groups of six teams to playhome-and-awayround-robin matches. The top two teams of each group qualified for the World Cup, while thethird-placed andfourth-placed teams of each group advanced to the fourth round.
  • Fourth round: The six teams that advanced from the third round were drawn into two groups of three teams each to play a singleround-robin. The winners qualified for the World Cup, and the runners-up advanced to the fifth round.
  • Fifth round: The fourth round group runners-up competed in atwo-leggedplay-off tie that determined the Asian representation at theinter-confederationplay-offs.

Final positions (third round)

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round
Legend
  Qualified for the2026 FIFA World Cup
  Advanced to thefourth round

Group A
PosTeamPldPts
1 Iran1023
2 Uzbekistan1021
3 United Arab Emirates1015
4 Qatar1013
5 Kyrgyzstan108
6 North Korea103
Source:AFC,FIFA

Group B
PosTeamPldPts
1 South Korea1022
2 Jordan1016
3 Iraq1015
4 Oman1011
5 Palestine1010
6 Kuwait105
Source:AFC,FIFA

Group C
PosTeamPldPts
1 Japan1023
2 Australia1019
3 Saudi Arabia1013
4 Indonesia1012
5 China109
6 Bahrain106
Source:AFC,FIFA

Final positions (fourth round)

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round
Legend
  Qualified for the2026 FIFA World Cup
  Advanced to thefifth round

Group A
PosTeamPldPts
1 Qatar(H)24
2 United Arab Emirates23
3 Oman21
Source:AFC
(H) Hosts

Group B
PosTeamPldPts
1 Saudi Arabia(H)24
2 Iraq24
3 Indonesia20
Source:AFC
(H) Hosts

Final positions (fifth round)

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fifth round

The winner advanced to theinter-confederation play-offs.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
United Arab Emirates 2–3 Iraq1–11–2

CAF

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

The CAF Executive Committee announced a new African qualification format on 19 May 2023.[27][28] The draw was held on 13 July 2023 inAbidjan, Ivory Coast.[29][30] All 54 FIFA-affiliated football associations from CAF entered qualification. Eritrea withdrew before matches began due to fears that players would seek political asylum abroad.[31][32]

The qualification structure was as follows:

  • First round: Teams were drawn into nine groups of six teams to play home-and-awayround-robin matches. The winner of each group qualified for the World Cup.
  • Second round: The four best-ranked group runners-up participated in a play-off to determine which team would advance to theinter-confederation play-offs.

Final positions (first round)

Legend
  Qualified for the2026 FIFA World Cup
  Advanced to thesecond round
  Withdrew
Group A
PosTeamPldPts
1 Egypt1026
2 Burkina Faso1021
3 Sierra Leone1015
4 Guinea-Bissau1010
5 Ethiopia109
6 Djibouti101
Source:FIFA
Group B
PosTeamPldPts
1 Senegal1024
2 DR Congo1022
3 Sudan1013
4 Togo108
5 Mauritania107
6 South Sudan105
Source:FIFA
Group C
PosTeamPldPts
1 South Africa1018
2 Nigeria1017
3 Benin1017
4 Lesotho1012
5 Rwanda1011
6 Zimbabwe105
Source:FIFA
Group D
PosTeamPldPts
1 Cape Verde1023
2 Cameroon1019
3 Libya1016
4 Angola1012
5 Mauritius106
6 Eswatini103
Source:FIFA
Group E
PosTeamPldPts
1 Morocco824
2 Niger815
3 Tanzania810
4 Zambia89
5 Congo81
6 Eritrea00
Source:FIFA
Group F
PosTeamPldPts
1 Ivory Coast1026
2 Gabon1025
3 Gambia1013
4 Kenya1012
5 Burundi1010
6 Seychelles100
Source:FIFA
Group G
PosTeamPldPts
1 Algeria1025
2 Uganda1018
3 Mozambique1018
4 Guinea1015
5 Botswana1010
6 Somalia101
Source:FIFA
Group H
PosTeamPldPts
1 Tunisia1028
2 Namibia1015
3 Liberia1015
4 Malawi1013
5 Equatorial Guinea1011
6 São Tomé and Príncipe103
Source:FIFA
Group I
PosTeamPldPts
1 Ghana1025
2 Madagascar1019
3 Mali1018
4 Comoros1015
5 Central African Republic108
6 Chad101
Source:FIFA

Due to Eritrea's withdrawal from qualification resulting in differing group sizes, results from matches against sixth-place teams were discounted when ranking group runners-up.[47]

Ranking of runners-up
PosTeamPldPts
1 Gabon819
2 DR Congo816
3 Cameroon815
4 Nigeria815
5 Burkina Faso815
6 Niger815
7 Madagascar813
8 Uganda812
9 Namibia89
Source:FIFA

Final positions (second round)

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round

The teams were allocated into semi-finals based on theirFIFA Men's World Ranking of 17 October 2025, with the highest-ranked side taking on the lowest and the second-highest taking on the third-highest.[48][49][50]

The winner advanced to theinter-confederation play-offs.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 November 2025 –Rabat (Hassan)
 
 
 Nigeria(a.e.t.)4
 
16 November 2025 –Rabat (Hassan)
 
 Gabon1
 
 Nigeria1 (3)
 
13 November 2025 –Rabat (Al Barid)
 
 DR Congo(p)1 (4)
 
 Cameroon0
 
 
 DR Congo1
 

CONCACAF

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

Three teams in CONCACAF—Canada, Mexico and the United States—automatically qualified as host nations. On 28 February 2023, CONCACAF announced the qualifying format for 2026 World Cup qualification.[51]

  • First round: Four CONCACAF teams, ranked 29 to 32 based on theFIFA ranking of December 2023, were divided into two matchups to be played on atwo-leggedhome-and-away basis. The two winners advanced to the second round.
  • Second round: Thirty teams – the two winners from the first round and CONCACAF teams ranked 1 to 28 based on the FIFA ranking of December 2023 – were drawn into six groups of five teams. They played singleround-robin matches (two home and two away), with group winners andrunners-up advancing to the third round.
  • Third round: The twelve teams that advanced from the second round were drawn into three groups of four teams. They played double round-robin home-and-away matches, with the three group winners qualifying for the World Cup. The twobest-rankedrunners-up advanced to theinter-confederationplay-offs.

Final positions (third round)

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round
Legend
  Qualified for the2026 FIFA World Cup

Group A
PosTeamPldPts
1 Panama612
2 Suriname69
3 Guatemala68
4 El Salvador63
Source:FIFA

Group B
PosTeamPldPts
1 Curaçao612
2 Jamaica611
3 Trinidad and Tobago67
4 Bermuda61
Source:FIFA

Group C
PosTeamPldPts
1 Haiti611
2 Honduras69
3 Costa Rica67
4 Nicaragua64
Source:FIFA

Ranking of runners-up
PosTeamPldPts
1 Jamaica611
2 Suriname69
3 Honduras69
Source:FIFA

CONMEBOL

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

On 22 August 2022, CONMEBOL petitioned FIFA to keep the qualification format which had been used since the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, where all CONMEBOL members playhome-and-awayround-robin matches against each other.[52][53][54][55] This was approved, with the first games of the qualifiers played in September 2023.[56]

Before the qualification competition began,Ecuador were penalized 3 points for using falsified birth documents forByron Castillo in the previous World Cup qualification cycle.[57]

Final positions

Legend
  Qualified for the2026 FIFA World Cup
PosTeamPldPts
1 Argentina1838
2 Ecuador1829
3 Colombia1828
4 Uruguay1828
5 Brazil1828
6 Paraguay1828
7 Bolivia1820
8 Venezuela1818
9 Peru1812
10 Chile1811
Source:FIFA

OFC

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

The 2026 World Cup marked the first time OFC was granted one guaranteed slot, as well as a possible second slot via theinter-confederation play-offs.

The qualification structure was as follows:[58]

  • First round: The four lowest-ranked teams played athree-match knockout round in September 2024. The winner, Samoa, advanced to the second round.
  • Second round: The winning team from the first round joined the sevenhighest-ranked teams in two four-team groups in October and November 2024. The top two teams from each group advanced to the third round.
  • Third round: The four teams advancing from the second round played athree-match knockout round in March 2025. The winner, New Zealand, qualified for the World Cup and the runner-up, New Caledonia, advanced to theinter-confederationplay-offs.

Final positions (third round)

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) § Third round

The winner qualified for the World Cup, while the runner-up advanced to theinter-confederation play-offs.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 March 2025 –Wellington
 
 
 New Caledonia 3
 
24 March 2025 –Auckland
 
 Tahiti 0
 
 New Caledonia 0
 
21 March 2025 –Wellington
 
 New Zealand 3
 
 New Zealand 7
 
 
 Fiji 0
 

UEFA

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The UEFA Executive Committee announced a new European qualification format on 25 January 2023. Teams were drawn into twelve groups of four or five teams to play home-and-awayround-robin matches from March to November 2025. The group winners qualified for the World Cup, while therunners-up will participate inplay-off matches,[59] for a total of 16 teams qualifying for the finals.

The qualification draw took place on 13 December 2024 inZürich, Switzerland.[60] Due to theRussian invasion of Ukraine,Russia's national team was suspended, and their exclusion was confirmed in a circular distributed by UEFA on 11 November 2024.[61]

  • First round (group stage): Twelve groups of either four or five teams were drawn, with group winners qualifying for the World Cup.
  • Second round (play-off): Sixteen teams (twelve group runners-up and the four best Nations League group winners, based on theNations League overall ranking, that finished outside the top two of their qualifying group) were drawn into fourplay-off paths, playing two rounds ofsingle-matchplay-offs (semi-finals with the seeded teams hosting, followed by finals, with the home teams drawn from the semi-final pairings). The four path winners will qualify for the World Cup.[62]

Final positions (first round)

Legend
  Qualified for the2026 FIFA World Cup
  Advanced to thesecond round
Group A
PosTeamPldPts
1 Germany615
2 Slovakia612
3 Northern Ireland69
4 Luxembourg60
Source:FIFA,UEFA
Group B
PosTeamPldPts
1  Switzerland614
2 Kosovo611
3 Slovenia64
4 Sweden62
Source:FIFA,UEFA
Group C
PosTeamPldPts
1 Scotland613
2 Denmark611
3 Greece67
4 Belarus62
Source:FIFA,UEFA
Group D
PosTeamPldPts
1 France616
2 Ukraine610
3 Iceland67
4 Azerbaijan61
Source:FIFA,UEFA
Group E
PosTeamPldPts
1 Spain616
2 Turkey613
3 Georgia63
4 Bulgaria63
Source:FIFA,UEFA
Group F
PosTeamPldPts
1 Portugal613
2 Republic of Ireland610
3 Hungary68
4 Armenia63
Source:FIFA,UEFA
Group G
PosTeamPldPts
1 Netherlands820
2 Poland817
3 Finland810
4 Malta85
5 Lithuania83
Source:FIFA,UEFA
Group H
PosTeamPldPts
1 Austria819
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina817
3 Romania813
4 Cyprus88
5 San Marino80
Source:FIFA,UEFA
Group I
PosTeamPldPts
1 Norway824
2 Italy818
3 Israel812
4 Estonia84
5 Moldova81
Source:FIFA,UEFA
Group J
PosTeamPldPts
1 Belgium818
2 Wales816
3 North Macedonia813
4 Kazakhstan88
5 Liechtenstein80
Source:FIFA,UEFA
Group K
PosTeamPldPts
1 England824
2 Albania814
3 Serbia813
4 Latvia85
5 Andorra81
Source:FIFA,UEFA
Group L
PosTeamPldPts
1 Croatia822
2 Czech Republic816
3 Faroe Islands812
4 Montenegro89
5 Gibraltar80
Source:FIFA,UEFA

Next stage (second round)

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round

The winners of each path will qualify for the World Cup.

Path A

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 March 2026 –Cardiff
 
 
 Wales
 
31 March 2026 –Cardiff or TBD
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 
Winner semi-final 2
 
26 March 2026 – TBD
 
Winner semi-final 1
 
 Italy
 
 
 Northern Ireland
 

Path B

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 March 2026 – TBD
 
 
 Ukraine
 
31 March 2026 – TBD orSolna
 
 Sweden
 
Winner semi-final 3
 
26 March 2026 – TBD
 
Winner semi-final 4
 
 Poland
 
 
 Albania
 

Path C

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 March 2026 – TBD
 
 
 Slovakia
 
31 March 2026 – TBD orPristina
 
 Kosovo
 
Winner semi-final 6
 
26 March 2026 – TBD
 
Winner semi-final 5
 
 Turkey
 
 
 Romania
 

Path D

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 March 2026 – TBD
 
 
 Czech Republic
 
31 March 2026 – TBD orDublin
 
 Republic of Ireland
 
Winner semi-final 8
 
26 March 2026 –Copenhagen
 
Winner semi-final 7
 
 Denmark
 
 
 North Macedonia
 

Inter-confederation play-offs

Main article:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)

A play-off tournament involving six teams – one each fromAFC,CAF,CONMEBOL, andOFC and two fromCONCACAF – will be held to decide the last two FIFA World Cup berths. The bottom four teams in the November 2025FIFA World Rankings were drawn into twosingle-elimination matches. The winners of those matches will advance to play the top two teams in a further round ofsingle-elimination matches, and the winners will qualify for the World Cup. The play-offs will be held in March 2026 inGuadalajara andMonterrey in Mexico.[63]

Semi-finalFinal
      
31 March 2026 –Zapopan
 DR Congo
26 March 2026 –Zapopan
Winner match 1
 New Caledonia
 Jamaica
Semi-finalFinal
      
31 March 2026 –Guadalupe
 Iraq
26 March 2026 –Guadalupe
Winner match 2
 Bolivia
 Suriname

Top goalscorers

There have been 2,480 goals scored in 883 matches, for an average of 2.81 goals per match (as of 18 November 2025). Players highlighted inbold are still active in the competition.

16 goals

12 goals

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

Below are goalscorer lists for all confederations:

See also

Notes

References

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